Office of College Advancement, News Bureau scrapbooks and clippings
Scope and Content Note
Contains clippings scrapbooks and foldered clippings put together by the Bates College News Bureau. The scrapbooks contain clippings on a wide variety of topics related to the college, under the headings "General," "Athletics," and "Debate." The foldered clippings cover various college events and other topics. The clippings are mostly from Lewiston and other Maine newspapers, but some are from the New England area, in particular Boston newspapers. See also individual series notes for more detail.
Dates
- 1922-1972
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.
Historical Note
The Bates College News Bureau was founded in 1921 as a way to publicize the Million Dollar Fund, a Bates fundraising drive during the 1920s. The founder and first director was Wayne E. Davis '12. The Bureau was given further impetus by the Bates debate trips to Oxford around the same time, and quickly became the principal publicity agent for the college. The department's name was changed in 1994 to the Office of College Relations, and again in 2003 to Communications and Media Relations.
Extent
101 scrapbooks (53 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Contains clippings scrapbooks and foldered clippings put together by the Bates College News Bureau, later called the Office of College Relations, and currently Communications and Media Relations.
Organization and Arrangement
This collection is arranged into four series. The first three series are arranged by title of scrapbook: I. General; II. Athletics; III. Debate. The scrapbooks are arranged chronologically within each series. The fourth series, IV. Clippings, is arranged chronologically.
General Physical Description note
101 scrapbooks; 6 manuscript boxes
- Title
- Guide to the Office of College Advancement, News Bureau scrapbooks and clippings, 1922-1972
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- Pat Webber
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in: English
- Edition statement
- ©2012
Repository Details
Part of the Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library Repository
70 Campus Avenue
Lewiston Maine 04240 United States of America
207-786-6354
muskie@bates.edu