Buena Vista College

Content Description This collection of catalogs covers nearly every year of Buena Vista College's and later, Buena Vista University's, existence, from 1891 to the present. The catalogs have gone by many names over the years: Bulletin, Catalogue, View, Buena Vista Today, among them. They list classes, curricular requirements and calendars of activities; occasionally they have photos.Until the 1970s, title pages carried dates for the preceding and current academic years, and this is likely to confuse...

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The alumni publications were published under many different names and size formats. At least one copy of most issues has been "wrapped" in a piece of white paper. These issues were cut into individual pages for scanning.

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This collection contains baccalaureate and commencement programs from 1898 until the present. There are many gaps: 1891-1897, 1899-1915, 1919-1925, 1946, 1949, 1956, 1958.

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Campus directories listing administrative staff, faculty, and students.

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This collection consists of publications that were used for internal communications before email existed. The Pulse was intended specifically for students. The Vista View and the Vista Vue were published for faculty, staff, and administration.

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The Campus Newspapers cover the years 1892-2012 and measure 30 linear feet. Generally, the newspapers capture the interests and activities of Buena Vista students and faculty through the years. The papers also explore topics and issues of the times in which they were published. A special paper edition was published May 27, 2017, commemorating President Fred Moore's years of service.

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Assortment of items reflecting Carl Adkins' years teaching and coaching tennis at Buena Vista College and Buena Vista University. He was also faculty sponsor of Nu Delta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta and has records from that organization. Additionally, he also edited and published a group of lectures that were sponsored by this group. This collection also contains a book of his poetry.

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This collection contains photographs depicting the history of Buena Vista College and Buena Vista University through the life of its students and faculty, through campus growth, through events, activities, and student organizations. The majority of photos contain little or no identification, especially where people are concerned. Researchers are encouraged to check the Unidentified files, as well as the Subject files for activities in which a former student may have been involved.

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This small collection contains an assortment of items from Elinore's tenure at Buena Vista College, including a commencement program from 1943.

Content Description This scrapbook contains ephemera from Esther Lange's youth, chiefly focusing on her years as a student at Buena Vista College. She collected photographs, clippings, programs of school events, her report cards, and invoices of her college expenses, calling cards, notes (often in their envelopes), and dance cards. An additional item of interest is called Freshmen Scratches (Bolshevist Addition--this is not a typo), an alternative newspaper dated May 27, 1920. Another item in this...