Sunday, March 1st, 2020
From Special Collections/University Archives: 100 Years Ago: — Suffrage and Lewis & Mary Theiss
Looking back at life 100 years ago can be shocking, especially considering how far we have come and how much farther we have to go.…
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Sunday, May 12th, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: Bucknell Alumnus Was First President of University of Alaska
Did you know Bucknell University took a vital role in the creation of the nation’s farthest north university? The University of Alaska was founded in…
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2019
From Special Collections/University Archives: Emmy Winner, Doris Ann Scharfenberg ’38
In 1973, a Bucknellian made her way to the Emmy Awards and won the academy award for Outstanding Achievement in Religious Programming for her film…
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Monday, April 3rd, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Guy Payne and the College Inn
While much of Bucknell’s campus today is under the ownership of the University, during much of the University’s history, the campus was dotted with private…
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Bucknell Women in World War I
This blog has written several times about the impact that World War I had on the University and student life. As the centennial of the…
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Friday, February 10th, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Robert Lowry
Despite Bucknell’s size and its being tucked away in a small town in central Pennsylvania, there are still a host of famous graduates and faculty…
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Monday, October 3rd, 2016
A History of Innovation From Bucknell: Elmer Bolton, Class of 1908
It is often hard to remember the impact that alumni have had in shaping the University. Many lesser-known, but still prominent, figures have played crucial…
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