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The Monmouth College Archives Digital Collections are a combination of college memorabilia, ephemera, and archival materials. The Monmouth College Archives house items from the college's history, including everything from sports memorabilia to students publications to events on campus. Digitizing the MC Archives is an ongoing process and currently available collections are listed below. A few highlighted items are:

MC Ravelings: Student Yearbook (1892 - 2002)
The Monmouth College Ravelings was the student yearbook from 1892 - 2002, when it ceased publication. Hosted by Internet Archive.
MC Catalogs: College and Course Information (1857 - 2010)
The Monmouth College Catalogs contain course information. Early editions of the MC Catalogs also contain college information on faculty, degree programs, and housing. Hosted by Internet Archive.
MC Newspaper Archive (1867 - 2010)
The Newspaper Archives is a digital repository containing all versions of the student newspaper (Courier, Oracle, etc) as well as the Ravelings yearbook, college catalogs, and special issue publications. Patrons will need to create a free account to view.
MC Digital Archives
The MC Digital Collections contains photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and documents recording the history of small, liberal arts campus life over the past 160 years. Select "Collections by institution" to view Monmouth materials.
MC in the War of the Rebellion
A souvenir edition of the May 30, 1911, Monmouth College Oracle chronicling the parts of Monmouth College students and faculty during the Civil War.
Diary of Alexander Blaikie (1804 - 1885)
Alexander Blaikie chronicled his travels as a missionary in Western Illinois and Chicago. The diary contains his observations on Presbyterians, accommodations, religious climate, plague and pioneer society. It was donated to Monmouth College by Alexander Blaikie on June 16, 1876.
MC at the Internet Archive
The Monmouth College at the Internet Archive is a collection of MC publications, including the Ravelings yearbook, college catalogs, and related items.

NewspaperArchive.com Digital Collections

MC Newspaper Archive (1867 - 2010)
The Newspaper Archives is a digital repository containing all versions of the student newspaper (Courier, Oracle, etc) as well as the Ravelings yearbook, college catalogs, and special issue publications. Patrons will need to create a free account to view.

It includes the following MC Publications:

Monmouth College Catalog: 1857-2010
Monmouth College Ravelings: 1892-2002
Monmouth College Student Newspapers: 1867-2010 (See chart below)
Monmouth College in the War of the Rebellion (The Oracle Special Issue: 5-30-1911)
Monmouth College Society Catalogs: 1856-1880 & 1856-1890

Over the years, the Monmouth College student newspaper has changed names several times. The chart below chronicles the changing names and accompanying dates:

Student newspapers include	Start - End Dates
Clipper	1867
Courier	1867 - 1889
Collegian	1881 - 1889
Annex (1891-1894 incomplete)	1889 - 1894
Courier	1894 - 1899
Oracle (1897-1908 incomplete)	1897 - 1999
Courier	1999 - 2010