Historical Row: Colin Campbell: In His Own Words

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 an owl, the courage of a lion, the strength of an ox and the stubbornness of a …

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, 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 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…

2019 Issue 1May 20, 2019May 31, 2019

Historical Row: Butterfield’s Bygone College of Quantitative Studies, by University Archivist Amanda Nelson

[caption id="attachment_13161" align="aligncenter" width="1920"] From 1963: Attending a College of Quantitative Studies tutorial group (L-R), Director of Projects Robert Singleton; Thornton Page, Hon.’ 59; and Robe…

2018 Issue 3December 5, 2018January 2, 2019

Historical Row: The WESt Coast

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the best-known landmarks in American history, at once an engineering marvel and an aest…

2018 Issue 2September 7, 2018May 21, 2019

Historical Row: The First Argus Editors

Editorial Triumvirate Editors (l. to r.) Freeman B. Hamblin, Martin A. Knapp, and Albert J. Nast, all of the class of 1…

2018 Issue 1May 10, 2018December 12, 2018

HISTORICAL ROW: “A MORE SIMPLE FARE”: THE PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Wesleyan’s interest in good health goes back to at least 1839. That year, a group of students formed the Physiological S…

2017 Issue 3December 12, 2017December 12, 2018

HISTORICAL ROW: LOUIS ARMSTRONG AT WESLEYAN

[caption id="attachment_9643" align="alignright" width="1000"] Among those greeting Louis Armstrong (center) at the Downey House reception, following his 1958 concert on campus are Robert Kirkpatrick ’60 (in doorway), al…

2017 Issue 2August 1, 2017December 12, 2018

HISTORICAL ROW: WESLEYAN AND WORLD WAR I

[caption id="attachment_9391" align="alignnone" width="1039"] Courtesy of Wesleyan University Special Collections & Archives[/caption] In 1914, The Great War—known later as World War I—broke out in Europe. As Unit…