University Archives

American Magazine
American Magazine, American University's alumni magazine, began publication in 1977. All issues have been ocr'd and are full text searchable.
American Neighborhood
American Neighborhood (1999-2001) and American Neighbor (2002-2005) were published several times a year by American University in order to share information with the surrounding community about university events, activities, and news.
American Reporter
A newsletter detailing administrative policies and activities within the American University community, published by University Publications.
American Scene
American Scene is a bi-weekly newsletter for faculty, staff, and students of The American University.
American Senator (AU)
To view content in this collection use the search box above or click to browse by title, author, subject, or date.For more information about the American University Faculty Senate, visit their website.
American University Football Programs
A partial run of American University football programs from the Athletics Department between 1935-1941.
American University Report
The American University Report was published between 1950 and 1977.
American University: The Formative Years
An assortment of documents dating from the 1890s to 1920 relating to the development of American University.
American Weekly
American University's newspaper.
Arete - Center for Teaching Excellence News (AU-CTE)
To view content in this collection use the search box above or click to browse by title, author, subject, or date. Aretthe title of the Center for Teaching Excellence's (CTE) faculty newsletter, is the Greek term often equated, seamlessly, with the English words 'virtue', 'excellence', 'goodness' and 'knowledge.' It embodies a belief that "the highest human potential is knowledge and all other human abilities are derived from this central capacity." The publishing of Areteased in Spring 2009 prior to the renaming of the Center for Teaching Excellence as the Center for Teaching, Research, and Learning.
AU African Diaspora Oral History Project
The AU African Diaspora Oral History Project was developed by several members of the Black Alumni Alliance in 2021 to capture the stories and student experiences of American University Black alumni. This is an ongoing collaboration between the Black Alumni Alliance, the Office of Campus Life, the School of Communication, Development and Alumni Relations, and the University Library.
AU History Photograph and Print Collection
Photographs and prints related to American University history, This collection of photographs documents the early history of American University and its campus in northwest Washington D.C., near Ward Circle, at the intersection of Massachusetts and Nebraska Avenues. The Collection includes photographs of Fort Gaines, the Civil War era Union Army fortification which was on the site that later became the American University campus. Photographs trace the physical development of the campus from the groundbreaking for its first building in 1896, through rapid growth in the 1920's, up to the mid 1960's. The Collection includes photographs from World War I when the campus housed the U.S. Army's Camp Leach and Camp AU and World War II when the campus housed the U.S. Navy Bomb Disposal School and an American Red Cross school for nurses. There are photographs of the University's founders, chancellors and presidents and of prominent officials who visited the campus, including Presidents Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Also included are photographs of commencement ceremonies from 1916 through 1970.
AU Reporter
The AU Reporter is a weekly newsletter of official information for the American University community. It publishes statements of policy, announcements of appointments, new or revised regulations, reports from University governance bodies, and serves as a general newsletter for faculty and staff.
The AU Trans Experience: Then and Now
"The AU Trans Experience: Then and Now" project aims to explore and celebrate the transgender experience at American University over the past several decades. For current transgender students, this project provides a sense that they belong to a trans-affirming AU community and to a long history of trans people at AU. The project also brings a rich awareness to our non-trans community members, who may know that trans people exist, or may even know a trans individual personally, but may not have spent much time thinking about what trans experience is like or how rich trans history and research really is. This was researched and curated by Dr. Perry Zurn (Dept. of Philosophy and Religion), Matt Ferguson, Stephen Masson, Hana Henzen, and Scout Pruski, with special direction from Leslie Nellis (Associate Archivist) and Erica Bethel (Marketing and Design Coordinator), in partial fulfillment of an Inclusive Excellence Mini-Grant. This is an ongoing archival project. If you have additional information about the history of trans life at AU, feel free to contact Perry Zurn (pzurn@american.edu).
Bald Eagle
American University students' humor magazine, published from 1959 to 1965.
Bishop John Fletcher Hurst Papers
Digitized selections from Bishop John Fletcher Hurst's personal papers. https://www.american.edu/library/archives/finding_aids/hurst_fa.cfm
Campus Mirror: Kay Spiritual Life Center (AU)
To view content in this collection use the search box above or click to browse by title, author, subject, or date.For more information about the Kay Spiritual Center, visit their home page.
Department of Philosophy Lectures
Historically, the American University Department of Philosophy sponsored many annual lecture series and guest lectures. This collection contains a selection of digitized lectures (1961-1980) from the annual Bishop John F. Hurst lecture series, the annual Faith and Freedom lectures, and other individual guest lectures. The Bishop John Fletcher Hurst Philosophy Lecture was initiated by the Department of Philosophy and Religion and named for the founder of American University, who was himself a philosopher. Offered annually in the spring, it brings to the American University campus some of the most distinguished thinkers from this country and abroad. As a result, our students have immediate contact with those shaping philosophical theory in many fields. The department has consistently invited lecturers who are working on the frontiers of contemporary thought and who are relevant to many other disciplines, including aesthetics, the social and natural sciences, history, literature, ethics and the philosophy of religion.
The Eagle
The Eagle student newspaper (1925-2015). Student newspapers are a unique resource for the study of social, cultural, and political history. They provide a voice for each new generation and display an insight not always reflected by the established media. Through American University’s student newspaper, The Eagle, researchers can gain an understanding of the student perspective of campus, local, national, and international events from 1925 through 2015. The Eagle online edition (2000-present): https://www.theeagleonline.com/ A Brief History of AU's Student Newspaper: https://www.american.edu/library/archives/eagle.cfm The Eagle: April Fools Issues: https://www.american.edu/library/archives/eagle_april_fools.cfm Access The Eagle (1925-1996) in the University of Illinois's collegiate chronicle project: https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=AUE&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN----------, The Eagle student newspaper (1925-June 2009). Digitized print editions of the Eagle student newspaper held by American University Library Archives and Special Collections. For later years and editions, see: The Eagle print edition (August 2009-present) ; The Eagle online edition (2001-present) ; Access The Eagle (1925-1996) in the University of Illinois's collegiate chronicle project.
GLBTA Resource Center Newsletters
To view content in this collection use the search box above or click to browse by title, author, subject, or date.For more information about the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally Resource Center, visit their webpage.
The Jewish Pickle
"A paper of Jewish concern for all concerned." The Jewish Pickle was the American University Jewish student newspaper published in conjunction with the Jewish Studies Program, 1976-1979.
UHURU
UHURU was the black student newspaper at the American University. It was published by the Organization of African and Afro-American Students at the America University (OASATAU) between 1970 and 1996. Between 1983 and mid-1989, UHURU was published as a column in The Eagle student newspaper. In October 1989, UHURU ran as an independent publication once more. In 1993, UHURU expanded its audience to encompass AU's muticultural community, and in 1996, the UHURU publication changed its name to Mosaic. The University Archives does not have a complete run of UHURU.
Ward Circle Protest Films, May 1970 (Teaching Project History)
In May of 1970 in the heat of the campus protests over the events at Kent State, Professor Glenn Harnden, from AU’s Department of Communications, pulled all the old film on hand and sent several students off with cameras to shoot activities both on and off campus. The footage was reviewed, compiled and edited into one master film with accompanying soundtrack.
Washington College of Law Historical Collection
Historical material related to the Washington College of Law at the American University. , Approximately 22 scrapbooks documenting the history of the Washington College of Law as well as its founder Ellen Spencer Mussey. Of note are several scrapbooks relating to Kappa Beta Phi, a womanlaw sorority and two documenting the 1902 encampment of the Grand Army of Republic in Washington, DC in 1902. The scrapbooks contain menus, newspaper clippings, programs, and photographs. Also included are issues of the WCL student newspaper, The Grit, its yearbook, The Memo, and Mussey family correspondence.