UMD Publications (Newspapers, Magazines and Newsletters)
Whether published by students or the administration, these resources offer more insight into issues of concern on campus, offer differing points of view, or simply supply us with more detailed information on student activities, sports, faculty, and administrators.
The Torch
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The Torch is UMass Dartmouth’s student newspaper. It has been published weekly during the fall and spring academic terms since 1965. It was known in its first years as the SMTI Torch, and later as the SMU Torch. This index is a work in progress, and when completed, will cover the years 1965 to the present.
Search portal for historical index to The Torch and other university publications
Early student newspapers from predecessor schools
Available by request in the archives
Distaff (BDTI), 1947-1957 (student) Hexagon
The Technolog (BDTI), 1958-1964 (student)
Tech Talker and its shorter title, The Talker (BDTI), 1959-1964 (student)
Tech Talk (NBIT), 1954-1964 (student)
The Tech (NBIT), 1964 (student)
SMU News, 1970-1971 (student)
The Talker (SMTI), 1964-1969 (student)
UMD Publications – college, departmental and center newsletters
Departmental newsletters have been collected for permanent deposit in the archives. These are arranged alphabetically by title. Current newsletters in electronic and/or paper form are collected regardless of format. These will eventually be digitized and added to the Torch/UMD Publications index. Please contact the archives for access to publications.
University Publications Title List
Newspaper clipping collections
The Archives and Special Collections also retains an extensive set of newspaper clippings from local papers containing articles about the university. These have been kept since the early days and are now received by the Office of Public Affairs electronically. Although early ones are indexed, you should know the date, or approximate date, of the article you are looking for, since they are maintained chronologically. Please contact the archivist for assistance, and if necessary, access to the original clippings. These are not digitized. Holdings include:
URC 23 Bradford Durfee Textile School, Newspaper clippings, 1910-1948
URC 24 Office of News and Public Information, Records, 1965-present
URC 18 New Bedford Institute of Technology, Newspaper Clippings, 1902-1964
