In October 2017, Daniel Goldwasser generously donated his father Neil’s vast collection of periodicals to the Lynn University Library, the bulk of which are from the 19th century. The donation was facilitated by Dr. Robert P. Watson, Professor of American Studies at Lynn. To honor the generosity of the Goldwasser family, we have named the acquisition the Neil and Sally Goldwasser Historical Periodicals Collection.

This collection offers Lynn faculty, staff and students the rare opportunity to interact with primary source documents that are hundreds of years old. You will notice that less than half of these periodicals have been digitized and made available publicly. The full collection of the original periodicals can be found in the University Archives. Due to the rarity and fragility of the collection, periodicals will not be permitted to leave the Archives. Faculty, staff and students are always welcome to contact the University Archivist to set a time to view the collection.

This SPIRAL series represents an inventory/catalog of the contents of the collection. Each entry represents one periodical. If a digital image of the periodical is available online and is either publicly accessible or accessible via one of Lynn's electronic resources – it contains a link for ease of viewing.