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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.

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Inauguration history

Professor Alfred O. Nier leads University of Minnesota President O. Meredith Wilson in his inauguration…

Erik MooreSeptember 18, 2024

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‘Welcome to your University’

Welcome Week. Orientation group, 1971, University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection In 1947, the formerly…

Katelyn MorkenAugust 20, 2024

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Past Traditions: Freshman Camp

Freshman Week, 1967 Freshman Camp was born in the summer of 1930, when a number…

Katelyn MorkenJuly 19, 2024

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Now Showing: The University Film Society

The University Film Society (UFS) was first established by Assistant Professor, Robert Kissack, of Visual…

Katelyn MorkenJune 26, 2024

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The “Big May Carnival”

May Fete, 1911, University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection As early as 1904, May Fete…

Katelyn MorkenMay 28, 2024

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A Look into March Madness History

Women’s Basketball Media Guides, 1979-1986, 1989-1992, 1994-2012, Box 72, University of Minnesota Athletics records…

Katelyn MorkenMarch 29, 2024

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Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week

University of Minnesota Archives Photograph Collection, Snow Week, 1940 With the recent snow drop in…

Katelyn MorkenFebruary 15, 2024

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

School of Agriculture records (ua00343), Box 40, School of Agriculture, Alumni Scrapbook, 1 of 3,…

Katelyn MorkenJanuary 31, 2024

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U Libraries receives $108,000 for Minnesota Landscapes

Minnesota Landscapes: Documenting Environmental History through Archival Sources is a year-long project to examine and…

Erik MooreMay 20, 2021

Graduates sit in chairs on the field of Memorial Stadium in front of a stage. Attendees are in the stadium bleachers.

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In case of rain

In June 1968, attendees of the commencement ceremony had to run for cover due to…

Erik MooreApril 16, 2021

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From the Archivist

Inauguration history

‘Welcome to your University’

Past Traditions: Freshman Camp

Now Showing: The University Film Society

The “Big May Carnival”

A Look into March Madness History

Winter Weather Fun: The History of Snow Week

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

U Libraries receives $108,000 for Minnesota Landscapes

In case of rain

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