Finding Aid for the Kent State University Alumni collection

Repository: Kent State University. Special Collections and Archives.
Title: Kent State University Alumni collection
Inclusive Dates: 1910s-1990s
Author: Finding aid prepared by Kristin Silvestro, April 2025. Updated June 2026.
Origination: Kent State University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and Archives.
Extent: 2.25 Cubic Feet (2 boxes= 2 record storage boxes, 1 oversize folder, 1 custom enclosure, and digital files)
Physical Location: 10th floor
Abstract: This collection includes small groups of records from Kent State University alumni from the 1910s-1990s.
Language: English
Descriptive Rules: DACS 2nd Edition

Scope and Content: This collection is comprised of small groups of records from Kent State University alumni that were sent to the archives. Material types include documents, photographs, scrapbooks, and some ephemera. Sometimes these records were sent by the alumnus, sometimes by family and friends, and sometimes provenance is unknown. As much as possible the material is related to the alumni's time and experiences while at Kent State or activities associated with Kent State post graduation; however, there are some materials that were collected that are related to the professional and personal lives of the alumni outside of Kent State. This collection does not include all alumni papers in our holdings, particularly those alumni collections that are larger in size or may be expecting accruals. 

Statement of Arrangement: The collection is arranged alphabetically by last name of the alumni. In instances where materials were donated under an alum's married name rather than maiden name, the married name was used for alphabetization, and the maiden name was retained after the first name to help ensure better search results. 

Preferred Citation: Kent State University Alumni collection. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Restrictions on Use: Copyright may not be owned by Kent State University and may vary by individual alumnus.  
Acquisition Information: The provenance and dates of acquisition vary from alumnus to alumnus. Many of these materials have very limited or no official donation documentation.  
Accruals: Future additions are expected to this collection. 

Controlled Access Headings
The following are found in this collection:

Subjects
Kent State University — Alumni and alumnae — Archives
Kent State University — Students — Sources

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

1. Beale, Robert G., 2017
2. Beifuss, Daniel, 1946-1950, 1989
3. Beifuss, Marilyn, 1950s, undated
4. Dantzic, Jerry, 1980s-1990s, undated
5. Davis, Jean Louise, 1940s
6. Deal, Sarah, 1993, 1999
7. Dray, Francis E., 1940s
       Scope and Content: Folder may contain grade information.
8. Dugan, Vida Kumse, 1930s, 1957
       Scope and Content: Folder may contain grade information.
9. Dunham, Gladys Summers, 1930-1931
10. Earley, Maybell Burke, 1920s-1980s
11. Fetzer,  Robert J., 1942-1943
        Scope and Content: Folder may contain grade information.
12. Fites, Gilbert C., 1943-1945
13. Fitzsimmons, Mary Olive Given, 1919-1921, undated
14. Fitzsimmons, Mary Olive Given, 1919-1921, undated
15. Fitzsimmons, Mary Olive Given, 1919-1921, undated
16. Fromm, Annette B., 1972-1975, undated
17. Hanna, Phyllis Hull, 1920s-1950s, 1990s 
18. Hanna, Phyllis Hull, 1920s-1950s, 1990s
19. Hanna, Phyllis Hull, 1920s-1950s, 1990s
20. Hanna, Phyllis Hull, 1920s-1950s, 1990s
21. Hoffman, Keith, 1920s-1930s
22. Hotchkiss, Hilda, 1930s
23. Howard, Gertrude, 1910s, undated
24. Jackson, Jennifer, 1989

Box 2
Folder -- Contents

1. Jarzen, David M., 1967, 1969, 1998
2. Jermyn, Fred, 2020-2022
       Scope and Content: Digital research files about KSU Men's Soccer [1949-1980].
3. Jones, Gareth R., undated
4. Kosko, Myrna Mehaffey, 1967
5. Kovalik, Martin J., 1930s, 1969
       Related Material: See also the KSU Sports Artifacts collection.
6. Lade, Robert, 1953-1960
7. Miller, Leota Butler, 1933-1941, 1985-1986
8. Murlin, Jason C., 1991
9. Newhous, Mary Binnig, 1923-1926
10. Nguyen, Giai, 1968-1969
11. Olbrysh, Ron, 1959-1960
12. Phillips, Charlotte Loomis, 1935, 1943-1945
13. Pierce, Michael Glenn, 1968-1977, undated
14. Ramsay, Hilda, 1927, 1960s-1990s
15. Reed, Alaina, 1966, 1987
16. Sarff, Curtiss M., 1947-1949
        Related Material: See also the KSU Artifacts collection.
17. Sarff, Curtiss M., 1947-1949
        Physical Location Stored in custom enclosure on shelf with boxes.
18. Shank, Marion, 1930s
19. Shearouse, Alan, 1970-1971, 1975
20. Squires, Gertrude, 1936-1940
21. Stewart-Magee, Kevin, undated
22. Taft, Sally Boggs, 1957
23. Vanderburg, Jacqueline, 1920s
24. Van Deusen, Lowell M., 1918-1919, undated
25. Waldehedger, Grace Luneman, 1910s-1940s, undated
26. Waldehedger, Grace Luneman, 1910s-1940s, undated
27. White, Alice, 1920s-1940s, undated
28. White, J. L., ca. 1970
29. Wilms, Ruth, 1940s
30. Wise, Ray, 1960s, 1980s, undated
31. Workinger, Helen, 1914-1915
32. Wyler, Edwin F. and Rachel E. Carle, 1923, 1930, undated
        Processing Information: The materials related to Edwin F. Wyler and Rachel E. Carle were kept together as it was not always clear from the materials which items belonged to which alumnus.
33. Wyler, Edwin F. and Rachel E. Carle, 1923, 1930, undated
34. Wyler, Edwin F. and Rachel E. Carle, 1923, 1930, undated
        Physical Location: Shelved in map case.