The Samuel C. Williams Library Archives & Special Collections is excited to announce the completion of its multi-year project to digitize three major university collections spanning 1874 to 2000. Alongside a variety of other historical materials, the A&SC digital collections site now hosts complete scans of the following publications:
The Stute student newspaper (1904 - 2000)
The Stevens Indicator alumni magazine (1884 - 2000)
The Stevens Yearbook Collection
(photo) Landing page for the Library’s A&SC’s digital collections website.
With over 100,000 pages of content covering nearly 150 years of Stevens history, there is a wide variety of topics to explore. You can read about the evolution of Frederick W. Taylor’s (Stevens Class of 1883) groundbreaking theories on “scientific management” and industrial efficiency, hear from the first class of undergraduate women at Stevens in 1971, learn about the many contributions of Stevens men and women to the war effort during World War II, or just follow your own interests and discover the many underexplored areas and fascinating perspectives documented within these collections.
"Having these collections digitized and keyword searchable online greatly expands the discoverability of finding undiscovered stories and people that sometimes get overlooked in the history of Stevens,” says Leah Loscutoff, Head of Archives & Special Collections. “We are always finding new things in our collections and this project contributes to our efforts in elevating these unheard voices.”
This digitization project aligns with the A&SC’s mission to make Stevens history more accessible, but it also ensures the long-term safety and preservation of its more at-risk, paper-based collections. Often, the fragile nature of these materials makes them particularly susceptible to damage from a variety of factors like physical handling or prolonged exposure to light, humidity, and temperature fluctuations.
(photo) First issue of The Stute, Stevens’ student newspaper, from September 23, 1904.
Linda Beninghove, Director of the Samuel C. Williams Library, calls the digitization of these collections “a game-changer for researchers and for building awareness and pride about Stevens and the meaningful impact our students, faculty, and staff have made in the world.”
We are so delighted to be able to make these digital collections accessible and would love to hear what you find! To contact us or to learn more about current and future initiatives from the Samuel C. Williams Library Archives & Special Collections, visit library.stevens.edu/archives. You can also follow us on Instagram to see a wide variety of collection highlights and to keep posted on upcoming A&SC events.
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