Analysis of Wesleyana publication dates and volume numbers Compiled by Melissa Huang for Tate Archives & Special Collections January 2012 Summary: The Wesleyanas prior to the 1930s did not have standardized conventions for labeling the years—hence, the “1909” Wesleyana was actually published in 1910, by the Class of 1909; there are two Wesleyanas labeled 1925 (volume 22 is 1925, whereas the actual volume for 1926 is number 23). The dating convention appears to have changed in 1934,—two volumes are titled 1934; the first would have been published in 1933, by the class of 1934, and the second for the 1933‐1934 school year. In the 1960s, volume numbering became consistent. There were no volumes published from 2001‐2009. When publishing resumed in 2010, volume numbering was not present. Individual title analysis: Volume number as Year on Cover Year Published printed Publication date source notes 1895 1895? 1 Editor‐in‐chief: Class of '95, listed as a senior, so probably published in 1895. 1905 Stated: 1905 2 Stated: Published in 1905, by the class of 1905 (senior class) 1906 Stated: 1906 3 Stated: Published in 1906, by the class of 1906 (senior class) Stated: Published in 1907, by the class of 1908 (junior class), dedicated to class of 1907 Stated: 1907 4 1907 Stated: Published in 1908, by class of 1909 (junior class), dedicated to class of 1908 Stated: 1908 5 1908 1909 1909? 6 Stated: Published by the juniors, class of 1910, dedicated to class of 1909 1911 Stated: May, 1910 7 Stated: Published by the juniors, class of 1911 1912 1911? 9 Stated: "Wesleyana 1911," "1912" by juniors, class of 1912 1913 1912? 9 Stated: published by the juniors, class of 1913 1914 1913 or 1914? 10 Stated: published by the juniors, class of ? (probably 1914) Stated: on behalf of the juniors, class of 1915, portraying the events of the 1915 1914? 11 college year 1913‐1914 Stated: describes college year 1914‐1915, published by the juniors. Likely class 1916 1915? none of 1916 1917 1916? none Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1917 (c.f. Alumni Roll) 1918 Stated: May 1917 none Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1918 1919 Stated: May 1918 none Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1919 1920 Stated: June 1919 none Stated: published by the juniors, class of 1920 1921 Stated: June 1920 none Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1921 Stated: published by the juniors, describing academic year 1920‐1921. Likely 1922 Copyright 1921 none class of 1922. 1923 Copyright 1922 20 Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1923 1924 Copyright 1923 21 Stated: published by the juniors, class of 1924. 1925 brown Copyright 1924 22 Stated: published by the juniors 1925 blue Anniversary ed. Copyright 1925 23 Stated: published by the juniors, copyrighted 1925 1927 brown Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1927. Cover is the 1925 brown corrected Copyright 1926 24 with note. 1927 green (misprint)/1928 1927? 25 Stated: published by the class of 1928, describing academic year 1926‐1927 1929 1928? 26 Stated: published by the class of 1929, of the academic year 1927‐1928 1930 Stated: May 1929 27 Stated: published by the juniors, class of 1930 Stated: published by the juniors, class of 1931, *notes coming year 1930‐1931 (p. 1931 Stated: May 1931* 28 42), so published 1930? 1932 Stated: May 1931 29 Stated: published by the juniors, notes coming year 1931‐1932 1933 Stated: May 1932 none Stated: published by the juniors. Likely class of 1933 1934 red Stated: May 1933 none Stated: published by the juniors 1934 brown Stated: May 1934 31 Stated: published by the juniors. 1935 Copyright 1935 none Stated: published by the juniors. Class of ???? 1936 Copyright 1936 none Stated: published by the juniors. 1937 Copyright 1937 none Stated: published by the juniors. 1938 ?? none Stated: published by the juniors. 1939 ?? none Stated: published by the juniors. 1940 ?? none Stated: published by the juniors. 1941 ?? none Stated: published by the juniors. Stated: published by the juniors, "Wesleyana Life of '41 and '42 is here 1942 ?? none enclosed"‐‐ classes, or academic year? Stated: published by the juniors, "we present this book as typical of the year 1943 ?? none 1943 in which all of us made adjustments." 1944 ?? none Stated: published by the juniors. Stated: published by the juniors. The Wesleyana of 1945‐1946. "first post‐war 1945‐1946 ?? none issue of the Wesleyana." 1947 ?? none Stated: published by the juniors, 1948 ?? 45 Stated: published by the juniors. 1949 ?? none none 1950 ?? none none 1951 ?? none none 1952 ?? none none 1953 ?? none "Reflections of 1952‐1953." (Probably academic year). 1954 ?? none "Illinois Wesleyan in 1953‐1954." 1955 ?? none "Illinois Wesleyan in 1954‐1955." 1956 ?? none none 1957 ?? none none 1958 ?? none none 1959 ?? none none 1960 ?? 57 none 1961‐2001 volume numbering consistent with cover dates .