Texas A&M Newspapers and Periodicals Collection
The Collection currently consists of digitized copies of The Battalion, The Daily Bulletin, and The Texas Polka News newspapers.
The Battalion
The Battalion started production in 1893 as a monthly publication by the Stephen F. Austin and Calliopean Literary Societies until 1906 when publication was taken over by the Student Association. The Battalion is the longest running student newspaper at Texas A&M, having been continuously published since 1893 with the exception for a short period in 1918 during World War I.
The Daily Bulletin / Reveille
The Daily Bulletin began publication in 1916 by the Publicity Department of the College. From 1918-1919 it ran under the name The Reveille before switching back to The Daily Bulletin in 1919 and ceased publication in 1938.
The Texas Polka News
Established in 1987 by musician Julius Tupa, The Texas Polka News (TPN) is a monthly publication dedicated to the mission of promoting polka music and other Texas roots music. Print editions were donated to Cushing Memorial Library and Archive in 2016, and are a part of the Floyd & Louise Chapman Texas & Borderlands Collection.
The collection in context
Cushing Memorial Library and Archives strives to make our digital collection resources available and useful to our faculty, staff, students, alumni, researchers and the general public. Through our web site, the Libraries offers public access to a wide range of information, including historical materials that may contain offensive language or negative stereotypes. Such materials must be viewed in the context of the relevant time period. Texas A&M does not endorse the views expressed in such materials.
Digitization and collection growth
The digitization and stewardship of this collection is being completed by the University Libraries Preservation unit. Please check back regularly for updates.
Additionally, we plan to digitize all other newspapers, produced at Texas A&M, which are currently in the Libraries’ holdings. This includes the Texas Collegiate (1876-1880), The College Journal (1889-1893), Little Battalion (1947-1951), and The Daily Bulletin/Reveille (1916-1938).
The digitization of the Texas A&M Newspaper Collection is funded through the generosity of the Class of 1949. To help support this or other digitization projects, please contact Adelle Hedleston '88 at adelle-h@tamu.edu or 979-862-4574.
Copyright Statement
The copyright status of The Battalion ranges from the public domain (from the earliest issues through 1963) to more recent items still in copyright. The issues made available here were digitized from Texas A&M University Libraries’ physical holdings. While Texas A&M University is the publisher and copyright holder for this newspaper as a title, the collective content presentation from authors not affiliated with Texas A&M University is covered by the Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. vs. Tasini,which clarifies that online newspapers presented in context, with the full page formatting intact, are acceptable, while individual, article-by-article presentation is not. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item.
The Texas A&M University Newspaper Collection offers a window into student life and campus happenings at Texas A&M. The newspapers provide a first-hand account of events that impacted student life which occurred on campus as well as from around the world.
The first newspaper produced by Texas A&M was the Texas Collegiate which ran from 1876-1880 under the direction of the Stephen F. Austin and Calliopean Literary Societies. Another newspaper was not produced until 1889, which went by the name The College Journal, and was published monthly until 1893 by the Stephen F. Austin and Calliopean Literary Societies. The Battalion started production in 1893 as a monthly publication by the Stephen F. Austin and Calliopean Literary Societies until 1906 when publication was taken over by the Student Association. The Battalion is the longest running student newspaper at Texas A&M, having been continuously published since 1893 with the exception for a short period in 1918 during World War I. From 1947-1951 freshmen housed at the Annex (Riverside/RELLIS) produced a newspaper called The Little Battalion. The Daily Bulletin began publication in 1916 by the Publicity Department of the College. From 1918-1919 it ran under the name Reveille before switching back to The Daily Bulletin in 1919 and ceased publication in 1938.
