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Welcome Week
Freshman Week began at the University of Minnesota in 1926. As a way to welcome…
University LibrariesAugust 26, 2019
Women on the Air: Geraldine Ferraro visits Minnesota
Four months after the 1984 presidential election, Geraldine Ferraro visited Minnesota where she was greeted…
Rebecca ToovMarch 14, 2019
The Power of the Punch Card (and the Punch Card Operator)
Machines and people have been working together for decades, perhaps more than you had thought,…
University LibrariesNovember 28, 2018
Women on the Air: People Worth Hearing About
The program series People Worth Hearing About originated with The Minnesota School of the Air…
Rebecca ToovNovember 1, 2018
The fires of October 12, 1918
On the afternoon of October 12, 1918 in northeastern Minnesota, several forest fires killed over…
Erik MooreOctober 11, 2018
Women on the Air: Eugenie Anderson
This episode features a woman who achieved many notable firsts, a political leader who used…
Rebecca ToovOctober 2, 2018
Portraits of the Past
A preview of Calling to Question: 150 of Liberal Education at the University of Minnesota…
Noah BarthSeptember 28, 2018
Wilson Library – a valued facility
Plans for a library on the West Bank campus had been discussed and debated for…
University LibrariesSeptember 23, 2018
The West Bank rises
The West Bank we know today on the Twin Cities campus looked quite different five…
University LibrariesSeptember 18, 2018
Northrop Field rediscovered
Long before TCF Bank Stadium became home to Golden Gopher football, there was Northrop Field…
University LibrariesSeptember 6, 2018