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Campus Kiosk
Kiosk in front of Walter Library covered in posters, 1970
Campus Kiosk

Campus Kiosk

Erik MooreErik MooreSeptember 26, 2024
Old Main Destroyed by Fire, 120 Years Later
Old Main Destroyed by Fire, 120 Years Later

Old Main Destroyed by Fire, 120 Years Later

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenSeptember 24, 2024
Inauguration History
Professor Alfred O. Nier leads University of Minnesota President O. Meredith Wilson in his inauguration procession, February 23, 1961. Nier is carrying the university mace which made its debut during Wilson's inauguration ceremony. University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection, https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll175:15100.
Inauguration History

Inauguration History

Erik MooreErik MooreSeptember 18, 2024
‘Welcome to Your University’
‘Welcome to Your University’

‘Welcome to Your University’

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenAugust 20, 2024
Past Traditions: Freshman Camp
Past Traditions: Freshman Camp

Past Traditions: Freshman Camp

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenJuly 19, 2024
Now Showing: The University Film Society
Now Showing: The University Film Society

Now Showing: The University Film Society

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenJune 26, 2024
The “Big May Carnival”
The “Big May Carnival”

The “Big May Carnival”

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenMay 28, 2024
A Look into March Madness History
A Look into March Madness History

A Look into March Madness History

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenMarch 29, 2024
Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week
Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week

Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenFebruary 15, 2024
Meet and Greet: the School of Agriculture and its Alumni Association
Meet and Greet: the School of Agriculture and its Alumni Association

Meet and Greet: the School of Agriculture and its Alumni Association

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenJanuary 31, 2024
U Libraries receives $108,000 for Minnesota Landscapes
Dense pine forest
U Libraries receives $108,000 for Minnesota Landscapes

U Libraries receives $108,000 for Minnesota Landscapes

Erik MooreErik MooreMay 20, 2021
In case of rain
Graduates sit in chairs on the field of Memorial Stadium in front of a stage. Attendees are in the stadium bleachers.
In case of rain

In case of rain

Erik MooreErik MooreApril 16, 2021
Shoe Tree
Hundreds of shoes hang from the branches of a tree.
Shoe Tree

Shoe Tree

Erik MooreErik MooreMarch 5, 2021
Women on the Air: Cokie Roberts
U of M Radio On Your Historic Dial with retro radio icon
Women on the Air: Cokie Roberts

Women on the Air: Cokie Roberts

Rebecca ToovRebecca ToovSeptember 17, 2020
1970 Student Strike–50 Years Later
Students sit in groups, on strike for peace and protesting against the Vietnam war. Student protests. Strike. 1970. University of Minnesota Libraries, University Archives., umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll175:4717 Accessed 27 May 2020.
1970 Student Strike–50 Years Later

1970 Student Strike–50 Years Later

Katelyn MorkenKatelyn MorkenJune 25, 2020

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