The Royal Purple student-run newspaper for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has been published continuously for over one-hundred twenty years. The issues document campus milestones, social and cultural changes, and the general history of the institution and surrounding community. Please see the UW-Whitewater University Archives and Area Research Center Statement on Potentially Harmful Content.

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Archival Investigation

The Royal Purple could use your help in tracking down some missing newspaper issues from a few of our early years! If you have a lead on where any of these issues might be, please give us a call and leave us a tip at 262-472-5100 or [email protected].

(name convention is trp-year-month-volume/issue)