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- 1990-2020+ (Creation)
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1.26 linear feet
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St. Cloud State University was established by the state of Minnesota in 1869 as the Third State Normal School.
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Kaleidoscope presents poetry, essays, short stories, and photographs which have a multicultural theme and are created by students, faculty, and staff at St. Cloud State University.
The first issue of Kaleidoscope was published in 1990. In the staff notes of the first issue it states:
The staff of the Write Place is pleased to present Kaleidoscope, a collection of student essays, short stories, and poems which highlight and celebrate multicultural experiences. Writing included in this collection has been authored by undergraduate and graduate students from African-American, African, American Indian, Palestinian Arab, Japanese, Chinese, South Korean, and rural Minnesota cultures. We hope that reading these student contributions will foster communication among cultural groups within the university, help students to understand their own experiences and those of others, and enrich all of our experiences. We also hope that faculty will share this collection with their students in the classroom.
The website has many past issues available, beginning with Volume 1 from 1990, up to Volume 8 from the 1997-1998. The magazine first appeared online in 1996. All issues will eventually be available both online and in print format.
Listed are year, editor, then faculty advisor:
1990; Vol. 1; Janice Anderson, Laurie Bertamus, Brenda Frye, Heidi Slettedahl; Dr. Judith Kilborn
Spring 1991, Vol. 2; Ron L. Heck and Lisa J. Helmin; Dr. Judith Kilborn
Spring 1992, Vol. 3; Dr. Judith Kilborn, Dr. Steve Klepetar, and Robert Gardner ;Dr. Judith Kilborn
Spring 1993, Vol. 4; Michelle Bender, Robert Gardner, Dr. Judith Kilborn, Dr. Steve Klepetar, Dr. Rex Veeder; Dr. Judith Kilborn
Spring 1994, Vol. 5; Sam Anderson-McCoy, Libbie Brunsvold, Angela Henderson, etc.; Dr. Judith Kilborn
1995, Vol. 6; Bob Inkster, Judith Kilborn, Kelly A. Larson, and Rex Veeder; Rex Veeder
1996, Vol. 7; Heidi Gomez, Jessica Lourey, Judith M. Kilborn; Dr. Judith M. Kilborn
2006; Petra Neumueller; Dr. Carol Mohrbacher
2009; Nick Seifert; Dr. Carol Mohrbacher
Scope and content
This collection contains literary and artistic publications that have been put together by students, faculty, and staff at St. Cloud State University. The items in this collection date from 1990 to 2006. Additions to this collection may be ongoing.
The magazine is funded through an SCSU Cultural Diversity Committee allocation and is sponsored through St. Cloud State’s writing center, the Write Place. The contributors to the magazine retain all rights to their work(s). Kaleodiscope is published once a year.
More information on the publication, including submissions guidelines. Past issues can be found at the following website: https://web.stcloudstate.edu/kaleidoscope/. There may be issues on the website that University Archives does not have physical copies for and vice versa.
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Records are located at 29D.4d-f.
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There are no access restrictions.
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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
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- English
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Processed by Alissa LaChapelle in November 2008.