Historical Row: Capturing Pandemic Experiences through Postcards

2021-2022 Winter IssueJanuary 18, 2022January 18, 2022

Historical Row: Capturing Pandemic Experiences through Postcards

Over the past 18 months, the Wesleyan University Archives has been working hard to collect materials and records related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This included clipping articles from the Middletown P…

2021 Issue 1May 28, 2021May 28, 2021

Historical Row: Student Groups as Signs of the Times

Special Collections & Archives maintains a selection of various student group publications, including The Ankh, Foco…

2020-2021 Winter IssueFebruary 6, 2021February 6, 2021

Historical Row: Colin Campbell: In His Own Words

“After 15 years as a university president, I have finally learned what is expected of you. You should have the wisdom of…

2020 Issue 1May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Student Artists’ Books: Advocacy Through Creativity

Each year, our Special Collections & Archives (SC&A) staff work with Wesleyan faculty to teach between 80 and 12…

2019 Issue 3December 3, 2019December 4, 2019

Historical Row: Something to Write Home About

Like many Wesleyan graduates, Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844–1907), Class of 1865, was a person of many interests, especially…

2019 Issue 2September 17, 2019

Historical Row: Preserving Student Voices

One of the most complex aspects of working in any archives is preserving our unique materials. This is especially important for our audiovisual holdings, which run the gamut from 8 and 16mm films, ¼- and ½-inch audio r…