The Observer Records

Collection

Call Number: UA062

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Scope and Contents

The Observer collection contains photographs, negatives, and newspaper clippings from 1969-1988. It also contains research files of the Observer staff such as bulletins, brochures, correspondence, interviews, legal documents (e.g., findings of fact, depositions), memorandum, newsletters, pamphlets, planning documents, and reports. The collection represents the activities of student journalistic research, photography, and publication. The Observer staff organized material by subject headings.

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Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1975 -- 1984
Creation: 1907 -- 1989

Creator

The Observer (Organization)

Language of Materials

English

Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Some material in this collection may be protected by copyright and other rights. Please see “Reproductions and Use” on the Digital Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permission to publish. Copyright to all materials created by Tufts University employees in the course of their work is held by the Trustees of Tufts University.

Extent

13.2 Linear Feet (11 boxes)

64 Digital Object(s)

Additional Description

Overview

The Observer collection contains photographs, negatives, and newspaper clippings from 1969-1988. The collection documents student journalistic research, photography, and publication.

Arrangement

This collection is organized into four series: Photographs; Article files; Research files; and Negatives.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Jennifer Phillips, supervised by Susanne Belovari. In the original acquisition, there was a box of miscellaneous publications, which presumably were part of the Observer reference files. When these were duplicates of publications found in other collections, we disposed of them. These included: fundraising publications and pamphlets for the Campaign for Tufts; 2 commencement bulletins; a "Traditions at Tufts" pamphlet; the "Diversity report on women" (1972); an Annual report (1981); a "Section 504 Self-evaluation" (1979).