Digital Archives

Read the journal of PMA cadet Alonzo P. Jefferis, where he wrote about his classes, exploring the towns nearby, historical events, and more.

Search the full text of the Alumni Magazines:  Alumni Bulletin (1952–1963) and PMC Alumnus (1964–1968).

This collection includes letters from alumni during their service and published accounts of military experiences, in the words of the alumni themselves.

View photographs of cadets wearing different styles of caps and various uniforms required at PMC during its history.

James Farwell Cowee, Theodore Hyatt's grandson, chronicled his time at Pennsylvania Military Preparatory School and PMC in items donated by his son, James Farwell Cowee, Jr.

Explore the important role that PMC played to help prepare young men for service in WWII.

Explore life at Pennsylvania Military Academy and Pennsylvania Military College as viewed through the eyes of cadets in their personal scrapbooks.

Explore student life at PMC through the memories of alumni captured in these oral histories.

Read the student newspapers: The Reveille (1877–1896), The Wad (1890–1891), and The Porcupine (1898–1912).  

Read the student newspaper, The PMC News, published from 1916 to 1950.

Read the student newspaper, The Dome, published from 1947 to 2008.

View over 140 images depicting the history of Widener and its predecessor institutions from 1821 to the present.