Bridgewater Archives

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The records in the College Archives date from the founding of the College in 1840. In spite of a disastrous fire in 1924, many records survived because they were scattered in buildings not touched by the fire. The bulk of the records are now in the The Clement C. Maxwell Library. The archives, dating from 1940, are in the Special Collections Vault on the third floor; they may be accessed through the Special Collections Department. In addition, there are some records in the vault in Tillinghast Hall and in various college offices. Together they document the history of Bridgewater State College from 1840 when it was the Normal School, the earliest school in the country devoted to the training of teachers, to the present day multipurpose institution with programs in the arts, sciences and professions.
  • Arts Magazine, 1979-1981.
    1 file box
  • Bridgewater, a Publication for Alumni, 1990-
    Continues Bridgewater Alumni News and Bridgewater Review
    2 file boxes
  • Bridgewater Alumni News, 1939-1989
    Continued by Bridgewater, a publication...
    8 file boxes
  • Bridgewater Arts Review, 1983-1986
    1 file box
  • Bridgewater Family
    vol.1,no.1, Jan 1987
  • Bridgewater Journal of Philosophy, 1985-1986
  • Bridgewater Review, 1982-1989
    Pub. by faculty, 3 issues /year
    Continued by Bridgewater, 1990
    5 file boxes
  • Bridgewater Today, 1977-
    Pub. by Office of Public Affairs
    For BSC community and friends
    8 file boxes
  • Campus Comment, 1928-1969
    Student newspaper. Weekly, but varies
    Continued by The Comment
    10 file boxes
  • Chapbook, 1960-1967
    1 file box
  • Comment, 1969-
    Continues Campus Comment
    68 file boxes
  • Conceit, 1972-1973
    1 file box
  • Equal Time, 1973
  • Faculty Publications
  • Free Press, 1970-1971
    Continued by Hard Times
    1 file box
  • Hard Times, 1971-1976
    Continues Free Press
    6 file boxes
  • No Comment, 1985-
    2 file boxes
  • Normal Offering, 1840-1898
    Handwritten, weekly
    Library has scattered issues
  • Normal Offering, 1899-1932
    Continued by Alpha
    Published as yearbooks
  • Alpha, 1933-1970
    Continues Normal Offering
  • Yearbooks, 1971-
    Continues Alpha
    Title varies
  • College Catalogs, 1840-
  • Continuing Education Programs, 1952-1984
  • Graduate School Catalogs, 1971-1976
  • Graduate and Continuing Education Programs, 1984-
  • Bridgewater Honors Theses, 1972-
    33 titles
  • Bridgewater Master's Theses, 1938-
    432 titles
  • Bridgewater Faculty Publications
  • Massachusetts Trustees Minutes,1967-1976
  • Bridgewater State College Trustees Minutes, 1980-
  • Early College Records
    126 cartons, 450 file box
  • Current College Records
    290 file boxes
  • Books about the College
    29 titles

Last Modified: September 16, 2008