IU Football, Preston E. Eagleson, and the 1885 Civil Rights Act
The Eagleson family has been in the local news lately, with the renaming of Jordan Avenue through campus for the ...
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Bringing Luck to the Diamond: Superstitions in Baseball
Opening Day has once again arrived for Major League Baseball, bringing with it the freshness of spring and the warmth ... -
Tales from Past and Present: IU’s Olympic Swimming History
The Indiana University Archives would like to congratulate IU swimmers Cody Miller (’14) (USA), Blake Pieroni (USA), Lilly King (USA), Kennedy Goss (Canada), Ali Khalafalla (Egypt), Anze Tavcar (Slovenia), ... -
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 Purdue Train Wreck of 1903: A Football Rivalry Touched by Tragedy
Here at the archives blog, we strive to showcase some of the fun and insightful parts of our history that ... -
IU Baseball goes to…Japan! Part II
Sadly, the Hoosiers did not go forward to win the College World Series, but this in no way takes any ... -
IU Baseball goes to…Japan! Part 1
It has been such an exciting time for IU baseball, what a terrific season! This – along with a recent ... -
Remembering our Track and Field Olympic Greats
IU Hoosiers at the Olympics! From July 27 to August 12, thousands of athletes from over two-hundred countries will strive ... -
The Boys of Summer at IU
During World War II, Indiana University was not unlike other universities and colleges in that nearly every aspect of university ... -
Jim Thorpe: World’s Greatest Athlete
I recently caught the documentary “Jim Thorpe, The World’s Greatest Athlete” on WFIU. I love documentaries and this one is ...