Historical Row – Wesleyan University Magazine

2024 Spring IssueMarch 2, 2024March 2, 2024

Making the Grade: Wesleyan Exams through the Ages

Every year, between 80 to 100 classes visit Special Collections & Archives for sessions ranging from learning about early book history and getting to see some of our amazing first editions and ar…

2023 Spring IssueFebruary 24, 2023February 27, 2023

Historical Row: The Dogs of Wesleyan

Wesleyan Magazine invited former Dietrich Family Director of Special Collections & Archives Suzy Taraba ’77, MALS ’10 to provide us with one last column before she retired on January 12, 2023. Said Taraba: This Hist…

2022 Fall IssueNovember 16, 2022November 17, 2022

Reframing the Presidents

Special Collections & Archives takes a fresh look at the tenures of Wesleyan's past presidents and reveals the ups a…

2022 Spring IssueJuly 12, 2022July 15, 2022

Historical Row: Clara Van Vleck, Champion for Coeducation

We are approaching the 50th anniversary of coeducation at Wesleyan— but did you know that Wesleyan first attempted a coe…

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…

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 2September 17, 2020September 24, 2020

Unprecedented, but Not Unparalleled

Photo caption: Red Cross volunteers inspect equipment for Wesleyan during the 1918 influenza pandemic. The location is t…

2020 Issue 1May 1, 2020July 13, 2022

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 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…