Finding Aid for The Dads Illini, 1923-37, 1948- | University of Illinois Archives

Title: The Dads Illini, 1923-37, 1948-

ID: 30/1/805

Primary Creator: Dads' Association

Extent: 1.1 cubic feet

Arrangement: Chronological

Subjects: Dad's Association

Languages: English

The Dads Illini, formerly The Weekly Illini (1/23 to 2/34), issued monthly except July, August and September as the official publication of the Dads' Association.  After a hiatus, The Dads' Illini was reissued as the Dad's Association Newsletter (Dec. 1948 - Dec. 1950), and in 1950, as volume 1, number 1 of the Dad's Illini.  This series includes newsletters that are published jointly (beginning in 1984-) by the Dads and Mothers associations.

Originally, a selection of articles from the Daily Illini for distribution to parents of students, it consists of news and feature articles on the University of Illinois, with photographs.

The University of Illinois Dad's Association was organized on November 4, 1922.¹ It was formed for the purpose of furthering the interests of the University of Illinois and cooperating with the students and faculty.² The organization includes an elected board of directors, an annually elected advisory committee composed of the county chairmen, a treasurer, and an executive director who is a member of the University administrative staff, assigned to the Office of Campus Programs and Services.³ It is an associated agency, which is an independent, non-profit corporation with formal University ties.⁴  Membership is open to fathers and guardians of students attending the University, residing in Illinois.⁵ There is a monthly newsletter, Dads Illini, mailed to each member from October through June.⁶ The association supports programs, among which is an emergency loan program for undergraduate students.⁷

1. Dads' Day Program, 1925, p. 10.

2. Constitution and By-laws of the Dads' Association.

3. Organization and Government (mimeographed sheet).

4. Ibid.

5. Constitution and By-laws of the Dads' Association.

6. University of Illinois Dads Association (pamphlet).

7. Ibid.

Dad's Association

Repository: University of Illinois Archives

Accruals: 9/1963

Other Note: 2 Pages

URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/3001805.pdf

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