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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: June 2009 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Guide to the Press Archives Records, 1957 - 1975 Special Collections & ArchivesWesleyan University Middletown, CT, USA

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 Descriptive Summary Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) Press Archives Records, 1957 - 1975 1000-178 Material in English 0.5 1 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. The Press Archives began at Wesleyan University in 1952, but after three years the project lapsed. It was re-started around 1958 by professor Sigmund Neumann. He intended the Press Archives to be a resource for students and faculty in the then-new Public Affairs Center. The Press Archives Records includes financial records, correspondence, annual reports, and 1959 and 1962 indexes of the contents of the Press Archives. There are also notes about the eventual disposition of the contents of the Press Archives. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

 Copyright Notice

Copyright for Official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Press Archives Records, Collection #1000-178, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the Center for Advanced Studies Records (collection #1000-137) in June 2008. Additional material transferred from Vertical Subject Files in June 2009.

 Processing Information

Processed by Valerie Gillispie, June 2009

Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, June 2009

 Historical Note

The Press Archives began at Wesleyan University in 1952 with a grant from Gannett Foundation. After three years the project lapsed, but was re-started around 1958 by professor Sigmund Neumann. He intended the Press Archives to be a resource for students and faculty in the then-new Public Affairs Center.

In a 1962 index of materials in the Archives, Jane K. Parker, Curator, wrote The purpose of the Press Archives is to collect and organize material from newspapers into subject headings of primary interest to various departments on campus. These articles, clipped, pasted, and filed, constitute research material for faculty and students who are interested in following contemporary, day by day developments and reactions to current problems and concerns.

According to a 1975 note, the Press Archives ceased operation upon Neumann's death in October 1962, and the contents were eventually transferred to a faculty member at what is now Central Connecticut State University.

 Collection Overview

The Press Archives Records includes financial records, correspondence, annual reports, and 1959 and 1962 indexes of the contents of the Press Archives. There are also notes about the eventual disposition of the contents of the Press Archives.

 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Wesleyan University (Midletown, Conn.). Public Affairs Center. Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.)--Faculty. Neumann, Sigmund. Detailed Description of the Collection 1 1 The Press Archives, a request for funding by Sigmund Neumann, circa 1957 2 List of bibliographic resources, undated 3 Reports, corresondence, finances, and October 1962 catalog listing [index] to the Press Archives 4 Contents of Vertical Subject File

Notes about disposition of Press Archives materials, 1967-1975; December 1959 index to the Press Archives; October 1962 index to the Press Archives