Can you provide any history about the OU Campus Newspaper and how it began?
Answer
OU Campus was originally duty of Prof. Frank Hamblin in 1884
· 1884 newspaper was published 4 times a year (Oct, Dec, Mar, June)
· 1887 six assistants and the editor in chief ran the newspaper
· 1000 copies were being produced
· Under President Colgrove in 1892 a smaller paper “OU Campus Souvenir” over the summer was published which was a combination of a newspaper and a literary journal
· First electrotypes appeared in this newspaper; they were of pictures like Charlton Cottage and the Newspaper staff
· College Press Association was founded