Thursday, May 11th, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: The George Bernard Shaw Collection
George Bernard Shaw, an Irish writer and playwright, was one of the most prolific figures in 19th and 20th centuries. . Born 1856 in Dublin,…
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Monday, May 1st, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Horace Hildreth, Bucknell’s Ninth President
Over the hundred and seventy one years of Bucknell’s history, the University has had seventeen presidents. Each one has had a unique background—some in academia,…
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Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Bucknell’s Observatory
Five years after William Bucknell donated $50,000 to the University at Lewisburg in 1881, saving the institution from financial ruin, he continued to play a…
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Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Jens Larson, Bucknell University’s Architect
Bucknell’s campus today bears a certain design, perfectly tucked into the town of Lewisburg. At its inception, the University was relegated to the meeting house…
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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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Wednesday, February 1st, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Literary Societies at Bucknell
In the early history of the University at Lewisburg, former name of Bucknell University, the faculty and the student-body was small and university life and…
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: Bucknell and World War I
The outbreak of World War I in 1914 was one of the most shocking events to unfold in the course of human history. Through the…
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