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Student-run newspapers at Virginia Commonwealth University have existed for over 80 years. While many are familiar with the Commonwealth Times, which began publishing in the fall of 1969, it was preceded on the Monroe Park Campus by two earlier student newspapers.
The Atlas was the first published student newspaper on the Monroe Park campus. It ran from 1929 until 1939, when the school was known as the Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, a Division of the College of William and Mary. In 1939, the school continued its affiliation with the College of William and Mary but it became known as the Richmond Professional Institute (RPI). That same year The Atlas received a new name, The Proscript (just called Proscript beginning in October 1947). It published under that title for 30 years. Soon after VCU was formed in 1968 from the merger of RPI and MCV, Proscript became the Commonwealth Times. On the Medical College of Virginia campus the student newspaper was Skull and Bones which ran from the 1930s until the 1950s.
During 2009-2013, bound issues of both of these early newspapers were digitized and indexed. This digital collection is comprised of 75 issues of The Atlas. Original issues are housed in James Branch Cabell Library Special Collections and Archives. Proscript is available as a VCU Libraries Digital Collection here.
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Credits
VCU Libraries digitized this collection in 2013-2014. Digital Specialist Drew Rollo supervised student employees, digitization, and quality control. Student employees Theresa Furbish, Nicole Slaven, and Ding Yang Lin assisted with digitization. Metadata Librarian Mary Anne Dyer created the metadata.
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The Atlas (1937-03-24)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-04-06)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-05-05)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-05-18)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-10-06)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-10-20)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-11-03)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-11-17)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-12-01)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1937-12-15)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-01-12)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-01-26)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-02-23)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-03-09)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-03-23)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-04-06)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-05-04)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-05-18)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-10-07)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-10-21)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-11-04)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-11-18)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-12-02)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1938-12-16)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1939-02-24)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1939-03-08)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1939-03-22)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1939-04-26)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.
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The Atlas (1939-05-17)
Issued by: College of William and Mary, Richmond School of Social Work and Public Health, 1929-1931 ; by Richmond Division, College of William and Mary 1931-1938 ; by Richmond Professional Institute, College of William and Mary, 1938-1939.