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51ÂÒÂ× Alumni Journals

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About the Collection: The alumni magazines, located in the 51ÂÒÂ× Archives, are by far the best comprehensive resource for exploring changes over time at 51ÂÒÂ× since 1893. Over the past years, stories in these magazines have kept alumni, administrators, faculty, staff, students, and other interested readers informed about current and past university building projects, special events, research successes, and exciting new methods in academic instruction. Student life, especially trends in enrollment, sports events, social movements, and student politics, as well as the university's plans for its future, have also been well documented within the pages of these magazines.

The alumni journal appeared under several titles over the years: 51ÂÒÂ× Bulletin (1893-1923), The Ohio Alumnus (1923-1970), 51ÂÒÂ× Alumni Journal (1970-1978), 51ÂÒÂ× Today (1978-1999), and Ohio Today (1999-). It continues to be published as (available here through 2001). The series also includes occasional special issues such as The 51ÂÒÂ× Alumnus Magazine, Alumni Directory, Special Report, and Report of Annual Giving.

Future additions: We hope to add Ohio Today issues from 2001 on, soon, as well as Ohio Women.

Access at Alden: Historical print copies can be viewed at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections. Modern print copies of Ohio Today (1999-) are available in the library stacks. See the for more information about the various titles: , , , and .

Access Online: through the Internet Archive.

Credits: The project to digitize 51ÂÒÂ×'s alumni journals in 2009 was a joint undertaking between 51ÂÒÂ× Libraries and 51ÂÒÂ× Alumni Association. 

Collection contact: Bill Kimok, University Archivist and Records Manager, Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, 51ÂÒÂ× Libraries.

Rights Statement: The alumni journals are a mixed-rights collection. Older issues tend to be in the public domain, and newer issues tend to be in copyright. Cornell University’s chart is a handy resource for determining copyright status of published material.