University Publications in the Archives

The list below summarizes archival holdings of the major publications created by and for students, alumni, friends, faculty and staff by Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, and Case Western Reserve University. Many departments distribute newsletters related to a specific activity, for example, buildings and grounds maintenance, administration of research grants, computing services. These are not included in this list. Newsletters intended for internal distribution in a single school are excluded. Newsletters of student clubs are excluded. Also excluded are titles published by the University's Press and scholarly works produced by schools and departments, for example, the Literary Bulletin, the Health Matrix, the Journal of Applied Social Sciences, etc.

 

Catalogs

Compilations containing academic policies related to admissions, degree requirements, tuition; descriptions of courses, facilities, services, faculty, departments; also known as the General Bulletin; generally published annually or biannually.

Institution Dates
Case Institute of Technology 1881/82-1967/68
Case Western Reserve University 1968/69-2009/11 (ongoing)
Western Reserve University 1827/28-1967/68

Annual Reports

Summaries of the previous year's activities, such as buildings construction, renovation, demolition; financial status; faculty and trustee appointments, retirements, and deaths; enrollment statistics; new academic programs; awards, honors, and other noteworthy achievements; generally include submissions from the President, Treasurer, Deans, Librarian, and others

Institution Dates
Case Institute of Technology 1885-1966/67
Case Western Reserve University 1967/69-2007/08 (ongoing)
Western Reserve University 1885/86-1966/67

Histories

Institution History
Case Institute of Technology Cramer, C. H. Case Institute of Technology: A Centennial History, 1880 - 1980. (Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University, 1980)
Case Western Reserve University

Baznik, Richard E. Beyond the Fence: A Social History of Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University, 2014)

Cramer, C. H. Case Western Reserve: A History of the University, 1826-1976. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1976)

Western Reserve University

Cutler, Carroll. A History of Western Reserve College During Its First Half-Century, 1826 - 1876. (Cleveland: Crocker's Publishing House, 1876)

Haydn, Hiram Collins. Western Reserve University From Hudson to Cleveland, 1878 - 1890: An Historical Sketch. (Cleveland: Western Reserve University, 1905)

Kitzmiller, Helen H. One Hundred Years of Western Reserve. (Hudson: The James W. Ellsworth Foundation, 1926)

Waite, Frederick Clayton. Western Reserve University - The Hudson Era: A History of Western Reserve College and Academy at Hudson, Ohio, from 1826 to 1882. (Cleveland: Western Reserve University Press, 1943)

In addition to the University-wide histories above, histories of individual schools have also been published:

College/School History
Applied Social Sciences

Campbell, Thomas F. SASS: Fifty Years of Social Work Education: A History of the School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University. (Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1967)

Cutler, James Elbert and Maurice Rea Davie. A Study in Professional Education at Western Reserve University: The School of Applied Social Sciences, 1916 - 1930. (Cleveland: Western Reserve University Press, 1930)

Hagesfeld, Elise with Elizabeth Salem. Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. 100 Years of Inspiring Hope and Shaping the Future. (Wilmington, Ohio: Orange Frazer Press, 2018)

Dental Medicine

Cramer, C. H. The Story of Dentistry and the School in University Circle. (Cleveland: The School of Dentistry, Case Western Reserve University, 1982)

Waite, Frederick Clayton. History of the School of Dentistry of Western Reserve University. (Cleveland: Western Reserve University, 1940)

Law Cramer, C. H. The Law School at Case Western Reserve University: A History, 1892-1977. (Cleveland: The Law School, Case Western Reserve University, 1977)
Library Science Cramer, C. H. The School of Library Science at Case Western Reserve University: Seventy-five Years, 1904 - 1979. (Cleveland: School of Library Science, Case Western Reserve University, 1979)
Medicine

Waite, Frederick Clayton. Western Reserve University: Centennial History of the School of Medicine. (Cleveland: Western Reserve University Press, 1946)

Williams, Greer. Western Reserve's Experiment in Medical Education and Its Outcome. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1980)

Nursing

Faddis, Margene O. The History of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. (Cleveland: Alumnae Association of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, 1948)

Faddis, Margene O. A School of Nursing Comes of Age: A History of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University. (Cleveland: Alumni Association of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, 1973)

 

Publications by and for students

Yearbooks

Summaries of the academic year's activities compiled by students; generally include portraits of graduating students, pictures and descriptions of student organizations and activities, the campus, and events, poetry, cartoons, essays. As they are digitized they are added to Digital Case.

Institution Academic Years
Case Institute of Technology 1894/95-1971/72
Case Western Reserve University
(undergraduate colleges)
1972/73-2013/14
Western Reserve University
(Adelbert College was always included; coverage of other colleges varied)
1867/68-1874/75, 1880/81-1970/71

In addition to the University-wide yearbooks above, these colleges produced their own yearbooks.

College/School Academic Years
Architecture 1951/52-1952/53
Cleveland College 1946/47-1952/53
Dental Medicine 1915/16, 1943/44, 1960s (scattered)
Law 1897/98
Library Science 1914/15-1921/22, 1961/62
Mather College 1895/96-1953/54
Medicine 1951/52-1974/75; 1997/98-1999/2000
Nursing 1922/23-1964/65 (scattered)
Pharmacy 1918/19

Newspapers and Newsletters

Accounts of current events or periodic reports on activities, issued at regular intervals; generally include news and feature articles, editorials and opinions, and advertisements. Nine student newspaper titles through 2010 have been digitized and are available from our online Student Newspaper Archive.

Institution Academic Years
Case Institute of Technology  
Case Tech 1903/04-1978/79
The Interim News 1979/80
Case Western Reserve University  
The Observer 1969/70-2024/25 (ongoing)
Western Reserve University  
Reserve Weekly 1903/04-1935/36
Reserve Tribune 1936/37-1968/69

In addition to the University-wide newspapers above, these colleges produced their own newspapers.

College/School Academic Years
Adelbert College 1889/90-1902/03
Applied Social Sciences 1946/47-1968/69, 1976/77-1977/78
Cleveland College 1927/28-1952/53
Dental Medicine 1914/15-1916/17, 1969/70-1977/78
Law 1957/58-1962/63, 1969/70-1981/82
Library Science 1942/43, 1962/63-1983/84 (scattered)
Management 1979/80-1986/87, 1991/92-1993/94
Mather College 1939/40-1951/52
Medicine 1970/71-1982/83
Nursing 1968/69-1974/75, 1990/91
Western Reserve College 1861/62-1863/64

Handbooks

Manuals describing student rules of conduct, traditions, services, facilities; generally issued annually.

Institution Academic Years
Case Institute of Technology 1898/99-1977/78
Case Western Reserve University 1970/71-2013/14 (ongoing)
Western Reserve University 1897/98-1936/37, 1952/53, 1960

In addition to the University-wide handbooks above, these colleges produced their own handbooks.

College/School Academic Years
Applied Social Sciences 1956/57-1975/76
Cleveland College 1939/40-1961/62
Law 1983/84-1997/98
Library Science 1969/70
Mather College 1919/20-1971/72
Nursing 1932, 1945, 1980
Western Reserve College 1972/73-1986/87

Magazines and Journals

Compilations of articles, essays, poetry, or other writings by many authors, usually on a variety of topics.

Institution Academic Years
Case Institute of Technology  
The Integral 1892/93-1898/99
Engineering & Science Review 1957/58-2011/12
Case Western Reserve University  
Case Reserve Review 1982/83-2006
Mather Quad Review 1985/86-1991/92
Discussions 2006-2024 (ongoing)
Western Reserve University  
The Western Reserve Magazine 1894/95-1895/96
Reserve Lux 1913/14-1914/15
Red Cat 1923/24-1941/42
Pulse 1946/47-1949/50
Polemic 1955/56-1966/67

In addition to the University-wide student magazines and journals above, these colleges produced their own student magazines and journals.

College/School Academic Years
Cleveland College  
Skyline 1927/28-1962/63
Law  
The Western Reserve Law Journal 1894/95-1900/01
Law Review 1953/54-2023/24 (ongoing)
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law 1969/70-2023/24 (ongoing)
Law and Housing Journal 1973/74-1981?
Canada-United States Law Journal 1978/79-2017/18
Mather College  
College Folio 1892/93-1912/13
The Sundial 1917/18-1955/56

 

Publications by and for faculty and/or staff

Newspapers and Newsletters

Accounts of current events or periodic reports on activities, issued at regular intervals; generally include news and feature articles, editorials and opinions, and advertisements.

Institution Academic Years
Case Institute of Technology  
Faculty Announcements 1946/47-1966/67
Case Western Reserve University  
Faculty Announcements 1967/68-1969/70
Case Western Reserve University News 1967/68
News and Views 1969/70-1977/78
Here 1970/71-1973/74
Images 1974/75-1978/79
Campus News 1982/83-2003/04
Administrative Notes 1987-2003/04
Western Reserve University  
Western Reserve News 1901/02
WRU News Letter 1949/50-1956/57
Western Reserve University Bulletin 1956-1961
Faculty and Staff News Letter 1957/58-1966/67

Calendars

Schedules of events, including academic and administrative deadlines, social activities, lectures and speeches.

Institution Academic Years
Case Institute of Technology 1961/62-1966/67
Case Western Reserve University 1967/68-1981
Western Reserve University 1938/39-1966/67

 

Publications for alumni and friends

Magazines and Newsletters

Compilations of articles, essays, poetry, or other writings by many authors, usually on a variety of topics; announcements of alumni activities

Institution Dates
Case Institute of Technology  
Case Alumnus 1921-2022 (ongoing)
Case Western Reserve University  
CWRU Magazine 1968
Multi 1968-1969
Insight 1971-1984
Case Reserve Today 1984-1988
CWRU Magazine 1988-2003
UAA Today (undergraduates) 2000-2002
AlumNews 2002
Case Magazine 2003-2007
Case Western Reserve University 2007-2008
Think 2008-2023 (ongoing)
Western Reserve University  
Western Reserve University News Letter 1899/1900-1901/02
Western Reserve Alumnus 1920-1922
Voice of Reserve 1934-1952
Alumni News Letter 1951-1952
Reserve Reports 1952-1963
Outlook 1963-1967

In addition to the University-wide publications above, these colleges produced their own alumni publications.

College/School Dates
Adelbert College 1924-1975
Applied Social Sciences 1931-2002, 2006-2015
Architecture 1964-1968
Cleveland College 1955-1975
Colleges 1990-1992
Dental Medicine 1953-2002
Education 1938-1968, 1991-2000
Graduate 1934-1937, 1969-1970, 1977-1992
Law 1953-2011, 2017
Library Science 1910-1986
Management 1958-1959, 1965-2003, 2008-2013
Mather College 1924-1975, 2001-2008
Medicine 1924, 1937-2007
Nursing 1916-2012, 2016
Western Reserve College 1975-1992