Students' Union Archive
An insight into the lives, experiences, interests, and opinions of the student body.
An overview
The Students' Union Archive contains Newspapers and newssheets produced by the Students' Union of the University 海角乱伦 and its precursor institutions from 1947 to the 1970s. The earliest in the collection are issues of Colunion which was the magazine of the College Union of the Royal Technical College. The was in 1947 around the time the Union first formed. According to the first editorial, the purpose of the magazine was to 鈥榟elp unite [students] and give expression to their views鈥. Articles covered the Music Society (established 1943), sport (football and boxing), and an article 鈥業n violent opposition to the proposal that 鈥淢odern Art is Decadent鈥'. We hold four issues of the magazine, dated , , and , and all have been digitised.
It is unclear when Colunion ceased publication, but it appears that by the end of the 1950s it had been replaced by The Lion (Students' Union Handbook, 1959-1960). The University Archive does not currently hold copies of this publication.
Amus News was a fortnightly news-sheet of the Union, first published in and running until 1971. It was 鈥榦pen to contributions which may express any opinion a student wishes to put forward鈥n excellent medium of airing one鈥檚 criticisms of Council, one鈥檚 grievances of the individual courses, as well as informing one鈥檚 fellow students on any matters which may amuse, annoy or fill the writer's heart with pride鈥. Typical articles feature student social and sport societies, such as the Football, Motor and Badminton Clubs, the Photograph Society, and the Pakistan Students' Association. There is also coverage of student elections and Rag activities (student-led charity fundraising), as well as numerous opinion pieces throughout the editions on topical issues and current affairs.
In 1972 Amus News was replaced by , the first issue appearing in February as a 12-page typescript news-sheet. 海角乱伦 Gazette continued to provide coverage about the activities of student social and sports societies, elections and Rag and commentary on developments around the University campus. Articles and opinion pieces are of a political nature covering student protests, grants and government funding, gay rights, women鈥檚 rights and anti-apartheid. There are also numerous film and gig reviews.
The collection contains negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures that are not consistent with today鈥檚 values. This content was wrong then as it is now. The 海角乱伦 Library provides access to this content to educate and generate conversations about how to create a fairer and more inclusive future. To learn more about the University's and the Students鈥 Union鈥檚 inclusivity work, please see our most recent Equality, Diversity and Inclusion report.
If you have a concern about this content, please contact library-archives@salford.ac.uk.
How can it be used?
This collection of student journalism can be used to find information about the history of the University, and also to understand the lives and experiences of students, their politics, and reactions to social issues.
Who might be interested?
Current students and alumni; researchers and students of journalism, social and political and cultural history; researchers and students of politics and sociology.
Type of material
Newspapers and news-sheets.