Archives in the Outfield: An Intern’s Perspective of Archival Instruction
As a graduate student with both specializations in Music Librarianship and Archives and Records Management, I am fortunate to study ...
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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 ... -
A Biplane, A Walnut Tree, and an Uncomfortable Laugh at Dunn Meadow
Here at the Indiana University Archives, we usually blog about our more inspirational and heartstring-pulling stories. Today, though, I want ... -
Joseph Hayes – Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter
When discussing famous Indiana Authors, names such as James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, Gene Stratton-Porter, and Kurt Vonnegut are the ... -
Dancing the Night Away: Student Life in the 1950s
Margaret Albersmeyer Werling graduated with a bachelor’s in Education in 1953, and, according to her personal scrapbook, attended every sporting event, theater ... -
Walter Q. Gresham: 19th Century Judge and General
As you walk across campus, you may notice that most buildings have names. Some names may be familiar or well-known, ... -
Frances Morgan Swain and the League of Extraordinary (IU) Women
After 110 years of existence, the IU Student Building is being renamed in honor of Frances Morgan Swain (Miller). But ... -
Mail Call: Correspondence at IU during WWII
“Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage ... -
“Can’t be done–This is war!”: The Admission of Japanese Students During World War II
Tucked away in a seemingly innocent folder labelled “Correspondence, 1941-42” in the Training Course for Social Work collection is a ... -
The New University Conference and the Chancellor Election of 1969
Between the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and women’s liberation, the 1960s was a decade ripe for student activism ...