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Series 1. General College Business, 1857-2023, bulk 1948-1986

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Record Group: The materials in this record group document a wide range of university business and sports. The collection is valuable to researchers because the information documents dates, people, and events that are sometimes not available anywhere else in the archives. The materials mostly consist of newspaper clippings and death records of administrators and some WWII student soldiers. An employee of the Publications Office (now University Communications & Marketing) must have been responsible to clip university news from various papers throught Dauphin, Cumberland, Frankllin, and Adams counties. This record group includes records of academic departments that have been orphaned or renamed. The documents are arranged in two series that include Series 1 (General College Business) and Series 2 (Sports).

Dates

  • 1857-2023, bulk 1948-1986

Extent

6.44 Linear Feet (16 archives boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Overview

The series includes newspaper clippings about a wide range of people, events, building construction, academics, campus organizations, and death records of some university employees and alumni. Folders are labeled with date ranges, but the materials within the folder are not in date order to save processing time. Folders with the same title and dates are not duplicates. These are subjects with large amounts of materials that required more than one folder.

Arrangement

The series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Repository Details

Part of the Shippensburg University Archives & Special Collections Repository

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