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,...

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The Chicago Anti-Apartheid Movement Collection was assembled through the efforts of Dr. Lisa Brock, a faculty member of Columbia College Chicago and a seminal force in the local anti-apartheid movement. This collection highlights the grassroots organizations during the 1980s and 1990s that formed to protest international issues of apartheid and how they operated to reach a common goal.

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Clyde Martin Caswell was a radio pioneer in the 1940s and 1950s whose on-air name was Jim Christie. He also served as the head of the Columbia College Radio Department and later, as Dean of Students at the college. The collection strength lies in its radio recordings from the time period. The collection dates span from the late 1940s to the late 1950s and measures 4 cubic feet. Caswell died in 1958 in Evanston, Illinois.

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The Columbia Chronicle is the student newspaper of Columbia College Chicago. The content of this publication was originally combined with the Alumni newsletters, but beginning in the 1970s, it became an independent source. This collection consists entirely of the student newspapers published by the College.

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Gallery 312 was founded in 1994 by Lewis S. and Anne Neri Kostiner as a nonprofit art organization at 312 North May Street in Chicago, Illinois. The Gallery focused on the development of local artists and exhibited works by local and international artists alike. The Gallery 312 Collection is a student-centered study collection illustrating gallery operations from a working gallery.

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John R. Fischetti (1916-1980) worked as an editorial and political cartoonist for over thirty years and was employed by several prestigious publications including Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, The New York Times, The New York Herald Tribune, and Stars & Stripes. This collection of Fischetti’s personal papers illustrates his professional work and creative process through his illustrations and concept sketchbooks.

Introduction Nena Ivon, of Chicago, Illinois, was promoted to Assistant Fashion Director of the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Chicago at age 17 and later became the Director of Fashion and Special Events for forty years. She began teaching in the Fashion Studies program at Columbia College Chicago and works extensively with Fashion Columbia. This collection of Ivon’s personal papers chronicles her activity as the Director of Fashion and Special Events at Saks Fifth Avenue, offering a snapshot of the history...