Finding aid for the Tel-Buch Office Records

History of Tel-Buch Office

The University of Akron's first yearbook was published in 1880 under the title Argo, in recognition of Jason and the Argonauts. The first yearbook was published with a staff of seven people, including an editor-in-chief, a business manager, and a treasurer. Two years later, the staff changed the title to The Buchtel through the 1908 edition. In 1911, the title then changed to the Tel-Buch which it remained until its last publication in 2008.

Publication of the yearbook has been sporadic at times, especially during the early years. The Argo was published in 1880; the Buchtel was published in 1882, 1887, 1889, 1893, 1894, and 1908. The Tel-Buch was published 1911 through 2008, with the exception of 1934, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, and 1951.

The Tel-Buch provides a perspective of university activities by including photos of fraternities and sororities, sports teams, and various campus events. Students managed the production and distribution of the yearbook with the assistance of a faculty adviser. The yearbook's financial success depended on advertisement and purchases.

Scope and Content

The Tel-Buch Office Records mainly contain photographs (Series I) taken to produce the annual yearbook. Many of these photographs were published in the yearbook; some were not published. Student photographers took a majority of the photographs, so they document campus from a student perspective. The subjects covered in the photographs include athletics, student groups and organizations, social activities, and candid campus photographs. A relatively small number of photographic negatives (Series II) and slides (Series III) exist in the records. Series IV contains office files that document the production of the yearbook. Included in this series are editors' duties, page layouts, and correspondence. The records are arranged by year and alphabetically therein.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.

Restrictions on Access

No restrictions on access; except not available through interlibrary loan.

University of Akron Photographs, 1854-2004; John Ashley University Photographs; News Services, Office of; University Publications

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Tel-Buch Office Records, Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

Records were transferred in multiple accessions from the Tel-buch Office.

Detailed Description of The Collection