NCC: Spectrum

Collection

Identifier: NCCA-C109

Staff Only

Spectrum, 1910-1998

Scope and Contents

The Spectrum is the College yearbook containing photographs of students, faculty, campus events, clubs, and sports. Early Spectrums contain detailed descriptions of campus buildings, faculty members, seniors, class histories, clubs, and sports teams. The Spectrums are bound in a hard cover with one exception. The 1975 issue titled “Card Catalog” is much smaller, bound in a paper cover and only contains campus building, faculty, sports, and random student pictures.

Dates

1910 - 1998

Biographical / Historical

The Spectrum was published annually from 1910 through 1998 with the exception of the years 1969, 1971-1972, and 1974-1976. The Spectrum has not been published since 1998.

Extent

5.0 Linear Feet (5 record cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Chronological

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

All available volumes of the Spectrum have been digitized, and are available on line at https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22North%20Central%20College%20%28Naperville%2C%20Ill.%29--Students--Yearbooks%22&sort=-date.

Existence and Location of Copies

One set of the Spectrum is located in archival boxes in the Archives, another set is on shelves in the Archives reference room, and a third set is located in Oesterle Library. This description is for the boxed volumes in the Archives only.

Record Groups

- 12. Publications

Digital Material

Spectrum, 1910-1998

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: NCC: Spectrum, 1910-1998
Status: Completed
Author: Kimberly Jacobsen Butler, Archivist; Megan Peterson, Archives Student Assistant
Date: 01-2006
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin