Touchstone, 1949 April

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Issuing body	Amherst College
Publisher	Metcalf Printing Co. (Northampton, Mass.)
Title	Touchstone, 1949 April
Title	Touchstone (Amherst, Mass.)
Date Issued	1949-04
Abstract	Volume 11 Number 7 of Touchstone. The magazine focused on undergraduate opinion and included contributions from Amherst College, Smith College, and Mount Holyoke College students. From March 1936 to February 1950 the periodical was published eight times a year under the title of Touchstone. From March 1950 to 2001 the magazine was published under the title of Sabrina. No issues were published in the years 1943-1945, 1955-1958, 1964, 1958-1970, 1972-1980, 1994-1996, and 1998-1999. The magazine included humorous elements as well as "the genuine literary efforts of budding writers." Entries in issues varied in form including drawings, comics, poems, short stories, articles, photographs, editorials, and jokes. The editors of this issue were James Douglas, Jr., Samuel Lord, Jr., Burton E. Randall, Jr., William Insley, Raymond B. Jones, and Thomas J. Weyl, II.
Notes	A misprint on the title page of this item provides a date of February 1949. Based on the date printed on the cover and the volume and issue number, April 1949 is the assumed date of publication.
Physical Description	1 item (32 pages) : illustrations ; 28 cm
Languages	English
Place of Publication	Northampton (Mass.)
Genre	Magazines (periodicals)
Subject	College student newspapers and periodicals – Massachusetts – Amherst
Subject	Amherst College – Periodicals
Subject	College students' writings, American – Periodicals
Subject	College wit and humor – Periodicals
Part of	Amherst College Student and Alumni Publications Collection
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Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Touchstone/Dime/Sabrina/Context
Rights	No Copyright - United States
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