Edwin Hatfield Anderson [W1883] While doing some research in an old issue of The Bachelor, I came across a mention of the Wabash man who was the head librarian at the main […]
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This scrapbook was given to the Archives by Mark Sutton [W1968]. He purchased it at an auction in LaGrange, Indiana in 2004. It is the student scrapbook of Ralph E. Herbert [W1909] […]
Colonel H. B. Carrington Government position Professor of Military Science Engineering & military training 1860s – 1870s Designed by Henry B. Carrington as a home to the engineering and military program. This […]
Hello! 100 years ago this week a group of guys hopped into a car and headed to Bloomington on an adventure to add a new club to campus. In this posting I […]
It was while listening to several faculty oral histories collected by Dr. James J. Barnes that I first encountered the name Jim Goode. It was in an interview with Bob Harvey who […]
The story of Wabash is populated with the stories of students, professors and alumni who have done interesting things in their life. This is, after all, a school for men. And for […]
For this post I would like to share just a great set of snapshots of campus life taken by Robert M. Schaller [W1942], a Lambda Chi brother. The photos were taken during […]
The Los Angeles Olympics of 1932 This is a scan of the ticket of Will H. Hays, Jr. to the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. It is housed in a leatherette case and […]
James Carlton Gauld [W1922] was a local boy and possessed of many talents. He graduated from Crawfordsville High School in 1918 and came to Wabash to study. His father was a pharmacist […]
“…as close to the perfect newsman as it is possible to be.” Edward Price Bell was born in Parke County, Indiana on March 1, 1869. The farm was remote and life was […]
This is a student handbook given to students as a project of the local YMCA. Scattered throughout its pages are tidbits of helpful information. Particularly helpful for those new students, the freshmen […]
Harry Joseph Milligan [W1873] One of the best parts of my work as Archivist at Wabash is untangling the stories of the Wabash family. Much like our own families, we know a […]
This beautiful, full color, photograph taken during the Franklin vs. Wabash football game of 10/05/1946 is titled, “Lineup before touchdown – Franklin.” The two teams are lined up for the next play. […]
Several years ago, while reading a column written by Bill Boone, alum of Wabash, Class of 1960 and a native of the area, I was surprised to read that one of THE […]
We received word here recently of the passing of Jasmine Robinson, a woman with a big smile and a bigger heart. Jim Amidon’s notice of her passing was an excellent piece of […]
As I post this blog, we are in the midst of the corona virus lockdown. Many are the stories of loss, whether the loss of a job, loss of business, loss of […]
While working from home during this time of the great shutdown, I was interested to hear that this month marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 13 mission. We so loved the […]
This old postcard shows us East Main Street in downtown Crawfordsville. To place this the picture into modern Crawfordsville, the building at front left is now occupied by the Little Mexico restaurant. […]
