Students Publishing 1832-1854

To see the catalog record for Lafayette’s early student periodicals, click here.

Each front-page image below may be clicked to get a PDF of that issue in its entirety.

 

The Ariel is one of the early student publications in the College Archives, along with The Parthenion, The Washington and Literary Magazine, and The Washington Eagle — which were all handwritten — as well as The Censor and La Fayette Critic, The Fair Eastonian, The Ishmaelite, The Lafayette Rake, and Wide-Awake, which were printed. This issue of The Ariel is from July 24, 1830. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.

 

 

The College Archives holds two issues of The Ariel. This one is from July 14, 1833. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.

 

 

 

This issue of The Parthenion was published in June 1836. For a contents list of this issue, click here. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.

 

 

 

 

The Washington and Literary Magazine, from July 1840. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.

 

 

 

 

 

A November 1846 issue of The Washington Eagle. The front page indicates that it was published semi-monthly by the junior class. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.

 

 

 

 

The Fair Eastonian was published in December 1845 on the occasion of the Ladies’ Fair in Easton. For a contents list of this issue, click here. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.

 

 

 

 

The Archives has two copies of The Ishmaelite, one dated July 28, 1852 and the other dated July 28, 1856. However, they appear identical except for the date. For a contents list of this issue, click here. Click on the image at left for a PDF scan of the issue.