Beehives, Bebop and Bell Bottoms: Take a Peek at the Past with Digital Copies of the Blazer

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by  Joliet Junior College

Take a Peek at the Past with
Digital Copies of the Blazer
Digitizing the Blazer, Joliet Junior College’s student- they were organized and mailed to Internet Archive,
led newspaper, is the latest project of the Joliet Junior a nonprofit digital library that has digitized the JJC
College Archives. The JJC Archives is located at the JJC yearbooks; issues of the college’s literary magazine
Library and houses college yearbooks, photographs, and “The Wordeater”; and the book “Joliet Junior College
other memorabilia, including issues of The Blazer, which 1901-2001: A Pictorial History of America’s Oldest
has held an important place in college history for nearly Public Community College.” The newspapers were
90 years. scanned by Internet Archive and became part of the
College Archives Digital Collection and are openly
Now, the public has the opportunity to access over
available to be viewed and read.
700 issues of the Blazer online dating as far back
as 1931 through the JJC Library Archives website: Perhaps most importantly, the Blazer digitization
www.jjc.edu/info/archives. The newspaper provides project was made possible by the James P. Sczepaniak
a first-hand account of U.S. history and the history of Endowment Fund. This funding also allowed the college
Joliet Junior College as it was unfolding by showcasing to work with an archives specialist on a long-term plan
the changing eras from the Depression, World War II, to organize the archives collection and ensure proper
Vietnam War, presidential elections, popular movies preservation of this priceless memorabilia. Additionally,
and music, student commentaries, and a variety of with the endowment funding, the JJC Library purchased
advertisements. exhibit materials to showcase photographs, yearbooks
and various bulletins at the Alumni Brunch this past
The articles illuminate how the college has continued
spring. The conclusive goal of the JJC Archives is
to evolve throughout the decades to consistently
to share photographs, documents and artifacts
offer students opportunities for academic growth and
commemorating the college’s rich history with
achievement as well as provide an interesting look at
the public.
how everything from fashion to dating has changed over
the years. The JJC Library is honored to accept any donations of JJC
memorabilia to add to our growing archives collection.
The digitizing process began by creating an inventory
To make a donation, please contact Amy Chellino, JJC
of the Blazers that are stored in the College Archives at
librarian: [email protected]/815-280-6708.
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