The Berkeley Beacon is the only student newspaper of Emerson College. Founded in 1947 on the corner of Berkeley and Beacon Street, the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections is excited to provide access to the newly digitized issues.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 2, Number 6, December 7, 1947.
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"Emerson May Join USNSA"; Faculty profile of Francis Melrose Mahard, Jr.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 2, Number 5, November 25, 1947.
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"Theatre season begins"; "Get behind your basketball team"; Faculty profile of Betty Alden Morris.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 2, Number 4, November 7, 1947.
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"WECB [radio] renews operation"; Faculty profile of Richard Pierce.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 2, Number 3, October 20, 1947.
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Headline regarding G.I. Bill; Faculty profile of Gertude Binley Kay.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 2, Number 2, October 11, 1947.
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Resignation of Elmer Fisher (Superintendent of Buildings); Harry Seymour Ross recovers from surgery.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 2, Number 1, September 25, 1947.
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"Epic improvements" headline describes building renovations.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 1, Number 7, May 20, 1947.
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Commencement issue; Profile of Emerson president Boylston Green; The Berkeley Beacon's first staff are named and pictured; Faculty profile of Lynn Toney (Radio dept).
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 1, Number 5, April 15, 1947.
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Junior prom queen, Barbara Arnold; Faculty profile of William Howland Kenney.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 1, Number 4, March 15, 1947.
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"WECB is on the air"; Faculty profile of Ruth Southwick Maxfield.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 1, Number 3, March 1, 1947.
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"John Gielgud speaks at Emerson"; "Golden Falcon success!"
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 1, Number 2, February 15, 1947.
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Premiere of the play "The Golden Falcon" by playwright Daniel Rudsten.
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Berkeley Beacon, Volume 1, Number 1, February 1, 1947.
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The first issue of Emerson College's student newspaper, the Berkeley Beacon. Includes an article about the inaugural broadcast of radio station, WECB.