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School of Journalism records
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School of Journalism records
Special Collections and Archives
School of Journalism records
- Repository: Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
- Title: Kent State University, School of Journalism records
- Inclusive Date(s): 1926-1988
- Bulk Date(s): 1938-1965
- Author: Finding aid prepared by Edith Serkownek, June 2008
- Creation: Finding aid encoded by Edith Serkownek using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2008
- Origination: Beck, Henry C.
- Extent: 2.58 cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Physical Location: 11th floor
- Finding Aid Identifier: OhKeUSC0065
- Abstract: This collection contains records of the School of Journalism including general KSU journalism-related photographs, papers, and scrapbooks, as well as material documenting annual conferences, clinics and institutes, photographs of graduating classes and portraits of faculty, Kent Stater editors and business managers and Chestnut Burr editors.
- Language(s): The records are in English
History of Kent State University School of Journalism
Kent State began offering classes in journalism in 1927, the same year the official campus newspaper, The Kent Stater, was founded. With increasing enrollment Journalism was established as its own department in 1932 and as a school in 1940. Professor William Taylor was hired to head the department in 1936 and it remained under his leadership for the next 27 years. Features of the department/school have included the support of several journalism honorary societies, the establishment of a strong alumni association and the operation of a number of annual conferences, clinics and institutes, including the Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Press Association Clinic. The school moved from Merrill Hall to Taylor Hall in 1967, and today Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication is housed in Franklin Hall.
Scope and Content
Kent State University, School of Journalism records (1926-1988) document activities of the School of Journalism, its faculty and students through photographs, publications and scrapbooks. The collection contains publications and photographs from many School of Journalism sponsored annual conferences, clinics and institutes including the Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Press Association Clinic (NOSPA), the Industrial Editors Institute, the Institute for Public Relations and the Northeastern Ohio Weeklies (NOW) Clinic. Photographs document School of Journalism graduating classes (1940s-1950s). The collection also includes portraits of faculty, Kent Stater editors and business managers and some Chestnut Burr editors (1926-1965).
Statement of Arrangement
The Kent State University, School of Journalism records are divided into the following series and subseries:
- Series 1: General Activities
- Subseries 1A: General Activities: Photographs and Negatives
- Subseries 1B: General Activities: Papers and Documents
- Subseries 1C: General Activities: Scrapbooks
- Series 2: Conferences Clinics and Institutes
- Subseries 2A: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Northeastern Ohio Scholastic Press Association Clinics (NOSP) and (NOSPA)
- Subseries 2B: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Industrial Editors Institute
- Subseries 2C: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Institute for Public Relations
- Subseries 2D: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Northeastern Ohio Weeklies (NOW) Newspaper Clinic
- Subseries 2E: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Others
- Series 3: Faculty Portraits
- Series 4: Graduating Classes Photographs and Negatives
- Series 5: Kent Stater Staff Portraits
- Subseries 5A: Kent Stater Staff Portraits: Editors
- Subseries 5B: Kent Stater Staff Portraits: Business Managers
- Series 6: Chestnut Burr Staff Portraits: Editors
Related Material
Additional information on the activities of the School of Journalism can be found in the finding aids for the Kent State University, School of Journalism, Short Course in News Photography records and the William D. Taylor papers. Additional unprocessed materials may be added in the future.
Preferred Citation
Kent State University School of Journalism records. Kent State University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Acquisition Information
The bulk of the material in the Kent State University School of Journalism records was taken from the School of Journalism Short Course in Photography collection. The collection was donated by Henry C. Beck in 1977, with an addition being made at a later time. Material that pertains to other topics including general School of Journalism records has been separated from the Short Course collection.
Bibliography
For more information on the history of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication:
Endres, Fred. Pathways: A History of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Kent State University. 1997.
Subject Headings
The following subjects are found in this collection:
- Subjects:
- Kent State University. School of Journalism
- Kent State University--History
- College student newspapers and periodicals--Ohio--Kent
- Kent Stater
- Daily Kent Stater (Kent, Ohio : 1954)
- Chestnut Burr (Kent, Ohio)
- Persons:
- Taylor, William D., 1903-1975
- Organizations/Corporations:
- Kent State University. School of Journalism
- Functions:
- Journalism
- Journalism, College
- Places:
- Kent (Ohio)
- Occupations:
- Journalists
- College teachers
- College students
- Material Types:
- Photographs
- News photographs
- Scrapbooks
- Portraits
- Group portraits
Detailed Description of The Collection
Series 1: General Activities, 1930-1969
Subseries 1A: General Activities: Photographs and Negatives, 1930-1969
- Box 1 / Folder 1
- Kenneth Long and Helen Westcott [Dix], Kent Stater business manager and editor, leave for annual college newspaper convention, 1930
- Box 1 / Folder 2
- Activities of School of Journalism students, promotional photographs, [1938]
- Box 1 / Folder 3
- [School of Journalism ?] students working in library, 1938
- Box 1 / Folder 4
- The Duchess magazine staff, Circa 1939
- Box 1 / Folder 5
- Dick Arnold in KSU photography lab, 1930s
- Box 1 / Folder 6
- Kent Stater reporters interview Eleanor Roosevelt, Late-1930s-early 1940s
- Box 1 / Folder 7
- Group of students [staff of Kent Stater ?], Circa 1942
- Box 1 / Folder 8
- "First Journalism Graduate Meeting", July 13, 1946
- Box 1 / Folder 9
- News Photography Class activities including a field-trip and photographic processing, Winter 1947
- Box 1 / Folder 10
- Professor William Taylor with unidentified students, Circa 1947
- Box 1 / Folder 11
- Professor William Taylor and Eleanor Meck, Lambda Phi president, February 7, 1948
- Box 1 / Folder 12
- Professor James Fosdick's photography students visit the Akron Beacon Journal, Circa 1948
- Box 1 / Folder 13
- Commencement ceremony, Schools of Journalism and English, 1948
- Box 1 / Folder 14
- Camera Club field trip, 1940s
- Box 1 / Folder 15
- Unidentified group [School of Journalism conference or clinic ?] in front of Rockwell Hall, 1940s
- Box 1 / Folder 16
- Unidentified event with School of Journalism alum, 1940s
- Box 1 / Folder 17
- Professer James Fosdick's photography class, 1940s-1950s
- Box 1 / Folder 18
- Professor William Taylor holding KSU Governor's Award at Ohio Newspaper Association meeting, 1950
- Box 1 / Folder 19
- Theta Sigma Phi members with Professor William Taylor, [1951]
- Box 1 / Folder 20
- Association of Journalism Alumni officers and Professor William Taylor, November 10, 1951
- Box 1 / Folder 21
- Sigma Delta Chi members and members showing KSU chapter documents, [1953]
- Box 1 / Folder 22
- Sigma Delta Chi and Theta Sigma Phi activities, April 9 and June 11, 1955
- Box 1 / Folder 23
- Staff of the Kent Stater, Early-1960s
- Box 1 / Folder 24
- Taylor Hall construction, 1966 and undated
- Box 1 / Folder 25
- Professor William Taylor and alum Francis Murphey [Journalism Alumni Association ?], 1960s
- Box 1 / Folder 26
- School of Journalism informational or recruitment slideshow, February, 1969 and undated
Subseries 1B: General Activities: Papers and Documents, 1940-Circa 1955
- Box 1 / Folder 1
- Certificate: Tau Kappa Alpha National Discussion Conference, 1940
- Box 1 / Folder 2
- Certificate: Grand Eastern Forensic Tournament, April 12, 1941
- Box 1 / Folder 3
- Booklet: Kent State University Bulletin, Kent Stater Stylebook, August, 1945
- Box 1 / Folder 4
- Petition: Formal Petition presented by Lambda Phi of KSU to Theta Sigma Phi, April 23, 1951
- Box 1 / Folder 5
- Periodical and correspondence: The Crescent of Gamma Phi Beta magazine featuring article on KSU, September, 1951
- Box 1 / Folder 7
- Invitation: Reception, March 3, [undated]
Subseries 1C: General Activities: Scrapbooks, 1942 and 1948-1949
- Box 2 / Piece 1
- School of Journalism captioned photograph album, 1942
- Scope and Content
- Research Note: This photograph album contains a snapshot of Eleanor Roosevelt.
- Box 2 / Piece 2
- Lense and Shutter Camera Club scrapbook containing copies of the club's publication, 1948-1949
Series 2: Conferences Clinics and Institutes, 1938-1988
Subseries 2B: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Industrial Editors Institute, 1948-1949
- Scope and Content
- Material includes brochures, programs and photographs.
- Box 5 / Folder 1
- Industrial Editors Institute material, 1948
- Box 5 / Folder 2
- Industrial Editors Institute material, 1949
Subseries 2D: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Northeastern Ohio Weeklies (NOW) Meetings and Newspaper Clinic, 1938-1953
- Scope and Content
- Material includes brochures, programs and photographs.
- Box 5 / Folder 6
- NOW Clinic material, 1938
- Box 5 / Folder 7
- NOW Clinic material, 1939
- Box 5 / Folder 8
- NOW Clinic material, 1942
- Box 5 / Folder 9
- NOW Clinic material, 1949
- Box 5 / Folder 10
- [NOW Clinic ?] photographs, 1940s
- Scope and Content
- Research note: Photographs of Ohio Governor Thomas J. Herbert
- Box 5 / Folder 11
- NOW meeting material, 1953
Subseries 2E: Conferences Clinics and Institutes: Other, 1966
- Box 5 / Folder 12
- [Northeastern Region Boardmanship Clinic] periodical clipping, 1966
Series 3: Faculty Portraits, 1932-1950s
- Arrangement
- Organized by date as recorded on the back of each photograph. No attempt was made to confirm dates.
- Box 6 / Folder 1
- A. Clarence Smith, 1932-1941
- Box 6 / Folder 2
- Merrick M. Hill, 1939-1940
- Box 6 / Folder 3
- Charles Gilbert, 1941-1942
- Box 6 / Folder 4
- Dale Rooks, 1941-1942
- Box 6 / Folder 5
- John Eckles, 1944-1945
- Box 6 / Folder 6
- Alfred Crowell, 1944-1950
- Box 6 / Folder 7
- Beatrice Offineer, 1944-1945
- Box 6 / Folder 8
- Michael Radock, 1945-1952
- Box 6 / Folder 9
- [Alfred] Crowell, 1946
- Box 6 / Folder 10
- James Fosdick, 1946
- Box 6 / Folder 11
- Louis Belden, 1949-1950
- Box 6 / Folder 12
- George C. Betts, Undated
- Box 6 / Folder 13
- Edward Cliney, Undated
- Box 6 / Folder 14
- Robert Miller, Undated
- Box 6 / Folder 15
- E. Turner Stump, Undated
Series 4: Graduating Class Photographs and Negatives, 1948-late 1950s
- Box 7 / Folder 1
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, August, 1948
- Box 7 / Folder 2
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, March and June, 1949
- Box 7 / Folder 3
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, August, 1949
- Box 7 / Folder 4
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, June, 1950
- Box 7 / Folder 5
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, August, 1950
- Box 7 / Folder 6
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, June, 1951
- Box 7 / Folder 7
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, June, 1952
- Box 7 / Folder 8
- School of Journalism graduating class, Cum Laude, participants identified, June, 1952
- Box 7 / Folder 10
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, August, 1953
- Box 7 / Folder 11
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, March and June, 1954
- Box 7 / Folder 12
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, September, 1954
- Box 7 / Folder 13
- School of Journalism graduating class, participants identified, August, 1956
- Box 7 / Folder 15
- School of Journalism graduating classes, unidentified, 1950s
Series 5: Kent Stater Staff Portraits, 1926-1965
- Arrangement
- Organized by date as recorded on the back of each photograph. No attempt was made to confirm dates.
Subseries 5A: Kent Stater Staff Portraits: Editors, 1926-1965
- Box 8 / Folder 1
- Walter Jantz (Searchlight editor, forerunner of the Kent Stater), 1926
- Box 8 / Folder 2
- Robert Baumgardner, 1934-1935
- Box 8 / Folder 3
- Jane S. Seager, 1935-1936
- Box 8 / Folder 4
- John Watts, 1939-1940
- Box 8 / Folder 5
- George A. Fleischer, Second semester, 1941
- Box 8 / Folder 6
- Gus Chigges, Second semester, 1942
- Box 8 / Folder 7
- Adelaide R. Snyder, 1943-1944
- Box 8 / Folder 8
- Ruth Jane Richt, Spring quarter, 1944
- Box 8 / Folder 9
- Jane Selzer, Fall quater, 1944
- Box 8 / Folder 10
- Elizabeth Protter, Spring, 1945
- Box 8 / Folder 11
- Norma Knisely, Fall quarter, 1945
- Box 8 / Folder 12
- Tom Gauagan, Spring quarter, 1946
- Box 8 / Folder 13
- Robert E. Hoyt, Spring quarter, 1947
- Box 8 / Folder 14
- John Forrest, Summer, 1947
- Box 8 / Folder 15
- Robert Longacher, Fall quarter, 1947
- Box 8 / Folder 16
- John Finn, Winter quarter, 1948
- Box 8 / Folder 17
- Unidentified, 1940s
- Box 8 / Folder 18
- George Heaslip, Summer quarter, 1948
- Box 8 / Folder 19
- Robert Wymuller, Fall quarter, 1948
- Box 8 / Folder 20
- William J. Girgash, Winter quarter, 1949
- Box 8 / Folder 21
- Jim Smith, Spring quarter, 1949
- Box 8 / Folder 22
- Robert D. West, Summer quarter, 1949
- Box 8 / Folder 23
- Art Garner, Fall, 1949
- Box 8 / Folder 24
- Robert Burdock, Winter quarter, 1950
- Box 8 / Folder 25
- Dick House, Summer quarter, 1950
- Box 8 / Folder 26
- John Koshar, Fall quarter, 1950
- Box 8 / Folder 27
- George Way, Spring quarter, 1951
- Box 8 / Folder 28
- Pat Long, Winter quarter, 1952
- Box 8 / Folder 29
- Barbara Pickering, Second summer session, 1952
- Box 8 / Folder 30
- Al Pashin, Fall quarter, 1952
- Box 8 / Folder 31
- Ernest Mazza, Winter quarter, 1953
- Box 8 / Folder 32
- Janet DeNobel, Spring quarter, 1953
- Box 8 / Folder 33
- Marily Beifuss, Summer, 1953
- Box 8 / Folder 34
- Richard Duff, Winter quarter, 1954
- Box 8 / Folder 35
- William Freeman, Spring quarter, 1954
- Box 8 / Folder 36
- Tom Duke, Summer quarters, 1954
- Box 8 / Folder 37
- Larry Carpenter, Fall, 1954
- Box 8 / Folder 38
- William Caddey, Winter, 1955
- Box 8 / Folder 39
- Charles L. Miller, Spring, 1955
- Box 8 / Folder 40
- Thomas C. Litwiler, Winter, 1956
- Box 8 / Folder 41
- William H. Miller, Spring, 1956
- Box 8 / Folder 42
- Virginia Strohl, Fall, 1956
- Box 8 / Folder 43
- Robert E. Lance, Winter, 1957
- Box 8 / Folder 44
- Phillip R. Miracle, Spring, 1957
- Box 8 / Folder 45
- Donald C. Kirkman, Fall, 1957
- Box 8 / Folder 46
- Marvin Katz, Spring quarter, 1958
- Box 8 / Folder 47
- Terry Jenkins, Fall, 1958
- Box 8 / Folder 48
- Glen Lincicome, Winter quarter, 1959
- Box 8 / Folder 49
- Frank Quino, Spring quarter, 1959
- Box 8 / Folder 50
- Larry Martin (?), Fall, 1959
- Box 8 / Folder 51
- Jack Lewis, Fall quarter, 1960
- Box 8 / Folder 52
- Jo Werne, Spring quarter, 1961
- Box 8 / Folder 53
- Barbara Christman, Fall, 1961
- Box 8 / Folder 54
- Tom Schley, Winter, 1962
- Box 8 / Folder 55
- Unidentified, early 1960s
- Box 8 / Folder 56
- Ron Clark, Winter quarter, 1965
Series 6: Chestnut Burr Staff Portraits: Editors, 1941 and undated
- Box 8 / Folder 92
- Leonard Shafiz, 1941-1942
- Box 8 / Folder 93
- William Schraegle, Circa 1941
- Box 8 / Folder 94
- Edward Garrison, Undated
