1957 Grinnell High School Reunion Collection

Series

1957 Grinnell High School Reunion Collection

• 1957 - 2017 (Creation)

Quantity: 1 grey standing document box
1 grey flat document box 13 x 17

Arrangement: see below

Background Note: Documents pertaining to the Grinnell High School Class of 1957. Materials include original documents from 1957 from classmate Karen Groves and documents and photographs of the subsequent class reunions.

Container List:

Box #1

Folder #1 – 20th Reunion 1977
• Reunion booklet “Grinnellian” for the 20-year reunion on July 23, 1977 with classmate updates
• One 8” x 12” photo from 1977 of the 20-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification of photographed participants
Folder # 2 – 25th Reunion 1982
• One 8” x 12” photo from 1982 of the 25-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification of photographed participants

Folder #3 – 40th Reunion 1997
• Reunion booklet “Grinnellian” for the 40-year reunion in 1997 with classmate updates and classmate directory
• One 8” x 12” photo from 1997 of the 40-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification or photographed participants
• Newspaper clipping from Grinnell Herald-Register about 40th Reunion
• 1997 Reunion Photograph booklet
Reunion booklet with photographs from Shari Hagen’s scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs featuring members of the Class of 1957 in junior high. Prepared for the 50th reunion in 1997. It also included publications which mentioned the Class of 1957.

Publications:
• Tiger Tales – May 28, 1952
• Just Inside “That Schoolhouse Door” – 1953
• 8th Grade Prophecy – 1953
• Class Donor – 1953
• Orange & Black (pg. 4) – March 1, 1957
Photographs:
• Cooper school fifth graders visit Maytag Plant in Newton 1948-49
• Grinnell Junior High Little Tigers football squad members – 1952
• Grinnell Junior High Little Tigers basketball players – 1953
• Grinnell High School football players 1953 – 54
• Grinnell High School Girls’ District Tennis Champs – 1956
• Female chorus of the Grinnell eighth grade choir in “H.M.S Pinafore” – 1953
• Grinnell High School Choir – 1955

Folder #4 – 45th Reunion 2002
• One 8” x 12” photo from 2002 of the 45-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification of photographed participants

Folder #5 – 50th Reunion 2007
• One 8” x 12” photo from 2007 of the 50-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification of photographed participants

Folder #6 – 55th Reunion 2012
• Transcript of speech by Senior Class President Dave Adkins at the 55-year reunion in 2012
• One 8” x 12” photo from 2012 of the 55-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification of photographed participants

Folder #7 – 60th Reunion 2017
• Program of the 60-year reunion in 2017 including transcript of speech Dave Adkins
• One 8” x 12” photo from 2017 of the 60-year reunion of the class of 1957 with identification of photographed participants
• Certification of Recognition awarded to the Class of ’57 Reunion Committee in 2017

Folder #8 – Graduation Papers
• Graduation activities and schedule of events for Class of 1957
• Playbill for senior class play “My Three Angels” on May 14, 1957
• Handwritten invitation from the Junior Class of 1957 to the Junior-Senior Prom on May 24, 1957
• Grinnell High School Baccalaureate Service program by Rev. Carl Kingsley
• Grinnell High School Class of 1957 Award Assembly presenters and awardees
• Grinnell High School marching order and graduation ticket schedule for Class of 1957

Folder #9 – Orange & Black student newspaper:
• Orange & Black from February 8, 1957
• Orange & Black from May 29, 1957
Folder #10 - Career Day pamphlets:
• 1954 Sixth Annual Career Day for juniors and seniors of Grinnell
• 1955 Seventh Annual Career Day for juniors and seniors of Grinnell
• 1956 Eighth Annual Career Day for juniors and seniors of Grinnell

Folder # 11 - Grinnell High School Alumni News (newsletter):
• Vol II, Issue I – November 2002
• Vol IV, Issue I – December 2004
• Vol VI, Issue I – November 2006
• Vol VII, Issue I – Fall 2007
Envelope # 1 – Original newspaper clippings

Box #2

Original Photograph in Box #2 Envelope #2 -

• One color 8” x 12” photo from 1977 of the 20-year reunion of the class of 1957
• One color 8” x 12” photo from 1982 of the 25-year reunion of the class of 1957
• One color 8” x 12” photo from 1997 of the 40-year reunion of the class of 1957
• One color 8” x 12” photo from 2002 of the 45-year reunion of the class of 1957
• One color 8” x 12” photo from 2007 of the 50-year reunion of the class of 1957
• One color 8” x 12” photo from 2012 of the 55-year reunion of the class of 1957
• One color 8” x 12” photo from 2017 of the 60-year reunion of the class of 1957

Donated by: Items gathered by Karen Groves from Class of 1957 Grinnell High School members. Items were donated to Drake Community Library by Patty Peak Johnson after Karen’s passing.

Name of preparer: V. Ruse
Date of preparation: 7/7/22