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DescriptionSummaryThis collection consists of the materials related to the 30th Annual Columbia Scholastic Press Association convention held in 1954. It includes the registration forms and submissions for prizes.
Using the CollectionRare Book and Manuscript Library Restrictions on AccessYou will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account. 
This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. This collection has no restrictions. Terms Governing Use and ReproductionSingle photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron. Preferred CitationIdentification of specific item; Date (if known); Columbia Scholastic Press Association convention records; Box and Folder; University Archives, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University Libraries. Related MaterialsAdditional materials about the CSPA conventions from the 1920s to the 1980s can be found in the Historical subject files (UA#0002). AccrualsNo additions are expected. Immediate Source of Acquisition2002.054 About the Finding Aid / Processing InformationColumbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library Processing InformationCollection-level record describing unprocessed material made public in summer 2018 as part of the Hidden Collections initiative. This collection was processed by Joanna Rios in November 2021. Revision Description2021-11-19 Content list published (JR) Subject HeadingsThe subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives. All links open new windows. Genre/Form
History / Biographical NoteBiographical / HistoricalThe Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), organized at Columbia in the fall of 1924, grew out of several gatherings of editors and staff members from secondary schools in the metropolitan New York area. As a result of these early meetings, a contest to evaluate student-edited newspapers and magazines was organized in February 1925. The results of that competition, which saw 179 publications entered, were announced at a convention held at Columbia on March 12-13, 1925, with 308 delegates in attendance. Those delegates voted to ask the University to continue the organization, adopted its official name, and established its journal, The School Press Review. Conventions have continued each year since 1925 at Columbia. In 1954, as Columbia was celebrating its bicentennial, the theme of the 30th Annual CSPA Convention was "Man's Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereof." |