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SC003 Shimer College Board Meeting Minutes
The Shimer College Board Meeting Minutes Collection, running from 1896-2008, contains minutes taken from meetings of Shimer’s Board of Trustees, from Mt. Carroll to Waukegan to Chicago. Many of the minutes include supplementary material that would have been handed out during board meetings.
SC004 Shimer Authors
This collection contains published works by Shimer faculty and alumni. These works comprise a variety of topics which align with Shimer’s curricular concentrations in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
SC005 Quest
The Quest collection, running from 1958-1960, contained newsletters published by a student newspaper staff. Along with campus news and weekly event calendars, the Quest contained creative writing by Shimer students as well.
SC006: Excalibur
The Excalibur collection, ranging from 1966-1970, was a student-run newspaper reporting on news around the Shimer campus and, when relevant, around the world. Commonly featured subjects in the Excalibur were the Vietnam War and Shimer’s Grotesque Internecine Struggle.
SC007: Oread
Running from 1874-1895, the Oread collection includes information about the institution then known as the Mt. Carroll Seminary, which would later be called Shimer College. Copies of the Oread included a history of the college, information on the curriculum and campus, news about various campus events, and news about Seminary alumni. Many copies of the Oread began with prose, poetry, or transcribed speeches written by faculty, students, or alumni.
SC008: Roundtable
The Shimer Roundtable collection contains one edition of the Roundtable, from 1997. The Roundtable contains poetry, prose, and academic writing from a variety of authors, and was meant to celebrate and promote a liberal arts style of education.
SC009 Assembly Procedures
The Shimer Assembly Procedure collection contains one undated copy of procedures for how Shimer Assemblies were conducted. It included both information about the history of the Assembly and how different motions were resolved.
SC010 Shimer College Irregular Publications
SC011 Portfolio
Running from 1984-2001, with bulk dates ranging from 1984-1988, the Portfolio collection was comprised largely of creative writing done by students for their classes. The only exception was the 1984-1985 edition, which included expository essays written by students during their coursework.
SC012 Alumni Directories
These directories are comprised of lists of names and addresses of Shimer alumni.