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Home » Archives & Special Collections » History of UMass Dartmouth » Swain School of Design » Swain School of Design Historical Timeline

Swain School of Design Historical Timeline

The Timeline is illustrated by Swain’s striking catalog covers, many of which were designed by students, as a result of an annual competition. In the teens, $10 was the prize for the best cover art. Many of the covers are on final linoleum , woodblock, or silkscreen prints. Select the date range below for a link to that decade in Swain’s history.

catalog cover 1886-1887
1881-1902
catalog cover 1912-1913
1903-1919
catalog cover 1927-1928
1920-1929
catalog cover 1934-1935
1930-1939
catalog cover 1940-1942
1940-1949
catalog cover 1951-2952
1950-1959
catalog cover 1962-1963
1960-1969
catalog cover 1979-1981
1970-1979
catalog cover 1986-1987
1980-1988

Although we are dedicated to preserving the records of The Swain School of Design permanently, as part of the University’s archives, the Swain School is not documented well enough! Help us to keep the school from fading from memory. Those who taught, studied and worked at the Swain School are its institutional memory. If you have any items to donate, or would be willing to be interviewed on tape about your experience at Swain, please contact Judy Farrar (email and phone number at left). We would like to organize an oral history project to interview faculty, administrators and alumni connected with the School. We need volunteers to do the interviewing; we supply equipment and tapes and will help with topics to discuss.

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