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This collection contains campus telephone directories from 1924 through the 2014/15 academic year. Listed were the addresses, PO boxes, and phone numbers.  Often, the directory indicated the year of study for students.  Though the first few directories listed only students, most of the directories list faculty, staff, and students.  Faculty/staff were always listed separately from students.

Starting in the early 1960s, university offices were listed and, later, would list sub-units and personnel associated with the office.  Other information, such as campus maps and lists of buildings were included, as well as advertisements from local businesses and churches.

The final physical copy was printed for the 2014/15 academic year.

This collection of records contains mostly publications, publicity, and biographical files of faculty and senior administrators at St. Cloud State. The publicatons and publicity provide a wide-ranging and rich view of the university, particularily from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Series 1. Administrative Files

This series contains adminstrative files of the unit, ranging from planning to events, publications, personnel and equipment, and budgets. The files primarily date from the late 1960s to the middle of the 1980s.

Series 2. Biographical Files

Dating from the 1950s to the 1980s, this series contains the publicity files created by University Communications for faculty and senior administrators. Types of documents included here are press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, curriculum vitae, and other documents that contain biographical information.

Series 3. Clippings

Dating mostly from the 1980s, this series focuses on articles on and about St. Cloud State University. Topics covered are wide ranging, including buildings, personnel, and budget issues.

Series 4. Press Releases and Publicity

Arranged in chronological order, this series contains press releases dating from the 1950s through the early 1990s. The records focus on a wide variety of topics including campus events, buildings, personnel, curriculum, and other contributions to the community.

Series 5. Publications

This series contains several campus publications that focus on the campus community, as well as the community. Dating from the 1960s to 2011+, these publications document events and other happenings on campus, personnel, and buildings related to St. Cloud State.

The Chronicle is a student published newspaper at St. Cloud State University. A wide variety of topics are covered including campus events, athletics, and people, as well as the St. Cloud community itself.

Times published per year varied over time, from twice a month to twice a week to once a month. The last printed issue dates was in April 2017, but printing of a physical issue began again in March 2019 and ended in March 2020. Issues were then born digital until April 2021. As of the spring of 2024, the Chronicle is entirely online.

Series four contains negatives, contact sheets, and photographs that appeared in each issue of the Chronicle from 1970 to 1990. Only a very small number of images appeared in each issue, yet there are images from a story that were not used or for images that did not make the final copy of the Chronicle.