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The Lamplighter Literary Magazine, 1936-1945

The Lamplighter Literary Magazine was edited and published by Oregon State College students from 1935 to 1946.  This archival collection includes a selection of 19 individual issues published in 1936-1946.  Students were responsible for writing, selection, and editing of all material published in The Lamplighter as well as layout of type and illustrations, printing, and distiribution.  Sigurd H. Peterson, head of the English Department, served as faculty advisor for the publication.  All issues of The Lamplighter are available in the HIstory of Oregon State University collection as well as an index, which is also available online.

Items from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.

ID: PUB 010-13d
Extent: 0.15 cubic feet
Scope and Content Notes
Biographical / Historical Notes
Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.
Statement on Description:

We acknowledge that materials in SCARC collections and the language that describes them may be harmful. We are actively working to address our descriptive practices; for more information please see our SCARC Anti-Racist Actions Statement online. SCARC describes the contents of its collections using the language and terminology of the collections themselves. Since culturally acceptable terminology shifts over time, some of the terms that appear in these materials are currently outdated or offensive. The term “gypsy” is considered derogatory by many Roma people. It comes from the word “Egyptian,” where many Europeans mistakenly believed the Romani came from. In 1971, at the First World Roma Congress, a majority of attendees voted to reject the use of the term “gypsy,” however some still use it to self-identify.

In this collection, the term "gypsy" appears in materials scanned and uploaded to Oregon Digital. It refers to Roma people themselves, and has also come to signify a free-spirited person, or someone who moves from one place to another without settling down. This use references the traditional migratory lifestyle historically practiced by Roma. In this collection, “gypsy” is also used as an adjective in this manner.

In order to provide historical context and to enable standardized searching and access across our collections, we have retained the original wording. We acknowledge the racism represented by the term “gypsy” and the harm it may cause our users. Providing access to these historical materials does not endorse any attitudes or behavior depicted therein. For more information, please see our blog post.

[Date of Acknowledgement: November 2024]

Arrangement
Preferred Citation: The Lamplighter Literary Magazine (PUB 010-13d), Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note: The issues in this collection were received in multiple transfers and donations from the 1980s through 2017.
Languages of Materials
Other

Container List

Series 1: Lamplighter Issues, 1936-1945 Add to Shelf
Unbound issues of The Lamplighter.
Box-Folder 1.1: Lamplighter, 1936-1938 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Lamplighter, January 1936 Add to Shelf
Item 2: The Lamplighter, April 1936 Add to Shelf
Item 3: Lamplighter, May 1937 Add to Shelf
Item 4: The Lamplighter, April 1938 Add to Shelf
2 copies
Item 5: The Lamplighter, May 1938 Add to Shelf
Item 6: The Lamplighter, December 1938 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.2: Lamplighter, 1939 Add to Shelf
Item 1: The Lamplighter, February 1939 Add to Shelf
Item 2: The Lamplighter, March 1939 Add to Shelf
2 copies
Item 3: The Lamplighter, April 1939 Add to Shelf
Item 4: The Lamplighter, December 1939 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.3: Lamplighter, 1940 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Lamplighter, February 1940 Add to Shelf
Item 2: The Lamplighter, April 1940 Add to Shelf
Item 3: The Lamplighter, October 1940 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 1.4: Lamplighter, 1945-1946 Add to Shelf
Item 1: Oregon State Lamplighter, November 1945 Add to Shelf
Item 2: Oregon State Lamplighter, January 1946 Add to Shelf
2 copies
Item 3: Oregon State Lamplighter, February 1946 Add to Shelf
Item 4: Oregon State Lamplighter, March 1946 Add to Shelf
2 copies
Item 5: Oregon State Lamplighter, April 1946 Add to Shelf
Item 6: Oregon State Lamplighter, May 1946 Add to Shelf
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