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Meet Me at Stewart Hall Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2022-04

Scope and Contents

This collection documents the activities of the Shippensburg University Foundation and Shippensburg History & Philosophy Department. The two groups conducted a series of oral histories on Stewart Hall prior to the building’s renovation. Included are consent forms, memory cards, newspaper clippings, and oral history transcripts.

The records are arranged in 3 series. Series include Administrative Documents, Memory Cards, and Oral History Transcripts. The contents of each series are arranged alphabetically.

Dates

  • 2014 - 2016

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research. Release forms are restricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from Shippensburg University Archives & Special Collections. Contact the archivist for more information.

Biographical / Historical

Meet Me at Stewart Hall! was an oral history project carried out by Shippensburg University’s History & Philosophy Department and the Shippensburg University Foundation. The project had its origins in the deteriorating Stewart Hall. The building was constructed in 1894 and served as a focal point of campus culture for many years. The Shippensburg University Foundation planned to renovate the building, and to drum up support for the fundraising campaign, then Foundation President John Clinton suggested conducting an oral history project. Dr. Steven Burg of the History & Philosophy department spearheaded the project with Applied History graduate student David Beecher before it passed on to Troy Ehrensberger in 2014. A number of history students assisted with the project. After the oral history interviews were conducted, Burg worked with several students to compile the alumni memories into a written a history of Stewart Hall. The book, Meet Me at Stewart Hall!, was published in 2016.

Sources Consulted: Burg, Steven, David Beecher, Jennifer Ott, and Troy Ehrensberger. Meet Me at Stewart Hall!. Edited by Taylor Mason and Devon Newcomer. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 2016.

Extent

0.33 Linear Feet (1 archives box)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

Burg, Steven, David Beecher, Jennifer Ott, and Troy Ehrensberger. Meet Me at Stewart Hall!. Edited by Taylor Mason and Devon Newcomer. Shippensburg, PA: Burd Street Press, 2016.
Title
Meet Me at Stewart Hall
Status
Completed
Author
Kai Sayers
Date
April 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Shippensburg University Archives & Special Collections Repository

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