Series One- Executive Board Minutes/Reports/Reunions:

All the materials in this series and described below are arranged chronologically by year.

The Executive Board Minutes consist of minutes and agendas, reports, rosters, reunion programs and brochures, and financial reports of the Executive Board of the Alumni Association. From 1889-1961 the minutes were handwritten in four journals. Typed transcriptions of these handwritten minutes were made from 1939-1961. Both the journals and typed transcriptions are included with this series.

This series also includes annual reports from 1940-1973. These reports were given at the annual business meeting of the Association, which was part of the annual reunion generally held in May. The Annual Report replaced the Executive Board minutes for that month. This series also contains roster of the executive board that lists the addresses, phone numbers, committees, and members of the board (1972-1988). Additionally, the report of the executive secretary (1945¬-1956), details the work done by the Alumni office.

Finally, the series contains reunion information including programs, brochures, and planning documents.

Series Two-Constitutions: -1951; 1979; 1980; 1985-1987

The original constitution of the Alumni Association from 1889 can be found in the beginning of the journal containing Executive Board Minutes from 1889-1933 (see Series 1 above). This series also contains a constitution from the Morris County Chapter of the Alumni Association.

Series Three-Minutes of the North New Jersey Alumni Association:

-Annual Reports 1939-1965

-Executive Board Minutes 1940-1965

-Executive Board Rosters 1944-1961

The North New Jersey Alumni Association was a regional offshoot of the Association based at Hillwood Lakes that began meeting in 1895 and their organizations are similar. Annual reports comparable to those of the Alumni Association were given at yearly meetings held in hotels throughout North New Jersey. Certain years are also accompanied by a small pamphlet discussing the gathering. The Executive board of the northern Association met every few months and minutes of these meetings from 1940-1965 have been included. Additionally, executive board rosters containing phone numbers, addresses, and names of executive board members from 1944-1961 also have been included. The northern Association was dissolved in 1966 due to lack of interest on the part of its members. There is also mention of other regional Associations in Southern New Jersey and along the Jersey Shore. Series Two in this collection (Constitutions) contains an undated constitution from the Morris County Chapter of the Alumni Association.

Series Four-Financial Records:

-Three ledgers covering dues and expenses from 1889-1950

-One ledger covering trust funds from 1943-1972

-One ledger covering the finance committee 1940-1964

Three primarily hand-written ledgers from 1889-1950 cover mainly dues paid by members of the Association and related expenses and balance sheets. Another ledger entitled "Trust Funds" and dated from 1943-1972 provides balances and transactions of trust funds maintained by the Alumni Association. The fifth ledger records the minutes, reports and financial statements of the finance committee from 1940-1964. Much of the information in this series is summarized in annual financial reports found in Series One above.

Series Five-Publications:

-Trenton Alumni Bulletin 1928-1932

-Alumni Review 1959-1981

-Accent 1981-1986

The Trenton Alumni Bulletin had its premier issue in January, 1928. Published monthly by the Alumni Association, the average issue was 4-6 pages. The Bulletin contained notices of meetings and summaries of minutes and reports, announcements, faculty notes, calendars of events, brief articles, personals, and, in later issues, class notes.

From 1932 until 1958 all alumni news was published in two columns of The Signal. In March, 1959 the Alumni Association began publication of the Alumni Review. (NOTE: the first issues was entitled Alumni News). The Review, averaging 8 pages, contained brief articles, announcements, alumni notes, personals, and photographs. Beginning in 1983, the Alumni Review was incorporated into the Accent, which was published by the Office of College Relations. (See separate finding aide for Accent and the Accent and Alumni Review)

Series Six-Alumni Directories:-1988; 1993

The Alumni Directories consist of listings of alumni/ae alphabetically by name, by class year, and geography. The 1993 volume also lists by occupation. A typical listing includes name, year of graduation, major(s), occupational address, residential address, and phone numbers. Geographical listing is organized by state/town or country. Both the 1988 and the 1993 volumes also contain a brief description of the College and of the Alumni Association, a guide to making charitable contributions to the College, and a listing of Alumni Citation winners dating from 1940. The 1988 volume also includes a listing of the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame winners, 1981/82-1986/87.