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Emmanuel College Student Literary Magazines Finding Aid: Collection Overview

Title: Emmanuel College Student Literary Magazines

Date(s): 1980-2016 (bulk 1990-1996)

Repository I.D.: US: MBEmm: SP-2016-3

Collection Call No.: SP-2016-3

Author/Collector/Creator: Emmanuel College (Boston, MA), student body

Location: Emmanuel Archives- Cardinal Cushing Library 202

Extent: .417 linear feet (1 box/ 15 folders)

Language(s): Material is in English.

Abstract: This collection contains literary magazines published by the Emmanuel College student body between 1980-2016.

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: [Article Title, Publication Title, Date, Volume Number]. [Box Number, Folder Number]. Emmanuel College Student Literary Magazines. Cardinal Cushing Library, Emmanuel College Archives, Boston, MA.

Related Collection(s): Ethos: Emmanuel College Student Literary Magazine

Provenance:

Processed By: Initial processing occurred in Fall 2016.

Biography/History: Innerscapes was a literary magazine published by the students of Emmanuel College during the 1980s. The editorial boards consisted of 2-3 people and the publications contained short stories and poetry written by students, as well as artwork and photos produced by students. The Emmanuel Advocate began publication in the Spring of 1990, headed up by editor Julie Anne Fiore, with the purpose of creating “a forum that will both enrich and educate us in the ‘facts’ of our lives,” essentially meaning that it was where the entirely female student body could freely express their thoughts and ideas. Following this publication was The Current Focus, renamed to Kaleidoscope after one issue was published. These publications were initially led by Editor-in-Chief Danielle Radford, who sought to expand upon Kaleidoscope and make it more than a literary magazine, so as to include news stories (both news around the college and national news). Around 2002 Kaleidoscope came under new leadership and went back to strictly publishing works including poetry and short stories, rather than news reports. The next publication entitled Bang! also served as a literary magazine, publishing short stories and poems produced by students. The most recent publication is The Saintly Review, published in September 2016. The editorial board is made up of 15 students and the publication coincides with the work of the “Editing and Publishing a Literary Magazine” course. The students were charged with not only producing their own literary works to include, but were responsible for each part of the production process, from deciding which works to include to designing the layout and submitting a final product for print.

Scope and Content: The Emmanuel College Student Literary Magazines contains multiple publications from the period 1980-2016. Although most of the magazines were published on a regular basis, the Emmanuel Advocate volumes have some repeating numbers, and were not necessarily published regularly. Kaleidoscope was published regularly for the first several issues, but does not seem to have been published regularly beginning in 2002. There are also periods of time between publications in which literary magazines seem to have not been published, including between Innerscapes and Emmanuel Advocate, then again between Kaleidoscope and Bang! and Bang! and The Saintly Review.

Collection Arrangement: The collection is arranged into six (6) series based upon the chronological publications of the student literary magazines. 1. Innerscapes 2. Emmanuel Advocate 3. The Current Focus 4. Kaleidoscope 5. Bang! 6. The Saintly Review