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Beacom College Historical Records

Historical Records of Beacom College

Folder 1

1902-1903, Wilmington Business Journal. A 12-page glossy journal devoted to stories and photographs designed to encourage prospective students to enroll at Wilmington Business School (forerunner of Beacom College). The folder contains 4 copies of the issue that is designated "Second Year (1902)" and 6 copies od the issue designated "Third Year (1903)."

 

Folder 2

1903 -1904

  1. A Little Book About Success.  A 28-page booklet published by W. H. Beacom, principal of Wilmington Business School. [1903] It consists entirely of testimonial letters from students and employers and includes pictures of the students who wrote. (4 copies) The booklet is undated, but one of the copies includes a letter from Mr. Beacom dated June 25, 1909, which states that the booklet was first published in 1903.
  2. Souvenir of Wilmington, 1904. A 16-page booklet that was distributed to prospective students by the Wilmington Business School. Consisting primarily of pictures of Wilmington, the School, and its students, the booklet includes a brief history of the school.

Folder 3

1907

  1. Wilmington Business School, a Thumb Nail Story. This brochure announcing the School's new location in the Du Pont Building features pictures of that new location along with pictures of two previous sites. (4 copies).
  2. A formal announcement of the new location of the School in the new Du Pont Building, March 25, 1907. 

Folder 4

1909 

A series of five circulars that were mailed to prospective students in 1909: 

  1. The Man Out of a Job (1 copy with an accompanying letter from President Beacom.)
  2. Would You Make Good? (2 copies, each with a letter from President Beacom dated July 23, 1909)
  3. The Last Man to Go (2 copies)
  4. The Woman in Business (3 copies)
  5. It Pays to Know Business (3 copies). This circular refers to the first four circulars mailed previously, listing them by title, and continues with a summary of reasons to attend Wilmington Business School.
  6. Two printed post cards to be used to request the School catalog.

Folder 5

1909-1910

  1. Some Pictures and a History That Will Interest You. A 30-page booklet consisting primarily of photographs of the classrooms at the Wilmington Business School and at the Salisbury College of Business. It also contains a history of the School that includes the reasons for opening the Salisbury campus. Undated, it appears to be 1909 or 1910 (see page 29). (8 copies)
  2. How Others See Us. [1910?] A 16-page booklet consisting entirely of 1910 testimonial letters written for Salisbury College of Business by employers and students. 
  3. The Quarterly Review, Vol. 1, No. 1, "Published in the interests of Beacom Business Colleges." An 8-page glossy magazine promoting business education, business careers, and private commercial schools in general and Beacom Business Colleges in particular. 

Folder 6

1914-1927

  1. Photocopies of 20 advertisements appearing in local area newspapers in 1914. 
  2. Beacom Echoes. A quarterly publication of the College that features lists of graduates and their placement with employers. Collection includes issues for June 1 and for Sept. 1 of 1914 and for December of 1915. 
  3. Leaflet promoting Gregg Shorthand. 
  4. Song book published for Beacom Business Colleges. [1917?]
  5. W. H. Beacom letter to a member of the 1917-18 class, August 18, 1917.
  6. What Are You Going to Do? A sales brochure inviting prospective students to send for the 1918 catalog.
  7. The Beacom Way; a Little Book Which Tells of the Beacom Courses of Study and Their Possibilities. A booklet of more than 30 pages that describes in detail the courses offered at the Wilmington Business School and the Salisbury College of Business. It cites salaries and opportunities open to graduates and names nationally known successful persons who pursued the business school route. Undated, it apparently was published some time between 1913 (when the School was first located in the Odd Fellows Building) and 1925 (when Salisbury College of Business ceased to exist). The absence of any mention of World War I and the higher salaries cited would indicate it probably dates after 1918. 
  8. Photocopies of 6 advertisements appearing in area newspapers in 1927. 

Folder 7

1935-1945

  1. Beacom Bulletin, Vol. 37, No. 1, [1937?] a 6-page folder presenting reasons for attending Beacom College. 
  2. A leaflet entitled "Is Shorthand for Boys Justified?" Distributed by the College, this reprint from Modern Business Education, Nov. 1939, states the case for male secretaries.
  3. Beacom College, A School of Distinction, 1940. A 14-page booklet featuring full pages of photographs of classrooms, students, etc., along with course descriptions. (3 copies)
  4. Careers in Business for Young Women. 7-page booklet edited by Esther E. Brooke. [circa 1945]
  5. Personal Efficiency at Beacom College. A leaflet that describes Salesmanship and Public Speaking courses at Beacom and features two pages of student comments on those courses. [Undated] It was composed by A. Raymond Jackson, who organized and taught the courses from 1946 - 1951. (6 copies)
  6. A December 1948 listing of existing shorthand systems which asserts that the Gregg system is the fastest and dominates the field.
  7. Your Tomorrow. A 21-page booklet, 8 1/2" x 11", featuring photographs and reasons for attending Beacom. Undated, it was published some time between 1946 and 1951. 
  8. Secretarial Careers for Young Women, by Frances Maule. Folder c1945. 

Folder 8-13

Issues of Success, magazine, 1918-1931. Archival holdings are as follows:

Folder 8

Vol. 1, No. 1, December 1918 (2 copies)

           No. 2, March 1919 (2 copies)

           No. 3, June 1919

           No. 4, September 1919 (2 copies)

Vol. 2, No. 1, December 1919 (2 copies)

 

Folder 9

Vol. 2, No. 2,  March 1920 (2 copies)

           No. 3, June 1920 (2 copies)

           No. 4, September 1920 (2 copies)

Vol. 3, No. 1, December 1920

           No. 2, March 1921 (2 copies) 

           No. 3, June 1921 

           No . 4, September 1921 (2 copies)

                       December 1921 (2 copies)

Folder 10

Vol. 4, No. 2, March 1922

           No. 3, June 1922

           No. 4, September 1922

Vol. 5, No. 1, December 1922 (2 copies)

Folder 11

Vol. 5, No. 2, March 1923 (2 copies)

           No. 3, June 1923 (2 copies)

           No. 4, September 1923 (3 copies)

Vol. 6, No. 2, March 1924

           No. 3, June 1924

Folder 12

Vol. 9, No. 2, March 1927

           No. 4, September 1927

Vol. 10, No. 1, December 1927

             No. 2, March 1928

             No. 3, June 1928

             No. 4, September 1928

Vol. 11, No. 3, June 1929 (2 copies)

Folder 13

Vol. 12, No. 2, March 1930 ( 6 copies)

Vol. 13, No. 2, March 1931 (7 copies)

Folder 14

A 1934 public relations booklet consisting of testimonial letters from businessmen, graduates, and parents of students; Beacom's list of students for 1932, 1933, and 1934; comparisons of courses as taught at Beacom and at other schools; a list of 100 Beacom graduates and their positions in banking firms. 

Folder 15

Booklet (circa 1940) titled Beacom College, a School of Distinction. Consists of 12 pages of photographs of classrooms, students, personnel, student organizations, etc., followed by two pages of course listings by curriculum. 

Acknowledgements

This guide was made machine-readable by Briana Daly, November 2017.