Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Indiana University Retirees Association
- Abstract:
- Established in 1975 as the Annuitants' Association of Indiana University, the Indiana University Retirees Association is an organization for retired IU employees. Its primary purpose is to make information on retirement funds and on local social activities available to its members. The IU Retirees Association records contains correspondence with university administrators, minutes of the board, membership rosters, and copies of the association's newsletter, Newswatch.
- Extent:
- 1 cubic foot (1 rc box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Indiana University Retirees Association records, Collection C291, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Annuitants' Association was established in 1975 to inform retired faculty and staff members enrolled in the TIAA-CREF retirement program about social and educational activities in the Bloomington area, as well as to provide information on retirement funds to its members. The brainchild of Chancellor Herman B Wells and Professor Harry Sauvain, the Association grew steadily in the decades after its founding and continues to have strong support today. In 2004, the name changed to the IU Association of Retired Faculty and Staff and in 2010, the name changed again to the IU Retirees Association. According to a history posted on the group's web site (http://www.indiana.edu/~iura/detailed-history.html), retirees from all IU campuses, their spouses or partners, widows or widowers, are welcomed into membership.
- Scope and Content:
The records of the IU Retirees Association span the period from 1975-2019, and are organized into 3 series: Administrative files, Membership records, and Publications.
The Administrative files series consists of the general records of the organization, including ballots, financial records, meeting minutes and accompanying documents, and correspondence. The correspondence found within the collection includes letters to members of the association, lawyers, attorneys, and the heads of annuitants' associations at other universities, as well as other miscellaneous correspondence.
The Membership series includes lists of association members from the early 1980s through 2008 as well as board membership rosters from 1975-2007. The lists generally include addresses only, but occasionally phone numbers are listed.
The Publications series includes a brief history written around 2007 by long time member J. Robert Dodd as well as the monthly Newswatch newsletters created by the Association. The run of newsletters is not complete.
- Acquisition information:
- Accession numbers: 2003/045, 2003/130, 2006/005
- Custodial history:
Transfer from the Association.
- Processing information:
Processed by Archives staff.
Completed in 2012
- Arrangement:
The IU Retirees Association collection is organized into three series: Administrative files, Membership records, and Publications.
- Accruals:
The University Archives regularly receives current issues of the Newswatch newsletter; these issues are added to the Publications series at the end of each calendar year.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Indiana University Retirees Association records, Collection C291, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Herman B Wells Library E4601320 East Tenth StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-1127archives@indiana.edu