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Student Life

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Academic and Student Life

 Series
Scope and Contents

The Academic and Student Life series contains materials related to the student experience during the early years of the college. Materials cover the commencement ceremonies, student periodicals, student compositions, associated students meeting minutes, gradebooks, academic prospectus' and rosters. Thes materials include formats such as clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera.

Dates: 1863 - 1927

Associated students of Saint Mary's College, 1912 - 1926

 Record Group — Box 175
Scope and Contents

One folder containing a book of minutes (bulk hand written, some typed) for associated students. Spine labeled "Register #6". Contains minutes of the College Athletic Association and the Associated Students of St. Mary's. An additional folder contains correspondence between the "National Student Committee for the Limitation of Armaments" and the Student Body (3 letters). "Minutes (pp 19-205), also includes minutes of athletic association for fall 1912 (pp 1-17)"

Dates: 1912 - 1926

Autograph book, 1878 - 1880

 Record Group — Box 944
Scope and Contents

Contains two small books, containing signatures and personal messages for someone named John (no last name given) and someone named Francis J. Corcoran. John was most likely an alumnus and it appears that most of the entries were added during the Christmas holiday season. Francis J. Corcoran was an alumnus.

Dates: 1878 - 1880

Brickpile campus buildings, 1888 - 1924

 Record Group — Box 437
Scope and Contents Bulk of box's contents consist of photographs of St. Mary's College's brickpile campus, promotional material, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and CDs containing digitized photographs. Photographs depict the campus, athletic fields, buildings, and the aftermath of fires in 1894 and 1918, as well as earthquake and fire damage from 1906. While the bulk of materials are dated 1888-1924, some later materials from 1950's 1970's are included. These later materials include correspondence from the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1888 - 1924

Commencements, 1864 - 1919

 Record Group — Box 248
Scope and Contents

Folders labeled by year; folders include photographs, invitations, programs, a bound "commemorative photo album" circa 1876, and photocopies of programs, all of which relate to commencements. Box contains a few photographs and slides from 1958-.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1864 - 1919

Exams, 1864, 1868

 File — Box 793, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents

Single folder containing two glass negatives. The glass negatives depict announcements of examinations for St. Mary's.

Dates: 1864, 1868

Memorabilia, 1900 - 1969

 Record Group — Box 474
Scope and Contents

Contains St. Mary's ephemera in various forms. Box includes "philosophy" notebook, pins, stickers, patches, Cards and invitations, clippings, appearing to span from the early 1900's to the 1960s. Of special interest may be the personal notebook of Francis J. Corcoran of the class of 1881.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1900 - 1969

Microfilm of commencement program, 1864

 Record Group — Box 806
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The Academic and Student Life series contains materials related to the student experience during the early years of the college. Materials cover the commencement ceremonies, student periodicals, student compositions, associated students meeting minutes, gradebooks, academic prospectus' and rosters. Thes materials include formats such as clippings, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera.

Dates: 1864

Prospectus

 File — Box 793, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents

Folder contains a mounted "prospectus" describing classes, tuition costs, "regulations" etc. with a handwritten note on back.

Dates: 1863 - 1927

Saint Mary's College, 1947 - 1952

 File — Box 503, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

One folder containing a type written account of events surrounding St. Mary's students and faculty 1952-1953.

Dates: 1947 - 1952