Fraternity Exchange Students in the 1930s
We recently received a reference request concerning an exchange student from England during the 1930s. This spurred research into an ...
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The Marching Hundred at the Kentucky Derby
Derby Day is almost upon us! This year, May 6th is the day to place your bets and take a ... -
Sticking to the Dance Card: Student Socials and Dancing to the Music of Louis Armstrong and Hoagy Carmichael at IU
In the early to mid-twentieth century, students didn’t make friends on social media or find a date through an app. They ... -
“Aviation Adventures”: Amelia Earhart’s Lecture at IU
Eighty-eight years ago today, Amelia Earhart departed from Trepassy, Newfoundland in a Fokker F7b-3M named Friendship to begin her successful ... -
Sincerely Yours – Letters from the Archives: Helen Keller
William Lowe Bryan – Indiana University alumnus, professor, vice president, president, and finally, president emeritus – had a dazzling array ... -
Sincerely Yours – Letters from the Archives: A Viennese Jewish Refugee of WWII, Charlotte (Lotte) Lederer
Born in Zistersdorf, Austria on September 7, 1919, Charlotte (Lotte) Lederer arrived in New York, New York on August 28, ... -
IU’s Contemporary Dance Program
Indiana University’s Contemporary Dance Program dates back to 1927. Dancer Jane Fox, a graduate of Columbia University (NY), came to ... -
The Bored Walk
Self-described as “the humerous publication of Indiana U.” the Bored Walk was a humorous college magazine published by students at ... -
A different sort of Commencement
The Book Nook Commencement was a mock commencement ceremony that took place at the Book Nook, a popular student hangout ... -
Guest blogger! IU’s “Marriage Course”
Lacey Guest, senior at Christopher Newport University in Virginia, recently visited IU Bloomington for research on IU’s well-known Alfred ...