Theatre Alumni Association, 1932-1974, Undated

The Theatre Alumni Association of the New York State College for Teachers formed in 1932 to bring alumni together through dramatics and debating. Initially, members were required to have been part of the advanced dramatics class in college, must have taken part in sufficient plays to satisfy the membership committee or have participated in at least two intercollegiate debates. However there are no subsequent records of this group and in June 1954 alumni of State College proposed an organization of former dramatics student to allow alumni greater opportunity for continued participation in the College's theatre activities. The Theatre Alumni Association officially requested affiliation with the Alumni Association of the State University of New York at Albany in 1963. The Theatre Alumni Association dissolved in 1974 with the goal of forming a new organization that brought together faculty, alumni and students in the Theatre Department.

The records in this series contain the 1932 organization's constitution, the 1954 organization's list of objectives, a revised 1963 constitution and by-laws, executive committee minutes and reports, a scrapbook with clippings about College theatre performances, correspondence, newsletters and membership lists. The group held an annual meeting and party and there are many files detailing events held and awards created to honor Agnes Futterer, member of the Class of 1916 and professor of speech and drama at the College from 1917-1959. In 1957 the first Agnes E. Futterer Award was given on Alumni Day to a graduating student making valuable contributions in dramatics.