Alumni Magazine, 1954-present

Collection

Identifier: RG 13.03

Staff Only

About the Collection

The Alumni Magazine Collection dates from 1954 to present in 1.70 cubic feet (2 boxes). This collection consists entirely of the alumni magazines published by the Office of Alumni Relations at Columbia College Chicago.

Dates

1954-present

Creator

Columbia College (Chicago, Ill.). Office of Alumni Relations (Organization)

Terms of Access

The entirety of the Alumni Magazines collection is available to all users.

Any unprocessed items added to the collection that are not in this current inventory will become available for all users once the Archivist has updated the collection’s description.

Terms of Use

Materials are the property of Columbia College Chicago. Intellectual property rights of work belong to the original creators. Materials within the collection that are published and copyrighted maintain their copyright protections and must be used according to United States Copyright Law. Use of this collection and its materials is understood to be primarily for research, teaching, and creative study; additional uses, such as publication, exhibition, or other appropriate purposes may be considered upon consultation with the Archivist.

History - Alumni Newsletters

Columbia College Chicago did not have any campus news publications until the 1950s, when the Columbia Dial emerged, serving as both a campus newsletter and an alumni publication. There were no formal college publications during the early 1960s, but in 1964, the Columbia College Newsletter began and disseminated news in a similar fashion to the Columbia Dial. In 1973, the College split the audiences and two publications were produced: Alumni News and the first student newspaper, CC Writer.

Although the publication of the Alumni Magazines has been inconsistent over the years, it varies between a bi-annual and quarterly publication schedule. Additionally, the Magazines have had several different titles over the years:

Alumni Dial, 1954-1958
Columbia College Newsletter, 1964-1967
Columbia College Alumni News, 1974-1985
Columbia College Alumni Newsletter, 1985-1987
Columbia College Alumni Association, 1988-1989
re: Columbia College Chicago, 1990-1993
re: Columbia, 1993-2000
gravity, 2002-2003
DEMO, 2005-present

The magazines are published by the Office of Alumni Relations and contain news and stories related to the College, its alumni, faculty, staff, and related industries in the arts. Feature stories typically highlight important work done by Columbia Alumni, how the College has engaged with its community, or major campus events.

Extent

1.70 Cubic Feet (One record box, one print box) : Forms of materials: newsletters

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Introduction

The Alumni Magazines are published by the Office of Alumni Relations and have acted as newsletters for Columbia College Chicago's alumni, staff, faculty, and students since the 1950s. This collection consists entirely of the alumni magazines under its varying titles: Alumni Dial, Columbia College Newsletter, Columbia College Alumni News, re: Columbia, gravity, and DEMO.

Collection Arrangement

The Alumni Magazines Collection has been arranged chronologically.

Requirements for Researcher’s Access

All physical materials and reformatted media must be viewed during a scheduled appointment time within the College Archives & Special Collections office. No materials are to be circulated unless otherwise consulted with the Archivist.

Technical Requirements for Researcher’s Access

Researchers viewing digitized, online material from this collection may access these materials from home via the World Wide Web 24/7.

Additions to the Collection

Editions of the Alumni Magazines have been trasnferred departmentally and collected by CASPC staff as they are published

Accessible Online Material from the Alumni Magazine Collection

While the entirety of the collection is available for research in person, the majority of the Alumni Magazines has been digitized and made available online:

Alumni Magazine, 1954-present
The Office of Alumni Relations has been publishing alumni news through a variety of titles, such as Alumni Dial, Columbia College Alumni News, re: Columbia College, gravity, and DEMO. These newsletters, dating from the 1950s to the 2000s, describe the activities of Columbia College Chicago alumni, faculty, and staff as well as industry and campus news.