Sunday, February 23rd, 2020
From Special Collections/University Archives: 100 Years Ago — Freshmen Rule(s)
The word Freshmen, or “First Year Student” in today’s terminology, conjures up many memories, both good and bad, for anyone who was or is one.…
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Monday, February 10th, 2020
From Special Collections/University Archives: 100 Years Ago –Student Life in the 1920s
It seems hard to believe that the decade coined “The Roaring Twenties” began exactly a century ago. When one thinks of this time period, scenes…
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Tuesday, February 4th, 2020
Introducing Grace Monroe M’21: Special Collections/University Archives Blogger!
Hello to all readers, scholars, community members, and any lovers of history and literature!
My name is Grace Monroe, the new Special Collections/University Archives blogger.…
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: Bucknell’s Animal Behavior Program
Have you ever gone towards Bucknell West, or the “Mods” and heard the screech of a monkey? Then you are both lucky and unlucky. As…
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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: the Forrest D. Brown Conference Center
In the early 1930’s, the Bucknell University Christian Association brought forth the idea building a conference center for the University to use as an off-campus…
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2019
A librarian for every student
First year students: did you know that you have been assigned your own personal librarian? The librarians want to help you recognize and use library…
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Friday, September 6th, 2019
Who Invented the Bird Cage?
As I was looking through the archives of Bucknell World, a Bucknell publication for alumni that has been replaced by Bucknell Magazine, I found an…
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