GW Hatchet records
Collection Scope and Content
Materials in this collection include a master set of microfilm of the student newspaper "Hatchet" from 1904 to 1989, photographs of Burton Sapin, Quigley's Pharmacy, Lloyd Elliott, Dr. Dennis O'leary, President and Nancy Reagan and other photos from the 1970 to 1980s. Also included are unbound and bound copies of the 1904-2005 Hatchet, campus posters, 1992-1997, intercollegiate newspaper association, football team entering the Tin Tabernacle in 1939, extra copies of the Hatchet, multiple photographs and negatives from their files. The materials range in date from 1904 to 2008.
Formerly RG#22.2
Dates
- 1904-2009
Creator
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Historical or Biographical Note
The GW Hatchet began in 1904, before that it was called the Weekly Columbian before that the Columbian Call. The newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004.
When the idea for a campus newspaper surfaced in 1902, the university was not yet named for the first president, but was still called Columbian University. It was not yet located in Foggy Bottom, but instead occupied a few nondescript buildings at 15th and H Streets, N.W. The student body was not especially united by any great amount of college spirit. But Charles W. Needham, Columbian University's dynamic President, was a visionary with dreams of a new and greater University, and a campus newspaper was a step in the right direction. Realizing that the University needed a publication that would create new student interest and spirit, Jesse W. Barrett, a law student and the son of a Missouri country editor, suggested to President Needham that a university newspaper be founded. With Dr. Needham's encouragement, Barrett formed a partnership with Otho L. Ferris, a fellow law student from Iowa. Mr. Ferris became the publication's business manager, and "The Weekly Columbian" was launched. Two years later, the University's name was changed to The George Washington University and the newspaper took the name, The University Hatchet. The first issue of the "Hatchet" appeared on October 5, 1904, with the editors noting that the present time was a critical period in the life of the University: GW was endeavoring to plant itself in the front rank of educational institutions.
This note was written in 2005.
Extent
62.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The GW Hatchet began in 1904, before that it was called the Weekly Columbian, before that the Columbian Call. The newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004. Materials in this collection include a master set of microfilm of the student newspaper "Hatchet" from 1904 to 1989, photographs of Burton Sapin, Quigley's Pharmacy, Lloyd Elliott, Dr. Dennis O'leary, President and Nancy Reagan and other photos from the 1970 to 1980s.
Collection Organization
Organized into eight series: Office files, Images, Newspapers, Newspapers and posters, Images and awards, Newspapers, Newspapers, and Images.
Acquisition Information
Materials acquired through transfers from GW Hatchet Office.
- Elliott, Lloyd H.
- Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Football teams Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- GW Hatchet Subject Source: Local sources
- George Washington University
- O'Leary, Dennis
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Quigley's Pharmacy (Washington, D.C.)
- Reagan, Nancy
- Reagan, Ronald
- Sapin, Burton
- Sports Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Student newspapers and periodicals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washington (D.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the GW Hatchet records, 1904-2007
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository