As a graduate student with both specializations in Music Librarianship and Archives and Records Management, I am fortunate to study … Archives in the Outfield: An Intern’s Perspective of Archival Instruction
The Eagleson family has been in the local news lately, with the renaming of Jordan Avenue through campus for the … IU Football, Preston E. Eagleson, and the 1885 Civil Rights Act
Here at the Indiana University Archives, we usually blog about our more inspirational and heartstring-pulling stories. Today, though, I want … A Biplane, A Walnut Tree, and an Uncomfortable Laugh at Dunn Meadow
When discussing famous Indiana Authors, names such as James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, Gene Stratton-Porter, and Kurt Vonnegut are the … Joseph Hayes – Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter
Margaret Albersmeyer Werling graduated with a bachelor’s in Education in 1953, and, according to her personal scrapbook, attended every sporting event, theater … Dancing the Night Away: Student Life in the 1950s
As you walk across campus, you may notice that most buildings have names. Some names may be familiar or well-known, … Walter Q. Gresham: 19th Century Judge and General
After 110 years of existence, the IU Student Building is being renamed in honor of Frances Morgan Swain (Miller). But … Frances Morgan Swain and the League of Extraordinary (IU) Women
“Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on that strange voyage … Mail Call: Correspondence at IU during WWII
Tucked away in a seemingly innocent folder labelled “Correspondence, 1941-42” in the Training Course for Social Work collection is a … “Can’t be done–This is war!”: The Admission of Japanese Students During World War II
Between the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, and women’s liberation, the 1960s was a decade ripe for student activism … The New University Conference and the Chancellor Election of 1969