Orthodox Oracle
Scope and Contents
The collection contains one issue of a Haverford student satirical newspaper from 1945. The issue included fake news articles, photographs, and fake advertisements. Many of the pieces satirized life at Haverford.
Dates
- Creation: 1945
Creator
- Haverford College (Organization)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)
Biographical / Historical
Orthodox Oracle is a student satirical newspaper. The tagline for Orthodox Oracle was “The Good - The True - The Beautiful.” A disclaimer regarding the Editorial Board reminds readers that “Editorials in the Oracle do not necessarily represent the opinion of any one particular group in the vicinity, in fact, often times, they represent nothing at all.” It is unclear if there were additional issues of the publication.
Extent
0.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains one issue of a Haverford student satirical newspaper from 1945.
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically.
Processing Information
Processed by Alexa Horkava, completed October 2021. Additional description completed by Maia Schwallie, December 2022.
- Title
- Orthodox Oracle
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alexa Horkava and Maia Schwallie
- Date
- October, 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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