All Hallows’ Eve in Poetry, Prose and Photos: Excerpts from the “Roundup” and the “Phoenix”

It’s the week of Halloween and there’s no better time to highlight some items from our University Archives collections, specifically the Baylor Roundup (our campus yearbook) and The Phoenix (a literary magazine sponsored by the English Department). First up, a poem called Halloween from the 1902 Roundup.

1902_RoundupFrom the 1950 Roundup

Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 1.54.04 PMA short story from the 1981 Phoenix titled Autumn

Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 10.26.27 AM Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 10.26.44 AM Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 10.27.04 AMIn the 1981 Roundup, there were basically a ton of Morks and Richard Nixon together in a crowd. Seems legit.

Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 2.05.59 PMIn 1993, kids got in on the act

Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 2.08.12 PMTwo cats and a vampire (?), 1996

Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 2.10.37 PMAnd lastly, if it’s 1998, it’s a guy in a “ghost face killer mask” from Scream

Screen Shot 2015-10-29 at 2.12.30 PMThere’s a lot more instances of the word “Halloween” in the University Archives (639 to be exact) to explore. Happy Halloween from all of us at the DPG!

 

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