Official Publications of Swarthmore College
Scope and Contents
Publications of Swarthmore College including pre-opening issues relating to its establishment and construction. Collection includes Bulletins, Directories, Calendars, Fundraising Publications, Special Events Publications, The Halcyon (yearbook), and Student Publications.
The official depository of the publications of Swarthmore College is maintained by the McCabe Library of Swarthmore College. All titles are accessible through Tripod, the library online catalog. Consult the McCabe Library Reference Desk for information about these materials.
Friends Historical Library maintains a reference collection of official College publications of special importance as part of the Swarthmore College Archives. Most notable is the series of the Swarthmore College Bulletin, a publication that includes the Annual Reports, Catalogue issues, Alumni Issues, Reports of Stockholders, Presidents and Treasurer. Also included in Official College Publications are early (1866-1871) pre-Bulletin publications, alumni directories, college calendars, fund-raising publications, special events publications such as those associated with commencements and presidential inaugurations, College community and departmental publications, Halcyon (the College yearbook), and student publications. Inclusive dates are 1866–ongoing.
Organized in ten series:
- College Publications, 1866-1869
- College Publications, 1870-1902
- Bulletins, 1902-
- Alumni Directories, 1920-1999
- Calendars, 1902-
- Fundraising Publications, 1871-
- Special Events Publications, 1869-
- College Community, 1878-
- The Halcyon, 1887-
- Student Publcations, 1882-
Dates
- Creation: 1866-2014
Creator
- Swarthmore College (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Explore Digitized Content
Many of the publications in this collection, including the Swarthmore College Bulletin course catalog and alumni issues, Halcyon yearbook, Phoenix student newspaper, and more, have been digitized and are available in our Digital Library.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright has not been assigned to Friends Historical Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in to the Curator. Permission for publication is given on behalf Friends Historical Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by reader.
Biographical / Historical
Swarthmore College was incorporated in 1864; opening ceremonies were held in 1869, and its first class graduated in 1873. The first Swarthmore Phoenix (student newspaper) was published in 1881, and the first yearbook, The Halcyon, appeared in 1883.
Extent
70 linear ft.
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Publications of Swarthmore College including pre-opening issues relating to its establishment and building. Collection includes Bulletins, Directories, Calendars, Fundraising Publications, Special Events Publications, The Halcyon (yearbook), and Student Publications. McCabe Library is the official depository of the Swarthmore College publications; the archival collection is incomplete and forms part of the larger Swarthmore College Archives.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of this collection consists of items collected by FHL Staff as they were published, over time. There have also been donations of runs of publications from the producing department or student group, as well as donations of publications collected by individual alumni or college staff.
Subject
- Swarthmore College -- Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- Swarthmore College -- Directories (Organization)
- Swarthmore College -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. (Organization)
- Swarthmore College -- History (Organization)
- Swarthmore College -- Students -- Periodicals (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Official Publications of Swarthmore College, 1866-2014
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 2017 September
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2024: This finding aid was reviewed in order to change or contextualize any outdated, harmful terminology related to Indigenous Peoples, except where it appears in a title, quotation, or subject heading.
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