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Ephemera Collection of Emmanuel College Finding Aid (Unprocessed): Collection Overview

Title: Ephemera Collection of Emmanuel College (Unprocessed)

Date(s): Unknown Dates, 1933-2017

Repository I.D.: US: MBEmm: Lib-2012-8

Collection Call No.: Lib-2012-8

Author/Collector/Creator: Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.);Emmanuel College (Boston, Mass.) Student Body.

Location: Emmanuel Archives—Cardinal Cushing Library 202

Extent: 4.3 linear feet (3 boxes)

Language(s): Majority of the documents are in English; one document is in French.

Abstract: The collection contains ephemera produced by the College and the student body from 1933-2017. Some documents have an unknown date.

Access Restrictions: 1) The collection is not restricted. 2) Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the College Archivist.

Preferred Citation: [Item Title]. [Box Number, Folder Number]. Emmanuel College Ephemera Collection. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College Archives, Boston, MA.

Provenance: The Emmanuel College Ephemera Collection was officially transferred to the Emmanuel College Archives in 2010.

Processed By: This collection is unprocessed.

Biography/History: The foundations of this collection date back to the early history of the College, when individual offices and students would save the ephemera that they produced for a specific event. This was a practice that continued for decades until 2010 when the Emmanuel College Archives assumed official jurisdiction.

Scope and Content: As the name would suggest, ephemera tends to be transitory documents created for a specific purpose, and intended to be thrown away. The collection comprises primary sources relating to the events of Emmanuel College, including the lecture series, invitations, event announcements, pamphlets and College view books. The printed material was produced as the events unfolded and offers unique snapshots of the institution’s past.
Printed ephemera has had multiple purposes, as instanced by the variety of material assembled in the collection. A primary purpose was the distribution of information. In the days before television and the World Wide Web, citizens received news by way of broadsides and printed ephemera.

Collection Arrangement: The collection is arranged he collection is arranged alphabetically and then chronologically into three series and various subseries. The three series are: 1) Events, 2) College documents and 3) Miscellaneous.