Overview
| Repository: |
Manuscripts and Archives
Sterling Memorial Library 128 Wall Street P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Web: http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/ Email: mssa.assist@yale.edu Phone: (203) 432-1735 Fax: (203) 432-7441 |
| Call Number: | RU 830 |
| Creator: | Yale University. Alumni Records Office. |
| Title: | Alumni Records Office, Yale University, records of alumni from the Classes of 1701-1978 |
| Dates: | 1868-2006 |
| Physical Description: | 1561 linear feet (1251 boxes) |
| Language(s): | The materials are in English. |
| Summary: | The records consist of biographical information about Yale graduates and non-graduates from the Classes of 1701-1978. Files on individual alumni may contain addresses, freshman registration forms, obituaries, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Also included are informational cards documenting occupations, places of employment, other degrees, accomplishments, spouses, and children. |
| Note: | Forms part of Yale Record Group 8-B (YRG 8-B), Records on individual Yale alumni. |
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| Finding Aid Link: | To cite or bookmark this finding aid, use the following address: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0830 |
| Catalog Record: | A record for this collection, including location information, may be available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog. |
Administrative Information
Information about Access
Alumni records are closed 100 years from date of graduation.
Cite As
Alumni Records Office, Yale University, Records of Alumni from the Classes of 1701-1978 (RU 830). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
Processing Notes
Yale University records are arranged and described at the accession level by the creating office. The University Archives creates collection level descriptive records, but typically does no further arrangement and description at the accession level.
Description of the Papers
The series have varied filing schemes for graduate and non-graduate files, and the type of degree received.
Graduates and Non-Graduates . In general, non-graduate files are identified with an "x" either before or after the year of graduation. In some sections, graduate and non-graduate files in the same class are filed together in alphabetical order. In other sections, the non-graduate files follow the graduate files of the same class. In still other sections, the non-graduate files are kept completely separate from the chronological sequence of the graduate files. If a file is not found in the graduate section, make sure to also check among the non-graduate files.
Type of Degree . In some sections, graduate files with different types of degrees are interfiled according to their class. In other sections, graduate files with different types of degrees are filed separately with their own chronological sequence.
The following explanations for each series will show the varied treatment of files for graduates and non-graduates, and different types of degrees. The explanations should be used in conjunction with the box list.
Arrangement
The records are arranged in eleven series: I. Yale College. II. Sheffield Scientific School. III. School of Medicine. IV. Law School. V. Divinity School. VI. Graduate School of Arts & Science. VII. School of Nursing. VIII. Honorary Degrees. IX. School of Music. X. Art and Architecture XI. School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; and in subsequent accessions.