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The Torch Photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: A-057

Content Description

This collection contains negatives, proof sheets, and prints of photographs taken by the student staff of The Torch, the student newspaper for Lane Community College. Most of the photographs are black and white and document college events and news items that appeared in the newspaper. Typical subjects include sports, art and performing arts such as dance and theater, student events and activities, college staff and students, and classroom activities.

Box 1 – 1974 – 1981; Subjects include Lane Today, Calendar, home economics, mechanics, mass communication, art, performing arts, business, sports, and student services. Box 2 – 1972 – 1986; Subjects include art, sports, performing arts; also arranged by date. Box 3 – 1986 – 1987; Arranged by date. Box 4 – 1987 – 1989; Arranged by date. Box 5-6 – 1979 – 1981; Subjects include logging, staff/college people, rallies, art, sports, theater and performing arts. Box 7 – 1990 – 1992; Arranged by date. Subjects include sports. Box 8 – 1993 – 1998; Arranged by date. Subjects include ASLCC, students events Box 9 – 1999 - 2000, n.d.; Subjects include art and the art gallery, performing arts, classes, staff, and views of the campus. Box 10 – n.d.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972 - 2000

Creator

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions; collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to reproduce and publish the photographs must be obtained from the LCC Archives.

Historical Note

The Torch is an independent student-produced newspaper, first published on November 1, 1965, shortly after the school opened for the first time in the Fall 1965. It was a publication of the Associated Students of Lane Community College and currently operates under the auspices of Media Arts as part of the Arts Division and the authority of the college’s Media Commission. The Torch is published weekly on Thursdays during the academic year, September to May.

Extent

10 Containers (7 record boxes, 3 document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Summary

This collection contains primarily negatives and proof sheets with some prints of photographs taken by the staff of The Torch, the student newspaper for Lane Community College. Most of the images are black and white and document college events and news items that appeared in the newspaper.

Arrangement

The photographs and negatives are arranged in one series in a variety of ways. The primary arrangement is chronological and secondarily by topic or the name of the student photographer who took the photos.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Records were transferred from The Torch to the college Archives in three accessions in 1995 and 2010.

Related Archival Material

The Torch (A-010) contains copies of The Torch published from 1965 to the present. Contact the LCC Archives for access to this publication. The Torch website is: http://www.lcctorch.com/

Processing Information note

The records were processed by Elizabeth Uhlig in 2010.

Title
Guide to The Torch Photographs 1972-2000
Status
Completed
Author
Elizabeth Uhlig
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Lane Community College Archives Repository

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