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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
