Guide to the Student Publications, 1870-[ongoing]


Historical Note

Scope and Content Note

Organization and Arrangement

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Series Description

"Single-folder" Publications, 1925-[ongoing]

Bates Student, 1873-[ongoing]

The Garnet, 1879, 1890, 1922-[ongoing]

The John Galt Press, 2000-2006

The Mirror, 1870-[ongoing]

Collection Summary

Title Student Publications
Creator Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)
Dates 1870-[ongoing]
Extent 39 linear feet
Collection ID CA1203
Abstract Contains bound and unbound copies of a variety of student publications, published by the college as well as individual students or student groups. Prominent items in this collection include The Bates Student, The Garnet, and the Mirror.
Repository Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College

Historical Note

The first student publication at Bates was the annual photo book, which became The Mirror by 1900. These photo books began appearing in 1870. The first publication reflecting student life and other activities on campus was the Bates Student, beginning in 1873. Thereafter the number of student publications waxed and waned with student interest, and the activities and interests of various campus student groups.

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Scope and Content Note

This collection contains bound and unbound copies of student publications, including those published by the college or by students or student groups. Included are newspapers and news magazines, fiction and poetry journals, humor magazines, and items from various groups, clubs, and other organizations. These records do not include those of the Bates Publishing Association, which can be found in collection CA 12.02, Student Organizations.

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Organization and Arrangement

The records are arranged into five series: I. "Single-folder" publications, being single issues or short runs of particular publications; II. The Bates Student ; III. The Garnet ; IV. John Galt Press; V. The Mirror. Items are arranged alphabetically by title, in the case of Series I, and chronologically for Series II through V.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The collection is the physical property of Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library. Bates College holds literary rights only for material created by College personnel working on official behalf of the College, or for material which was given to the College with such rights specifically assigned. For all other material, literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission from rights holders for publication or other purposes that exceed fair use.

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Related Material

CA 12.01, Faculty and Staff Organizations, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADfindingaids/CA1201.html

CA 12.02, Student Organizations, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, http://abacus.bates.edu/muskie-archives/EADfindingaids/CA1202.html

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Index Terms

These records are indexed under the following headings in the Bates College Library catalog. Researchers wishing to find related materials should search the catalog under these index terms.



Corporate Names:

Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Bates Student
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Garnet
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Mirror
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Students--Archives
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Students--Periodicals
Bates College (Lewiston, Me.)--Students--Yearbooks

Topical Subjects:

College student newspapers and periodicals--Maine--Lewiston
College yearbooks--Maine--Lewiston

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Administrative Information

Acquisition and Custody Information

Accession No.: N/A.

Preferred Citation

Student Publications, Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College.

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Series Description

CA1203/01: "Single-folder" Publications, 1925-[ongoing]
2 manuscript boxes
Scope and Content Note
This series contains issues for various short-lived student publications. Some items are publications from student groups, while most are one-off or short-term publications. The folders are arranged alphabetically by publication title.
Organization and Arrangement
box
1 The Bates Buffoon, 1937-1938
1 The Bates Buffoon, 1939
1 The Bates Buffoon, 1940-1941
1 Bates Mill Bulletin, 1964
box
Oversize 1 The Bates Observer, 1984
box
1 Bates Rambler, 2008
1 The Blender, 2002
1 blonde, 2010-2011
1 The Bobcat, 1925-1927
1 Configurations, 1969-1970
1 Contemporaries, 1992-1995
1 "eclipse the past...usurp the future", undated
1 The Fat Rat, 2000
1 Free Lunch, 1977-1978
1 Left Out, 1991
1 Left to Write: A Fiction Magazine, 1991
1 Our Time of the Month: A Forum for Women's Issues, 1994-1995
1 Prologue, 1947-1948
1 The Public Journal, 2007
1 RE:Visions, A Journal of Undergraduate Writing, 1991
1 SEED, vol. 3, issue 1, 1997
box
2 SEED, issues 2-7, 2001-2003
2 SEED, issues 8-10, Fall 2005 and 2006, 2004-2006
2 SEED Magazine, Spring 2007
2 SEED Magazine, Fall 2007
2 SEED Magazine, Fall 2008
2 SEED Magazine, Spring 2009
box
SEED Magazine, Spring 2010
SEED Magazine, Winter 2010
box
2 The Snoopcat, 1933
2 Sold Out: Bates' First Film Journal, 1990-1991
2 Transit, 1981-1982
2 Tsunami, 1982
2 untitled Box, undated
2 Voices, 1983
2 Voices: A Bates "Coming Out" Anthology, 2005-2006
2 The West Parker, undated
CA1203/02: Bates Student, 1873-[ongoing]
77 oversize boxes
Scope and Content Note
Contains issues of the Bates Student, the campus newspaper. First published in 1873, the Student more closely resembled a literary magazine -- with campus news sprinkled throughout -- in both size and format, than a traditional newspaper. It was not until 1921 that the format changed to its current mode, even though the size, content, and rate of publication has changed through the years. The issues are arranged chronologically, and some runs of issues are incomplete. The various incarnations of Bates Student spoof issues are also contained in this series. In addition, the Bates Student was published in two parts between 1916 and 1920 -- a Newspaper Section and a Magazine Section. (The Magazine Section grew into the Garnet thereafter.) Bound copies of the Bates Student can also be found in the Archives Reading Room.
Also included is an accounts ledger from 1931-1934, detailing expenditures and incoming monies for The Bates Student.
Organization and Arrangement
box
Oversize 1 Accounts ledger, 1931-1934
CA1203/03: The Garnet, 1879, 1890, 1922-[ongoing]
5 manuscript boxes
Scope and Content Note
The Garnet has been the student literary magazine of Bates College since 1922, having been continuously published since then. Also found in this series are two one-off publications with the same title, published in 1879 and 1890. These two items were not literary magazines like the current "Garnet," but were more like yearbooks, with material geared more to entertainment and humor.
Organization and Arrangement
box
1 The Garnet, 1879
1 The Garnet, 1880
1 The Garnet, Spring 1922
1 The Garnet, Commencement 1922
1 The Garnet, December 1922
1 The Garnet, June 1924
1 The Garnet, March 1928
1 The Garnet, June 1928
1 The Garnet, March 1929
1 The Garnet, December 1929
1 The Garnet, March 1930
1 The Garnet, May 1930
1 The Garnet, December 1930
1 The Garnet, February 1931
1 The Garnet, April 1931
1 The Garnet, March 1932
1 The Garnet, June 1932
1 The Garnet, December 1932
1 The Garnet, March 1933
1 The Garnet, June 1933
1 The Garnet, December 1933
1 The Garnet, November 1934
1 The Garnet, May 1935
1 The Garnet, December 1935
1 The Garnet, May 1936
1 The Garnet, January 1937
1 The Garnet, March 1937
1 The Garnet, June 1937
1 The Garnet, December 1937
1 The Garnet, March 1938
1 The Garnet, June 1938
1 The Garnet, Spring 1939
box
2 The Garnet, Winter 1939
2 The Garnet, Winter 1940
2 The Garnet, Spring 1940
2 The Garnet, Winter 1941
2 The Garnet, June 1941
2 The Garnet, Fall 1941
2 The Garnet, December 1941
2 The Garnet, February 1942
2 The Garnet, Spring 1942
2 The Garnet, Commencement 1942
2 The Garnet, Fall 1942
2 The Garnet, Winter 1942
2 The Garnet, Spring 1943
2 The Garnet, Summer 1944
2 The Garnet, January 1945
2 The Garnet, Winter 1945
2 The Garnet, Spring 1945
2 The Garnet, Spring 1946
2 The Garnet, Summer 1946
2 The Garnet, Fall 1946
2 The Garnet, Winter 1947
2 The Garnet, Spring 1947
2 The Garnet, Summer 1947
2 The Garnet, Fall 1947
2 The Garnet, Winter 1948
2 The Garnet, Spring 1948
2 The Garnet, November 1948
2 The Garnet, March 1949
2 The Garnet, June 1949
box
3 The Garnet, Fall 1949
3 The Garnet, Winter (March) 1950
3 The Garnet, Spring 1950
3 The Garnet, Winter 1950
3 The Garnet, Spring 1951
3 The Garnet, Winter 1952
3 The Garnet, Spring 1952
3 The Garnet, Winter 1953
3 The Garnet, Spring 1953
3 The Garnet, Fall 1953
3 The Garnet, Spring 1954
3 The Garnet, Spring 1955
3 The Garnet, Spring 1956
3 The Garnet, Winter 1957
3 The Garnet, Spring 1957
3 The Garnet, Spring 1958
3 The Garnet, Winter 1959
3 The Garnet, Spring 1959
3 The Garnet, Winter 1960
3 The Garnet, Spring 1960
3 The Garnet, Winter 1961
3 The Garnet, Spring 1961
3 The Garnet, Winter 1962
3 The Garnet, Spring 1962
3 The Garnet, Spring 1963
3 The Garnet, Winter 1963
3 The Garnet, Spring 1964
3 The Garnet, 1965
3 The Garnet, Winter 1966
3 The Garnet, Spring 1966
3 The Garnet, Spring 1967
3 The Garnet, Spring 1969
3 The Garnet -- "Puffed Wheat", Spring 1970
box
4 The Garnet -- "Annunciation", Spring 1971
4 The Garnet -- "Saxifrage", Winter 1973
4 The Garnet, Spring 1973
4 The Garnet -- "circles, cycles, magic fish", Spring 1974
4 The Garnet -- "Quaternion", Spring 1975
4 The Garnet -- "First Sojourn", Winter 1975
4 The Garnet -- "Rain and Desire", Spring 1976
4 The Garnet -- "The Androscoggin Review", Winter 1976
4 The Garnet -- "The Androscoggin Review, Pt. II", Spring 1977
4 The Garnet -- "Words Between the Lines", 1978
4 The Garnet -- "Out of the Woods", 1979
4 The Garnet -- "All Angels", 1980
4 The Garnet -- "Sunspills", 1981
4 The Garnet, 1982
4 The Garnet, 1983
4 The Garnet, 1985
4 The Garnet, 1986
4 The Garnet, 1987
4 The Garnet, 1988
4 The Garnet, Winter 1988
4 The Garnet, Winter 1989
4 The Garnet, 1990
4 The Garnet -- "Solstice", Winter 1991
box
5 The Garnet, 1993
5 The Garnet, Winter 1993
5 The Garnet, Spring 1994
5 The Garnet, Spring 1996
5 The Garnet, Winter 1996
5 The Garnet, Spring 1997
box
The Garnet, 1999
box
5 The Garnet, 2000
5 The Garnet, 2001
5 The Garnet, 2002
5 The Garnet, 2003
5 The Garnet, 2004
5 The Garnet, 2005
box
The Garnet, 2006
box
5 The Garnet, 2007
5 The Garnish, undated
5 The Nug, undated
5 The Women's Voice, undated
5 The Women's Voice, Spring 1991
5 The Women's Voice, Spring 1992
CA1203/04: The John Galt Press, 2000-2006
1 oversize box
Scope and Content Note
Published as an alternative to the Bates Student, and reflecting a conservative view on many issues.
Organization and Arrangement
CA1203/05: The Mirror, 1870-[ongoing]
30 manuscript boxes
Scope and Content Note
The first yearbook of student photographs at Bates was published in 1870. Subsequent issues became known simply as the "Photo Book." In 1900, the format expanded to include photographs of the college buildings and landscape, and of student activities and clubs, and began to include textual descriptions of campus life. The name "The Mirror" was first used for the yearbook issue of 1909. Copies of The Mirror can be found in the Archives reading room.
Organization and Arrangement
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Page author: Jim Hart
Date: 12/09/2007


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