College student newspapers and periodicals

Content Description This collection is comprised of a number of time capsules: nine from the 19th century, buried by different graduating classes, and one from the 21st century, created at the College's bicentennial in 2012. In the late 19th century, it was customary for graduating classes at Hamilton College to plant a tree and commission a stone carved with the year of their graduation. After commencement, the students would bury a box beneath the stone containing newspapers, magazines, and other memorabilia...