The Lowell Institute School was founded in 1903 to provide technical training to industrial workers seeking to enhance their skills. Its Alumni Association was founded in 1905 by members of the Lowell Institute School's first graduating class, the Class of 1905. The association A adopted its first Constitution in 1906 with the mission of "maintaining and increasing the interest of the graduates in the school...[and] increasing the influence and reputation of the school in the industrial community...." In an effort to help alumni find employment, the association established an Employment Bureau (ca. 1911). Although the bureau was eventually phased out, the association maintained job placement information on graduates through the mid-1950s and possibly later. The association activity waned considerably during the early 1970s; nevertheless, the association's bulletin, the Alumni News, continued to be published until 1996 when the Lowell Institute School moved to Northeastern University.
From the description of Lowell Institute School Alumni Association records, 1905-1996. (Northeastern University). WorldCat record id: 741365097
