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Radio history at the U of M
On January 13, 1922, the University of Minnesota was granted a full license to broadcast…
Rebecca ToovJanuary 13, 2016
The Gopher Yearbook
For 80 years the University of Minnesota junior class published an annual yearbook simply titled,…
Erik MooreDecember 18, 2015
Cycling through history
Earlier this month, the League of American Bicyclists recognized the University of Minnesota with a…
Erik MooreNovember 19, 2015
75 years of Coffman Union
Seventy-five years ago this fall, Coffman Memorial Union opened to the campus community and public.…
Erik MooreNovember 4, 2015
Look back on the Washington Ave Bridge
Fifty years ago this month the new Washington Avenue Bridge opened to connect the main…
Erik MooreOctober 26, 2015
Nachtrieb’s Nuances
Leave it to an archivist to notice an unexplained detail in the current Andersen Library…
Rebecca ToovSeptember 18, 2015
Tricks & Treats: The Halloween Blackout of 1957 & The Transistorized Pacemaker
The University Archives is the repository of the C. Walton Lillehei papers, a collection of…
Rebecca ToovOctober 30, 2014
Exploring Minnesota’s Natural History
University Archives recently completed scanning thousands of images of unique botanical, zoological, and geological materials…
Mark EngebretsonSeptember 1, 2014
Celebrating Norman E. Borlaug
March 25 would have been Norman E. Borlaug's 100th birthday. The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate…
University LibrariesMarch 24, 2014
Happy 85th Anniversary, University Archives!
William Watts Folwell, undated, available at http://purl.umn.edu/81754. On January 6, 1928, former President William Watts…
Erik MooreFebruary 18, 2013