Repository: Archives & Special Collections, Charles Evans Inniss Memorial Library of Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Location: CEIML ASPC, Suite 0108
Identifier: ASN
Collection Title: Adafi Student Newspaper Collection, 1974-2009
Name of Creator(s): Medgar Evers College, City University of New York
Inclusive Dates: 1974–2009
Language(s): English
Quantity: 4 linear feet

SCOPE AND CONTENT
This collection contains issues of the Adafi Student Newspaper from 1974-2009.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
The newspaper was established in 1974 as the student voice at Medgar Evers College, CUNY. After a long pause in the late 1990s, resumed in 2000 as Adafi News and returned as Adafi in 2003 after another two-year pause. In 2002, a few issues of Adafi News Break were published.
The word Adafi is taken from the Ga dialect of the West African country of Ghana. In English. Adafi means news.

INDEX TERMS (Institutions; Individual names)
Medgar Evers College
City University of New York

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Acquisition Information: Collected by the Archives of the Charles Evans Inniss Memorial Library, Medgar Evers College, CUNY.
Processing Information: Collection processing and finding aid were completed by Yelena Novitskaya, MEC Archives and Special Collections librarian, in 2022.
Conditions of Access and Use: Access to the collection is unrestricted. It is available for research purposes. Duplication of the collection may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Physical Access: Appointment is required for access.

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT
The newspaper issues are arranged chronologically (in the order of appearance) in 4 boxes and shelved in the Archives.

COLLECTION INVENTORY AND DESCRIPTION
Box 1: Adafi Student Newspaper, 1974-1979
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 1 April 15, 1974
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 2 May 1, 1974 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 3 May 23, 1974 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 4 June 7, 1974 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 5 July, 1974 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 6 September, 1974
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 7 November, 1974 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 9 December, 1974 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 10 March 15, 1975 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 11 April 15, 1975 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 1 No. 12 April 29, 1975 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 1 May, 1975 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 2 September 4, 1975
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 3 September 22, 1975 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 4 October 16, 1975 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 5 Special Issue October 29, 1975 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 6 November 26, 1975 (4 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 7 December 23, 1975 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 7 [sic] March 18, 1976 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 8 April 9, 1976
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 9 April 29, 1976 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 10 June 21, 1976 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 11 October 1, 1976 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 12 October 29, 1976 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 13 November 23, 1976 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 1 February 7, 1977 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 2 March 21, 1977 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 3 May 11, 1977 (2 copies)
Adafi Special Edition May, 1977 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 4 November 16, 1977
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 5 December 22, 1977 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 1 February 21, 1978
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 2 March 17, 1978 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 3 May 12, 1978
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 4 Election Special May 16, 1978 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 3 [sic] June 5, 1978 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 6 August 9, 1978 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 1 November 14, 1978 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 2 December 19, 1978 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 [5] No. 3 January 12, 1979 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 4 February 27, 1979 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 5 April 23, 1979 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 6 May 29, 1979 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 7 August 8, 1979 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 No. 1 October 10, 1979 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 No. 2 November 19, 1979 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 No. 3 Special Issue November 30, 1979 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 No. 4 December 18, 1979 (2 copies)
Box 2: Adafi Student Newspaper, 1980-1989
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 1 January 14, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 2 February 28, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 3 March 28, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 4 Special Edition April 25, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 5 April 30, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 6 Special Edition May 9, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 1 [sic] October 21, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 3 December 4, 1980 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 3 [sic] December 23, 1980 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 9 er 5 February 23, 1981 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 10 March 25, 1981
Adafi Vol. 7 er 8 Special Edition April 10, 1981 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 9 er 5 [sic] April 30, 1981 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 9 er 5 [sic] [May 1981] (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 1 October 23, 1981 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 2 November 24, 1981 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 3 December 14, 1981
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 4 February 22, 1982 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 5 March 29, 1982 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. X No. 2 October, 1982 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. X No. 3 November, 1982 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. X No. 3 [sic] February, 1983
Adafi Vol. 10 No. 6 April, 1983 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 10 No. 7 May, 1983 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 12 [sic] No. 1 September/October, 1983
Adafi Vol. 12 No. 2 November/December, 1983 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 12 No. 8 Graduation Issue [1983] (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 12 No. 3 [sic] January/February, 1984
Adafi Vol. 12 No. 5 May/June, 1984 (2 copies)
Adafi November, 1984 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. XIII No. 2 January, 1986
Adafi Vol. 2 [sic] No. 2 March 31, 1987 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 2 No. 3 May 11, 1987
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 1 September 22, 1987 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 2 October 27, 1987 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 3 December 3, 1987 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 4 February 25, 1988
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 4 March 25, 1988 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 3 No. 6 May 5, 1988 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 1 October 17, 1988 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 2 December 8, 1988 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 4 No. 3 February 14, 1989
Box 3: Adafi Student Newspaper, 1990-1997
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 1 October, 1990 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 2 November, 1990 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 3 December, 1990 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 4 February 11-28, 1991 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 5 March 1-20, 1991 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 6 April 1-15, 1991 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 7 December 23 [1991] – February 8, 1992 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 8 March 2-15, 1992 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 9 April 27 – May 25, 1992
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 8 March 2-15, 1992 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 5 No. 10 June 5 – September 5 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 No. 1 September 21 – October 20, 1992 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 6 No. 3 December 1 [1992] – February 16, 1993 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 1 March, 1993 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 7 No. 3 April, 1993 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 8 No. 8 April, 1994 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 8 No. 2 December, 1993 – January, 1994 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 1 October – November, 1994
Adafi Vol. 9 No. 2 January – February, 1995 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 10 No. 1 [1995]
Adafi Vol. XI No. 1 September 27, 1997 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. XI No. II November 3, [1997] (3 copies)
Box 4: Adafi Student Newspaper, 2000-2009
Adafi News Vol. XIII Issue I May, 2000 (2 copies)
Adafi News Break Vol. 1 Issue 1 April, 2002 (3 copies)
Adafi News Break Vol. 1 Issue 2 September, 2002 (3 copies)
Adafi News Break Vol. 1 Issue 3 October, 2002 (2 copies)
Adafi News Vol. XIV Issue I April, 2003 (3 copies)
Adafi News Vol. XV Issue II Summer, 2003
Adafi News Vol. XVI Issue III September, 2003 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. XVI Issue III [sic] October, 2003 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. XVIII Issue V [sic] November, 2003 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. XIX Issue VII March, 2004 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. XIX Issue VII [sic] April 15, 2004
Adafi Vol. XIX Issue VIII October, 2004 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. XXI Issue XI Summer, 2005 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. XXII Issue III July, 2006 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. XXII Issue XII October, 2006 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. XXII Issue XII [sic] November, 2006 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 24 Issue 2 October, 2007 (3 copies)
Adafi Vol. 24 Issue 3 November, 2007 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 24 Issue 4 February, 2008 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 24 Issue 5 No. 1 March 3, 2008
Adafi Vol. 24 Issue 7 No. 1 May 7, 2008 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 25 Issue 1 No. 1 August 27, 2008 (2 copies)
Adafi Vol. 26 Issue 2 February, 2009 (2 copies)