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Course catalogs and circulars of information from the New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair from 1909 to 1927

Series 2 contains a hand-bound typed copy of the Sigma Phi Alpha Sorority poetry contest from the years 1938 and 1939. The contest rules are listed at the beginning of the book. The “best” submissions are included, with the winners printed in order of first to fourth place. This series is in one folder.

Series 1 comprises two issues of volume 1 of So to Speak, an early college magazine. Both the November and December issues contain book reviews, short stories, music reviews of swing bands, poetry, drawings, humor, gossip, sports, and play reviews. Other material includes a letter from Vernetta Decker and a dating bureau (early singles classifieds). Notably, the publication describes the pre-World War II climate of the campus. The tone is light-hearted, however the gossipy nature of the publication is criticized in feedback published in the December issue.

These two are the only issues in the Archives and Special Collections, however, the magazine continued to publish until the end of 1941. The Signal newspaper reported in the November 29, 1941 issue that the very high cost of paper prohibited publishing further.

1919 Palatine Yearbook, New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair

In its premier edition on October 2, 1972, Utimme Umana: La Voz Oculta indicated that it succeeded the Utimme Umana, which had been the Black student's newspaper on campus. Utimme Umana was originally incorporated in 1968. With the advent of the October 2, 1972 publication, and still reflecting Black sentiments on campus, the newspaper now included a Hispanic voice, La Voz Oculta. Utimme Umana is Swahili for "rebirth," and La Voz Oculta means "hidden voice" in Spanish. Utimme Umana: La Voz Oculta was published twice monthly in a newspaper format until some point in early 1978 when it changed to a magazine format. Throughout its existence, the publication has presented poetry, short stories, and essays relating predominately to Black, Hispanic, and Latinx themes. Issues also include social and cultural events, announcements, reviews, letters to the editor, photographs, and drawings. Many issues also contain advertising. Issues run on average 30 pages.