The Cornell Widow

The Cornell Widow was a humorous student-ran magazine at Cornell University. It was first published on October 4, 1894 and continued until financial problems shut it down in 1962. The magazine's name comes from the term "college widow" who was "the girl who bowled over class after class of freshmen without really landing one." Although much of the humor is dated (and sometimes offensive), it offers a very interesting view into the times and events during which it was published. The Widow's artwork was very often remarkable, but unfortunately many of the best designed issues are still very difficult to find.
I dug several of these covers from various places online [see below] and the rest are scans from the misleadingly titled book The Cornell Widow Hundredth Anniversary Anthology: 1894-1994 (as said above The Widow ended in 1962 and this anthology was actually published in 1981 - the title was a humorous response to the 100 year anthology of The Widow's rival The Cornell Daily Sun).


April 1916


November 6, 1922


January 22, 1923


February 1923


Easter - March 31, 1923


December 1923


November 1925 by Waleter S Beecher


February 1926


March 26, 1926


Christmas 1927


May 24, 1928


May 1942 by Walter McQuade


March 1952 by Walt Kelly


March 1949 by Richard Koppe


by Charles C. Porter


1906-1908


1927-1928

& a few from the inside:








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several covers (though surprisingly not more) can be viewed online at Cornell University's Rare Book and Manuscript Collections [link]
the anthology and several issues at amazon [link]
a bound collection of 1922-1923 issues (with pictures) on ebay [link]
several issues for sale (with pictures) at Ruby Lane [link]

The Chicagoan

The Chicagoan was a Chicago culture magazine published from June 1926 until April 1935. In the years after it folded the magazine was largely forgotten about until 73 years later when Neil Harris rediscovered the magazine and published The Chicagoan: A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age.

“It’s a crescent-shaped town, 26 miles by 15, along a great lake that’s begun to weaken and recede. No wonder. An unchallenged murder record — a splendid university — hobo capital to the country — railroad ruler, corn baron, liquor king — and the finest of grand opera. Altogether the most zestful spectacle on this sphere.”


June 14, 1926


March 26, 1927


October 8, 1927


March 10, 1928


April 7, 1928


August 11, 1928


September 22, 1928


April 27, 1929


March 15, 1930


April 26, 1930


October 25, 1930


January 17, 1931


March 28, 1931


June 6, 1931

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See more at the Chicago Press online gallery [link]
Also see the book The Chicagoan : A Lost Magazine of the Jazz Age - at Powell's [link] at worldcat [link]
various articles on the The Chicagoan [link] [link] [link]
wikipedia article [link]