Subseries 3A: Alumni, 1951-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) contains correspondence with individual alumni, arranged alphabetical by name. Some of the correspondence was initiated by Goheen, for instance when he sent congratulations for a promotion or prize, or a letter of sympathy. In the majority of the cases alumni wrote in themselves, sometimes showing support for certain actions Goheen undertook, but mostly criticizing University policies or seeking clarification for media reports, often including a threat to stop financial support.

Subseries 3B: General, Organizations and Events 1945-1972 (bulk 1957-1972) documents how the alumni body was organized and how the University administration kept up its relationship with its alumni in the tumultuous years of Goheen's presidency. A good example is the Alumni Conference of 1970, when a select body of alumni was invited to discuss current university problems with members of the faculty, the administration, and the student body. Topics of concern among conservative alumni can be found in the correspondence with the Class of 1924, filed under 'Associations and Clubs.' Its executive committee met five times during 1969-1970 to clarify major issues that were causing apprehension and disaffection among many alumni, including coeducation. The files on the Alumni Council to Involve Ourselves Now (A.C.T.I.O.N.), which was founded because of similar concerns among alumni, cover the same period.

Of particular interest is the file on the President's Conference in Chicago (1959-1960). This conference was originally to be held in Atlanta as an annual conference, coordinated by the National Alumni Association and held in a different state each year. In May 1959, however, concerns were raised about the possible impact of Martin Luther King Jr.'s upcoming visit to Princeton in 1960, where he was invited to preach at the University Chapel. It was feared that media coverage in the South might cause local political figures to decline an invitation to attend the conference. This would harm the $53 Million Campaign that was about to be launched. For this reason, the 1960 Conference was moved to Chicago and named "President's Conference for a Stronger Princeton." Atlanta hosted the annual alumni conference only two years later, after Princeton hosted the 1961 conference as a follow-up to the campaign.

Of note, too, are the files on the Schools Committee, which document the change in the role of alumni on the admission of new students through an admission interview.