NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS

Because of the fragile nature of newsprint, original newspaper clippings are not kept in the Archives. News articles are photocopied onto acid free paper. Be sure that the date and the source are included on the photocopy.

The Archives does not usually save articles appearing in The Kalamazoo Gazette about specific sporting events or performances. It takes too much staff time to try and save all of them. Users wishing to find these articles can retrieve the date from Archives sources and use the Kalamazoo Gazette on microfilm. An index to The Kalamazoo Gazette is also available in the Reference Department (shelved underneath the indexes to The New York Times). If the article is not closely tied to a specific athletic event or performance, it should be saved. An example would be an article about the tennis team's long winning streak -- it's not about a specific tennis match. Articles from newspapers other than The Kalamazoo Gazette are kept if they are from an important source, to document the publicity the College receives, or if they are a source of additional information.

Updated 5/25/95