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Mission of the Archives

The mission of the Davenport University Archives is to collect, organize, preserve and share material that documents the history of the institution.

Using the Archives

Please feel free to e-mail the Archives (DUArchives@davenport.edu) with questions about Davenport University history and/or the University Archives collection.

The archives is a closed stacks collection and assistance from the library staff is necessary in order to access it. Archival material does not circulate.

University Archives Holdings

University Serial Publications

University publications organized chronologically earliest to most recent include the following:

Newspapers/Magazines
  • Success (Detroit Business Institute), Mar. 1920 – 1932
  • The McLachlan Collegian (published monthly by the students of the McLachlan Business University), Nov. 1923 – Dec. 1924
  • Student’s Life (published monthly by the students of DMI), Feb. 1925 - April, 1956
  • The Business Institute News (Published by the Business Institute Saginaw-Pontiac-Detroit): Aug. 1933 and Aug. 1938, oversized
  • The News (becomes the Lancer in March 1940 and the Grand Rapids Lancer Oct. 1941 and written by the newspaper classes), Sep. 1939 – Nov. 1943
  • Student’s Life (written and edited by the students and faculty of the Detroit Business Institute), Feb. 1955 – Ca. post graduation, 1963
  • Northeastern Life (newsletter “Written and Edited by the Students and Faculty of Northeastern School of Commerce”) Spring 1957 - Early Spring 1970
  • Students’ Life (written and edited by the students and faculty of the Davenport Institute) Dec. 1960 -Sep. 1969
  • Student Bulletin/SBI Newsletter/Saginaw’s Brief Intrigue: Nov. 11, 1964 – Nov. 21, 1974
  • News from Detroit College of Business, ca. 1966 – ca. 1982
  • News & Views (Davenport College of Business), ca. 1966 – ca. 1969
  • Unnamed newsletter (written and edited by the students of Davenport College and appears to be a continuation of Students’ Life), Nov. 1969 (V6#5)
  • Davenport Digest (formerly entitled News & Views, monthly), Jan. 1970 – Feb. 1995
  • Detroit College of Business Falcon, Jan. 1973 – Apr. 1987
  • The Oracle (Written and edited by the students of Davenport College), Jan. 1976 – Thanksgiving 1979
  • Davenport Newsletter, Feb. 1978 – Jan. 1979
  • Davenpress (Written and edited by the students of Davenport College of Business), Dec. 1979 – Mar. 1993
  • From the Inside, Oct. 1980
  • The Memo, Jan. 1981 – March 1984
  • The Term Paper (An employee publication for the Davenport/Detroit System), Feb. 1988 – Mar. 1989
  • D.C. Times, ca. Nov. 1993 – Winter 1997
  • Campus Chronicle (Great Lakes Junior College Midland Campus): Feb. 16, 1993 – Sep. 20, 1995
  • Davenport College Connection (published by the Davenport College Office of Advancement), Sep. 1997 – Jul. 2000
  • Davenport University Magazine, Fall 2000 – Winter 2007
  • Davenport University Review, Spring 2007 – present
  • From the Panther’s Paw (literary), 2007 - 2009
  • Journal of Practical Business, first issue 2010
  • Davenport University Partners and Panther Press, 2010
Catalogs
  • Davenport Catalogs, 1976 – 2007
  • Detroit College of Business Catalogs, 1962 – 2000
Yearbooks
  • Davenport Yearbooks, 1941 – 1972 (not comprehensive)
  • Detroit Yearbooks, 1961 – 1975
  • Saginaw Business Institute, 1960 – 1964, 1966 & 1967
Annual Reports
  • Davenport Annual Reports, 1979 – 1996
  • Davenport Foundation Annual Reports, 1984 – 1995