WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY TO CELEBRATE ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVE IN CONNECTION WITH INSTITUTION’S 150TH ANNIVERSARY

—Archive exhibits, including memorabilia, early photographs and campus publications, and documents written by William Paterson, to be on display on Thursday, October 28 in David and Lorraine Cheng Library on campus from 12:30 to 5 p.m.; ribbon-cutting ceremony set for 3:30 p.m.

In celebration of William Paterson University’s upcoming 150th anniversary in 2005, the University will formally acknowledge the establishment of a new University Archive on Thursday, October 28 in the David and Lorraine Cheng Library on campus. The Archive contains significant documents and artifacts related to the University’s growth and development, ranging from early yearbooks, other campus publications and photographs to memorabilia such as clothing and pennants.

President Arnold Speert will officially recognize the Archive with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Exhibits in the lobby and the first floor reading area will be open from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. and will showcase documents and memorabilia from the Archive. A number of the exhibits will remain on view in display cases for several weeks following the Archive opening.

On view will be selections from the University’s collection of legal documents written by William Paterson; yearbooks dating back to the 1920s; photographs of early campus scenes; memorabilia such as clothing, mugs and pennants; early issues of the Beacon and the Pioneer Times; significant items from the Library’s special collections; and early issues of campus publications such as catalogs, sports schedules and student handbooks. Also on view will be a portable University timeline exhibit that features key dates in the institution’s history.

William Paterson University was founded in 1855 as the Paterson City Normal School to improve the in-service training of teachers while providing educational opportunities for the children of Paterson’s mill workers. Today, nearly 11,500 students pursue studies in 30 majors and 19 graduate programs, taking classes seven days a week on a vast 370-acre Wayne campus in facilities equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

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