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Happy 110!

Beth Swift

Mar 30, 2018

One of the coolest artifacts we have on display here in the Ramsay Archives at Wabash is this printing plate. Featuring a large photograph of Thomas Riley Marshall, this is the plate […]

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Our very first archivist

Beth Swift

Jan 30, 2018

Our first Archivist – Edmund O. Hovey! Well, that is what we might call him today. But in 1832 he was a jack of all trades – minister, science faculty, the Advancement […]

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Christmas greetings from Don Cole

Beth Swift

Dec 19, 2017

As the days shorten and the end of the year draws closer, I love to celebrate the holidays to chase away the gloom. So for this month’s post, here is a little […]

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BELL GAME! BELL GAME! BELL GAME!

Beth Swift

Nov 08, 2017

When the calendar turns to November, our thoughts turn to the most important game of the year. No, not a big playoff game…even bigger! As coaches discover with Wabash football, there are two […]

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Homecoming – a time to reflect

Beth Swift

Sep 22, 2017

Homecoming has such a nice ring to it. It is a coming home, it is a return to a place of connection, it also offers a reason to reflect. Homecoming at Wabash College […]

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A Man and his Mandolin

Beth Swift

Aug 22, 2017

One of the many duties of an archivist is the creation of historical exhibits. Each semester a new one is needed. I usually try to tie them to upcoming campus happenings or […]

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Funkhouser – a jokester AND an academic

Beth Swift

Jul 24, 2017

For nearly 150 years the Center Hall bell called the men of Wabash. The bell called them to class and it called them to Chapel, as it does yet today. The bell […]

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100 years of service for the Armory and Gymnasium 1917-2017

Beth Swift

Jun 30, 2017

This post is the story of the building we know as the Armory/Chadwick Court. The drawing above was the second and final proposal for the new gymnasium built as America entered the […]

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1898 Viewbook of Wabash College [Part II]

Beth Swift

May 31, 2017

In the previous post we saw images from the 1898 Viewbook of Wabash College. In this posting, we will look at a second set of images from that same publication. Let’s start […]

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1898 Viewbook of Wabash College

Beth Swift

Mar 31, 2017

Welcome to Wabash College! This picture is one of several that were taken in the late 1890’s and used for a promotional piece advertising Wabash College. As we look at this picture, […]

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A beauty of a photo

Beth Swift

Feb 24, 2017

This beautiful photo is from the early 1930s. This is clear because of what is not there – Goodrich Hall which was dedicated in 1938. We can also see that Forest Hall […]

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A corner of note…

Beth Swift

Jan 31, 2017

Folks who know Wabash know this corner. It stands right at the entrance to campus from downtown. This picture came from the scrapbook of John P. Collett given to the Archives by […]

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Play it again!

Beth Swift

Dec 16, 2016

Like so many clubs, groups and traditions here at Wabash the Pep Band has appeared and disappeared over time. Sometimes dependent on a strong director, sometime it came alive because of a […]

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Before it was the Bell game…

Beth Swift

Nov 07, 2016

This is a recent gift from Greg Miller [W1983] and it is a beauty. The Wabash DePauw game is a big event against one of our arch rivals and it is always […]

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A little more Bell snow…

Beth Swift

Nov 04, 2016

Another picture from that same snowy Monon Bell game of 1997. [SEE PREVIOUS POST] In this image we see the Pep Band playing away in the middle of a snowstorm. Snow everywhere! […]

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Monon Bell – 1997 Forecast? Snow!

Beth Swift

Oct 31, 2016

  What a day, what a game! Poor old Wally has snow packed in his ears and accumulating on his brow. Here is another picture of that same game. The game against […]

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The Hovey Museum – a pictorial

Beth Swift

Sep 30, 2016

This is the Hovey Museum in the late 1890’s.  It was built in the 1870’s, where the Armory stands today, as the Polytechnic Gymnasium.  Following the Civil War the government created military […]

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A lovely man, a lovely grant

Beth Swift

Aug 25, 2016

    One of the most delightful benefits of working as a member of the staff at Wabash is the Hutsinpillar Grant program. It is a very specific grant – for very […]

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