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Emmanuel Alumnae News Finding Aid: Collection Overview

Title: Emmanuel Alumnae News

Date(s): 1935-1945

Repository I.D.: US: MBEmm: AlAs-2010-15

Collection Call No.: AlAs-2010-15

Author/Collector/Creator: Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.)—Alumni Association

Location: Emmanuel Archives—Cardinal Cushing Library, 202

Extent: 1.46 linear feet (10 folders/ 1 box)

Language(s): Material is in English.

Abstract: This collection contains the publication Emmanuel Alumnae News that was issued by the Alumni Association from 1935 through 1945.

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

Related Collection(s):

Emmanuel College Alumni Association Periodicals. 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 in September 2015 by John P. Healey, Jr.

Biography/History: The Emmanuel Alumnae News was released in October 1935, under the leadership of Mary Sheehan ‘29, President of the Alumnae Association and Anne McNamara ‘30, editor. It had the support of the College, as reflected by Sr. Helen Madeline Ingraham, SND, College Dean, who stated in the publication’s first edition: “It is, then, a joy for me to greet this new Emmanuel activity, the News, and to assure it of the same affectionate interest I have given to every new venture at Emmanuel.”  The publication was designed to provide information on Emmanuel College and its alumnae. Of particular interest are the articles the discuss the formation of the Appointment Bureau (also identified as the Placement Bureau or the Bureau of Occupational Assistance), occupational interviews with alumnae, class notes, the role of women  in World War II (WWII) and the expansion of Emmanuel College. In the autumn of 1945 the Emmanuel Alumnae News was replaced by the Logos. 

Scope and Content: This collection contains a non-consecutive run of the Emmanuel College News, a periodical of the Emmanuel College Alumni Association that ran from October 1935 through 1945.  It was designed to provide information on Emmanuel College and its alumnae. Topics include: the Appointment Bureau, occupational interviews with alumnae, class notes, the role of women in World War II (WWII) and the expansion of Emmanuel College.

Collection Arrangement: The collection is arranged into one (1) series by volume number for all ten (10) volumes that are held by the Emmanuel College Archives. This arrangement was imposed by the Archives Librarian in the absence of an original order.