Blueprint (yearbook)

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Blueprint
The Blueprint 1908.jpg
Cover of The Blue Print, 1908
FormatPrint (Hardback)
Owner(s) Georgia Tech
PublisherGeorgia Tech Student Publications
EditorMorgan Nelson [1]
Founded1908
Headquarters Atlanta, Georgia
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Circulation 4,000
Website www.blueprint.gatech.edu

Blueprint is the official student yearbook of the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was established in 1908 as The Blue Print and is the second oldest student organization on campus. [2] [3]

Contents

History

The first issue was edited by John G. Chapman. It was published for the Georgia School of Technology, as Georgia Institute of Technology was known at the time. It featured sections on the history of the school, the classes, sports, organizations, fraternities, and advertisements. Sections were broken up with poems inserted throughout the book. [4]

The yearbook was first published in 1908 under the name Blue Print. [3] The publication won some prominent awards early on, including the American Award from the National Scholastic Press Association in 1930, 1931, and 1932. [4] The name changed to Blueprint in 1956. [5]

Awards

Editorial board of the 1908 Blue Print. BluePrintEditors.jpg
Editorial board of the 1908 Blue Print.

Blueprint has won the following awards:

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