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Emmanuel College Alumni Association Periodicals Finding Aid: Collection Overview

Title: Emmanuel College Alumni Association Periodicals

Date(s): 1945-1982, 1995, 1997

Repository I.D.: US: MBEmm: AlAs-2010-13

Collection Call No.: AlAs-2010-13  

Author/Collector/Creator: Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.)--Alumni Association; Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.). Resources and Relations Office

Location: Emmanuel Archives—Cardinal Cushing Library, 202

Extent: 2.31 linear feet (4 boxes/ 4 volumes and 27 folders)

Language(s): Material is in English.

Abstract: This collection contains publications issued by the Alumni Association between 1945 through 1982. It also includes publications from 1995 and 1997.  

Access Restrictions: 1) The collection is not restricted. 2) Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Archives Librarian.

Preferred Citation: [Item Title]. [Box Number]. Emmanuel College Alumni Association Periodicals. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Related Collection(s):

Emmanuel Alumnae News. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Emmanuel College Alumni Publications. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Emmanuel Magazine. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA.

Provenance: This collection was obtained by the Emmanuel College Archives in 2010.

Processed By: This collection was processed from August 2015 to September 2015 by John P. Healey, Jr.

Biography/History: The Alumnae Association, created on June 8, 1923 with the guidance of Sr. Helen Madeline Ingraham, the College’s first Academic Dean. Meeting in the library, its goal was to promote the welfare of the College and create a strong bond among alumnae. Its original officers were Margret Higgins (President), Elizabeth Logan (Vice-President), Mary Brodbine (Recording Secretary) and Beatrice Hanz (Treasurer). Through the years, the Alumnae Association served the College, students and alumnae through several initiatives that included the formation of the Emmanuel Alumnae News in 1935 and the creation of the Appointment Bureau in 1937 that provided counseling, apprenticeships and employment guidance. By the 1940s, as Emmanuel started to think about expansion, the Alumnae Association provided financial supported through the establishment of the Annual Fund in 1952-1953 for the construction of several building projects in the 1950s and the 1960s.

In the 1974, with the help of the Alumnae Office, a telethon to raise money for the College was a successful predecessor to the phonathon that included participation from the College community. In 1982, the Alumnae Association supported the creation of Network of Emmanuel Women (NEW) that was designed to provide alumnae with advice in career goals and the opportunity for professional networking. The effort to prepare women for the workforce was continued in 1983 when the Student/Alumnae Association was launched, a mentoring program that match students with alumnae who worked in their field of interest. In 1995, with the efforts of Lorraine Harding ’48 and Mary Sapienza ’66, the Alumnae Association News was launched to allow alumnae to support the College, fellow alumnae and the Alumnae Association. After Emmanuel College became co-educational in 2001, the Alumnae Association officially changed its name to the Alumni Association.         

The Association is designed to keep classmates up-to-date on the numerous special programs and events, in addition to the Reunion Weekend. The Alumni Association is governed by a Board of Directors and partners with the College’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations.

The purpose of the Association shall be to further Emmanuel College’s Catholic mission by challenging alumni to act, lead and give generously to others and to strengthen the bonds between the alumni and the College. The following values will guide the Association’s work: spirituality, service, pride, professionalism, relationships and traditions. The Association will translate into action the strong mission, beliefs and legacy of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and Emmanuel College by building bridges and inspiring involvement within the alumni community.

 

Emmanuel College Alumni Association Presidents

 

 

Name	Term of Office
Margaret Higgins Healy ‘23	1923-1925
M. Frances Fallon Hewes ‘23	1925-1927
Anna Fulham Healy ‘24	1927-1929
Elizabeth Logan ‘23	1929-1931
Ruth Keleher Barry ‘27	1931-1933
Marion McDonald Sheehan ‘25	1933-1935
Mary Sheehan Loughrey  ‘29	1935-1937
Katharine F. Connell ‘28	1937-1939
Madeline O’Brien Simomds’30	1939-1941
Esther M. Turnbull ‘27	1941-1943
Alice M. Johnson ‘29	1943-1945
Helene M. Stout ‘27	1945-1947
Mary L. Guyton ‘31	1947-1949
Mildred C. Crowley ‘27	1949-1951
Ann Grady Fleming ‘31	1951-1953
M. Lorraine Fidler Lee ‘43	1953-1955
Eleanor Ramisch Travers ‘48	1955-1957
Audrey Swendeman Gaquin ‘39	1957-1959
Margaret McKenna Sanders ‘48	1959-1961
Elizabeth A. Strain ‘50	1961-1963
Elisabeth M. O’Hearn	1963-1967
Mary Lou Mahoney Hegarty ‘57	1967-1969
Catherine Nigro Guinee ‘42	1969-1971
Ann Chrisholm Fox ‘63	1971-1973
Elizabeth Molloy Twomey ‘59	1973-1975
Patricia French Knowles ‘71	1975-1977
Kathleen Ryan Dacey ‘41	1977-1979
Mary Cornwall Tevnan ‘53	1979-1981
Nancy Novelline Clayburgh ‘73	1981-1983
Margaret Trayers Robbins ‘47	1983-1985
Phyllis Ciamillo Galante ‘47	1985-1987
M. Cynthia Carolan Hurley ‘65	1987-1989
Leslie Ferrick McCafferty ‘76	1989-1991
Winifred McDonough ‘48	1991-1993
Mary Lou Amrhein ‘68	1993-1995
Lorraine A. Harding ‘48	1995-c.1996
Margaret Dahy  O’Brien ‘47	c.1996
Unknown	c.1996-c.2000
Josephine Decristofaro ‘56	c.2000-c.2003
Kathy Creegan Damaskos ‘75	c.2003-c.2006
Noreen Dimond ‘56	c.2006-c.2011
Susan Pelleriti Cleary ‘79	c.2011-c.2012
Jennifer Puccetti '89	c.2012-

 

Scope and Content: This collection contains the periodical publications of the Emmanuel College Alumni Association between 1945 through 1982, as well as 1995 and 1997. The topics discussed in the periodicals include the physical and academic developments of the College for those years, while also highlighting the activities of the Alumnae Association and the achievements of alumnae. It is also important to note that there are gaps in the time period covered for the publications that are outlined below.    

 

Collection Arrangement: The collection is arranged into five series according to the publication. In addition, each series is then arranged chronologically. The series include: 1) Logos, 2) Emmanuel Alumnae Magazine, 3) Emmanuel, 4) Emmanuel News and 5) Alumnae Association News. This arrangement was imposed by the Archives Librarian in the absence of an original order.