SCU Then...

To begin their research, Anthony and Cindy decided to flip through the pages of the Course Calalouges the archives had on hand. While flipping through these pages, they encountered inconsistencies in the title of the College of Arts and Sciences during the 1973-1974 academic year. The did not see a "College of Arts and Sciences" and instead saw two separate colleges, the College of Humanities and Arts and College of Sciences. This baffled the two researchers and after further research, it was discovered that the 1973-1974 school year was during the time period (1967-1987) in which the modern College of Arts and Sciences had been divided into two schools. Multiple documents reported this schism was due to the expanding size of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the need for the subjects to be focused upon by multiple deans.  Aside from its placement in SCU history, artifacts from the 1973-1974 school year, and other artifacts from previous school years, explain themselves in respect to the position that the College of Arts and Sciences held within the university. During this time period, from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s, multiple history clubs were founded, as well as an honors societies for those in teh College of Arts and Humanities. Other artifacts included newspaper articles and copies of the OWL, known today as The Santa Clara Review, which was the best way for amateur student writers to get some of their works published. By analyzing publications generated by students during this academic year, Anthony and Cindy saw the expansion of the Arts and Humanities throughout the university community as a whole. The decision to look at the Arts and Humanities community as a part of the university provided a wider lense when Anthony and Cindy were analyzing how student publications affected to reflect the atmosphere of the university in the 1970’s as a whole. In this collection, simply titled 1973-74, the researchers wanted to showcase how the College of Arts and Sciences looked during this time period and also how the college, and the university as a whole, were represented through many publications and fields. Overall, this collection showcases a brief glimpse into what the University of Santa Clara may have looked like back then.