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Gone and [Mostly] Forgotten

Beth Swift

Jan 27, 2020

This is a picture of the Power House at Wabash from 1885. This was located on the area we now call the Mall. It sat about where the flag pole is today […]

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Campus circa 1880s

Beth Swift

Dec 17, 2019

This is a Sanborn fire map from the late 1870s. These maps were used by insurance companies to rate the fire hazards of a building. What is great about these maps is […]

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President Thaddeus Seymour – gone, but not forgotten…

Beth Swift

Nov 05, 2019

In late October we received word that former president Thad Seymour had passed. As I read the news I was sad, it seemed like something vital was gone from the world. To […]

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Tin Pan Alley hitmaker

Beth Swift

Sep 30, 2019

As Archivist of Wabash College I am forever surprised by the stories I encounter of our alumni. Truly, these good men pop up all over the world and in all sorts of […]

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A life of service – Some Little Giant!

Beth Swift

Aug 29, 2019

The men of Wabash are leaving their mark on the world in so many ways. One of the best ways is when they work to improve their community. Many are the alums […]

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Campus Scenes circa 1920

Beth Swift

Jun 27, 2019

This post features several photographs from the John Parrett Collett scrapbook which he created while a student at Wabash in the early 1920s. Collett, class of 1924, attended Wabash during the roaring […]

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From WABASH to Westwood…

Beth Swift

Apr 23, 2019

From Wabash to Westwood – a story of football glory The 1904 original “Little Giants” At center holding the football is Bill Spaulding, Wabash class of 1907 and captain of the team. […]

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Peeking Into the Past

Beth Swift

Mar 28, 2019

This photograph is of downtown Crawfordsville, Indiana looking east toward the Montgomery County Courthouse. In this photo at top left, we can see the Courthouse tower and its beautiful clock, just recently […]

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Wabash Always Fights!

Beth Swift

Feb 28, 2019

One hazard of the work we do in an archives is the constant draw of some fascinating item. This photograph drew me right in and I was overwhelmed with the urge to […]

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A trinket leads to a tale

Beth Swift

Jan 31, 2019

Palmer W. Hargrave One of the delights I take in the work here in the Archives at Wabash is the care and keeping of the artifacts in the collection. Gifts from alumni, […]

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185 years ago – the beginning

Beth Swift

Dec 19, 2018

  One of the hardest parts of this position is the constant distractions from the task at hand. The scan above is a perfect example of that concept. While working on displays […]

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A bold move!

Beth Swift

Nov 29, 2018

  The month of November is special here at Wabash. While the world around us grows colder and darker – talking temperature and daylight savings time issues – it is also a […]

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Birth of basketball?

Beth Swift

Oct 01, 2018

  Here is a picture to brighten your day! This shot is of the YMCA gymnasium in downtown Crawfordsville, circa 1906. Note the baskets still gathered at the bottom. The floor had […]

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FIRE!!!

Beth Swift

Sep 21, 2018

The year of 1838 held a great deal of promise. The new building was coming along nicely, plans were finalized for the first ever Wabash College commencement.  As a fledgling college on […]

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McCanliss Athletic Center – boy was THAT close!

Beth Swift

Jul 30, 2018

Architect’s rendering of proposed new gymnasium on campus. So often as we look back over our history, things seem to make sense and fit nicely into our perception of the Wabash Campus. […]

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Commencement of 1923

Beth Swift

May 09, 2018

It is May and in 2018 that means it is time for Commencement. Let’s go back nearly a century and have a look at some fabulous pictures from the Commencement of June 1923. […]

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Founding editor and a young man of great talent

Beth Swift

Apr 12, 2018

Maurice Hale Brubaker W1908 In this, the third in a series focusing on The Bachelor’s earliest days, I would like to highlight one of the young men who helped to found The […]

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The founding of The Bachelor

Beth Swift

Apr 10, 2018

The last Dear Old Wabash post was a celebration of the student newspaper here at Wabash, The Bachelor, which has been around for 110 years. In this post, we will look more closely at […]

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