In partnership with Salem College’s library, hundreds of early issues of The Salemite, the school’s student newspaper, are now available on DigitalNC.
The Salemite has been published continuously under that name from 1920 until the present day. We’ve just finished digitizing issues from 1920 through 1948. These early issues of the paper include school news, advertisements from local merchants hoping to attract the business of the student body, and announcements of events both on campus and in the surrounding Salem community. As with many school papers, social anecdotes and inside jokes abound.
Formed by Moravians in 1772, the school now known as Salem College is recognized as one of the oldest women’s colleges in the nation. We have also partnered with Salem College to digitize their yearbooks and other historic items. You can view all of these, along with The Salemite, at DigitalNC.
