The Alternative, 1968-1972
Finding aid prepared by Carrie Schwier.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
The Alternative.
Title
The
Alternative,
1968-1972
Collection No.
C618
Extent
1.4 cubic feet
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Founded by graduate student Robert
Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. (B.A. 1965, M.A. 1967), in 1967,
The
Alternative
was founded as a conservative challenge to the political
left of the era with an emphasis on free enterprise and democratic values. In the
early 1970s, distribution moved nationally and in 1977 the publication was renamed
The American Spectator. In 1985 the company moved
from Bloomington, Indiana to Washington D.C. The collection consists of issues
dating from 1967-1977.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
Founded by graduate student Robert Emmett Tyrrell, Jr. (B.A. 1965, M.A. 1967), in
1967, The Alternative was founded as a conservative challenge to the political left
of the era with an emphasis on free enterprise and democratic values. In the early
1970s, distribution moved nationally and in 1977 the publication was renamed The
American Spectator. In 1985 the company moved from Bloomington, Indiana to
Washington D.C.
To read a more detailed history, see the February/ March 2015 issue of Bloom magazine
here.
Arrangement
Collection is organized in to one series of publications.
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of issues of
The Alternative,
a conservative magazine that challenged the political left of the era, spanning
1968–1972. Often light-hearted and satirical, articles cover national issues such as
the George Wallace presidential campaign of 1968, the Vietnam War, socialism and the
free market and social issues such as abortion, gender equality, welfare and the
place of the military in American society.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the
University Archives
Photographs Database
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Administrative Information
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University.
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Preferred Citation
[Item], The Alternative, Collection C618, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Carrie Schwier.
Completed in February 25, 2016
Container List
Box 1
Volume 1
No. 1, September
1967
No. 2, October-November 1967
No. 3, November–December 1967
No. 4, January-February 1968
No. 5, April-May 1968
No. 6, May-June 1968
Volume 2
No.1, September-October 1968
No. 2 October–November 1968
No. 3, December-January 1968
No. 4, February–March 1969
No. 5, May–June 1969
Volume 3
No. 1, August–September 1969
No. 2, September-October 1969
No. 3, November–December 1969
No. 4, February–March 1970
No. 6, May–June 1970
Volume 4
No. 1, November
1970
No. 2, December
1970
No. 3, January
1971
No. 4, February
1971
No. 5, April
1971
No. 6, May 1971
Volume 5
No. 1, October
1971
No. 2, November
1971
No. 3, December
1971
No. 4, January
1972
No. 5, February
1972
No. 6, March
1972
No. 7, April
1972
No. 8, May 1972
No. 9, June–September 1972
Volume 6
No. 1, October
1972
No. 2, November
1972
No. 3, December
1972
No. 4, January
1973
No. 5, February
1973
No. 6, March
1973
No. 7, April
1973
No. 8, May 1973
No. 9, June–September 1973
Volume 7
No. 1, October
1973
No. 2, November
1973
No. 3, December
1973
No. 4, January
1974
No. 5, February
1974
No. 6, March
1974
No. 7, April
1974
No. 8, May 1974
No. 9, June–September 1974
Box 2
Volume 8
No. 1, October
1974
No. 2, November
1974
No. 3, December
1974
No. 4, January
1975
No. 5, February
1975
No. 6, March
1975
No. 7, April
1975
No. 8, May 1975
No. 9, June–July 1975
No. 10, August-September 1975
Volume 9
No. 1, October
1975
No. 2, November
1975
No. 3, December
1975
No. 4, January
1976
No. 5, February
1976
No. 6, March
1976
No. 7, April
1976
No. 8, May 1976
No. 9, June–July 1976
No. 10, August-September 1975
Volume 10
No. 1, October
1976
No. 2, November
1976
No. 3, December
1976
No. 4, January
1977
No. 5, February
1977
No. 6, March
1977
No. 7, April
1977
No. 8, May 1977
No. 9, June–July 1977
No. 10, August-September 1977
No. 11, October
1977
Box 3
Duplicate loose issues, 1968-1972
