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Colgate University Digital Collections

The Libraries have begun to digitize archival collections of interest to students, faculty, alumni, and others in order to best support the curriculum and to make Colgate history more broadly accessible.

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First Baptist Church of Hamilton, NY

First Baptist Church of Hamilton, founded in 1796, is the "mother church of Colgate University." The 13 founders were members of this church when they decided to form a Baptist seminary in Hamilton. This collection contains text and images of important documents in the church's history.

2 items found in collection

Modern Sketch

This rare Chinese periodical, Modern Sketch (Shi Dai Man Hua) for 1934 to 1937 contains caricatures, cartoons, and humorous writing that defined the golden era of Shanghai’s comic art during the mid-1930’s.

In a related digital collaboration, John A. Crespi, Colgate's Luce Associate Professor of Chinese, provides scholarly analysis combined with full-color, high-resolution images from Modern Sketch at MIT’s Visualizing Cultures:

38 items found in collection

Andrew J. Russell Photographs

This collection consists of photographs taken by Andrew J. Russell during the American Civil War.

56 items found in collection

Colgate University Alumni Magazines

This collection contains digitized versions of Colgate University's alumni magazine, which has had many titles and formats over the years. The content generally includes news stories covering major events and changes on campus; feature stories on current students, faculty, and alumni; and updates on accomplishments and significant life events of alumni. Due to privacy concerns about alumni personal information, a Colgate login is required to access content from most recent 80 years.

162 items found in collection

Front cover of the October 1930 issue of the Colgate Alumni News

Queer Activism at Colgate Digital History Project

The Queer Activism at Colgate (QAC) digital history project was originally envisioned to supplement Colgate’s Bicentennial observances in 2019. Foundational content includes the QAC digital timeline and oral history recordings with alumni, faculty, and staff. This material was collected and curated by students completing LGBT 220, Explorations in LGBTQ Studies, in Fall 2018, 2019, and 2020. Research Assistants Mackenzie Harrison, Class of 2022, and Jacob Licker, Class of 2021, contributed additional materials. All of these students worked under the supervision of K G Valente, Professor of Mathematics and LGBTQ Studies, and were assisted by Sarah Keen, University Archivist and Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

22 items found in collection

Coming Out door from Fall 2019 LGBTQ Studies symposium