Below, I’ll provide you with three primary sources, a little bit of source context, and ask you to use those sources–together–to make an argument in response to the prompt question.
Prompt: Taken together, what do the provided sources tell you about the impact of the early Cold War on Merrimack College?
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Source: John Sheehan, “Editorial: Time is Short!” The Press Club Bulletin 1, no. 1 (November 26, 1947), 4.
Source Context: The Press Club Bulletin was the initial name of Merrimack’s student paper. This editorial comes from the inaugural issue of the student paper, which was published during the college’s first semester of operation in 1947.
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Source: “There Probably Is No Other Time,” advertisement in Lawrence Eagle Tribune (May 16, 1949), 35.
Source Context: During Merrimack’s early years, all classes were held in one cinder block building (now part of the Andover YMCA). To build an actual campus, the college initiated a major fundraising campaign. This is an ad from local banks in support of the fundraising campaign.
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Source: Richard Cushing, “Merrimack College Commencement,” manuscript, Richard James Cushing Papers, Archives, Archdiocese of Boston, 29.30.Download Richard Cushing, “Merrimack College Commencement,” manuscript, Richard James Cushing Papers, Archives, Archdiocese of Boston, 29.30.
Source Context: Archbishop Richard Cushing was the head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston and one of the founders of Merrimack College. (Cushing Hall is named after him.) Because of his involvement in the founding of the college, he was one of the speakers at Merrimack’s first commencement in 1951. This is a copy of the speech that he gave to that first graduating class.
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Prompt: Taken together, what do the provided sources tell you about the impact of the early Cold War on Merrimack College?
