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Carnegie’s Librarian

Beth Swift

May 02, 2022

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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Student Life – 1909

Beth Swift

Mar 31, 2022

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] […]

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Less Mulish!

Beth Swift

Feb 28, 2022

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 […]

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Founding of the Sphinx Club

Beth Swift

Dec 13, 2021

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 […]

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James Goode W1949

Beth Swift

Nov 30, 2021

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 […]

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Dames Club

Beth Swift

Oct 29, 2021

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 […]

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A time between the wars at Wabash

Beth Swift

Aug 31, 2021

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 […]

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Your ticket to the 10th Olympics

Beth Swift

Jul 30, 2021

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 […]

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An Opera Star is Born

Beth Swift

Apr 30, 2021

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 […]

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Edward Price Bell [W1897]

Beth Swift

Mar 31, 2021

“…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 […]

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Student Life 1918

Beth Swift

Feb 26, 2021

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 […]

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Harry Joseph Milligan – a Legacy that lives

Beth Swift

Jan 29, 2021

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 […]

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Kodachrome Color

Beth Swift

Nov 24, 2020

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. […]

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World’s First Ferris Wheel

Beth Swift

Sep 29, 2020

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 […]

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Jasmine Ernest Robinson – trailblazer, activist, Radio DJ, Author, Musician, Athlete, Wife and Mother – Inspiration to all who met her.

Beth Swift

Aug 11, 2020

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 […]

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An unusual commencement – 1957

Beth Swift

May 14, 2020

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 […]

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Apollo 13 M.D.

Beth Swift

Apr 13, 2020

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 […]

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Crawfordsville Streetscape – circa 1910

Beth Swift

Feb 12, 2020

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. […]

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