About the Collection

This online collection features The Flying Petrel alumni publication.The Flying Petrel was published several times a year by the National Alumni Association of Oglethorpe University. The 1956 – 1971 editions of the newsletter were digitized.

1950s Flying Petrel Click on a cover below.
	November 1956
	March 1957
	July 1957
	October 1957
	January 1958
	April 1958
	July 1958
	October 1958
	January 1959
	April 1959
	July 1959
	October 1959

1960s Flying Petrel Click on a cover below. The 1968 editions of The Flying Petrel were not digitized because they exceeded scanner-size limitations.
	January 1960
	April 1960
	July 1960
	October 1960
	January 1961
	April 1961
	July 1961
	October 1961
	January 1962
	April 1962
	July 1962
	October 1962
	January 1963
	April 1963
	Summer 1963
	October 1963
	January 1964
	March 1964
	Spring 1964
	Summer 1964
	Fall 1964
	Spring 1965
	Summer 1965
	Winter 1965
	December 1965
	January 1966
	February 1966
	March 1966
	April 1966
	May 1966
	June – July 1966
	May 1967
	September 1967
	November 1967
	January 1969
	February 1969
	March 1969
	November 1969

1970s Flying Petrel The 1970 – 1971 editions of The Flying Petrel were digitized.
	January 1970
	March 1970
	April 1970
	May 1970
	October 1970
	December 1970
	April 1971

Viewing Recommendations

Once you select a Flying Petrel, an Internet Archive page will open, featuring the item. The important links for viewing the item are on the upper-left hand side of the page.

We recommend selecting “Read Online” (in the upper left-hand side of the page). If you select Read Online, you can “flip” the pages by clicking on them.

Each Flying Petrel is full-text searchable (you can search by names, event, etc.). The search feature is not 100% accurate, however, so please also browse through the pages.

If you would like to download or print the item, select the PDF version once the Internet Archive page opens.

Copyright Information

The digital collections presented on the Library website are owned, held, or licensed by Oglethorpe University and are available for free personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership of the materials is properly cited. Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of the Philip Weltner Library of Oglethorpe University, is strictly prohibited. If you need additional information about copyright and use of a specific digital collection created at Oglethorpe, please refer to the specific webpage and item of that digital collection. Oglethorpe University is not, under any circumstances, responsible for the unauthorized use or redistribution of digital collections found on this website. For copyright permissions, send an email to the director of the library.

Collection Background

This project, which brings access to a number of campus publications, was carried out by the Oglethorpe University departments of Development, Alumni Relations, University Communications, and University Archives.

The collections feature selected editions of University publications, including the Yamacraw yearbooks (1920 – 2008), course bulletins (1916 – 1942, 1965 – 2012), theCarillon (2004 – 2010), the Flying Petrel (1956 – 1971), and a few editions of the Stormy Petrel (1993 – 1994). The original documents are available from the University Archives, housed in the Philip Weltner Library.

This project was made possible by LYRASIS and supported in part through a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The collection is hosted by Internet Archive.