Clothing Guide 1944-45, from the Archives

For the 1944-45 school year, the Student Union published these handy HELPS AND HINTS as part of a clothing guide (for women). For example, “No Rubber Boots are to be worn to the dining-rooms, or to lectures and concerts unless the weather is very severe and there is no opportunity to change.” And don’t get us started on shorts. […]…Continue Reading Clothing Guide 1944-45, from the Archives

Don’t forget to write your mother, circa 1932

Our own Professor of Psychology at Middlebury College Barbara Hofer writes about the modern day iConnected Parent, constantly in contact with their College-bound kids through cell phones and Skype…well, the archives recently exposed something of a connected parent, but from over 80 years ago. Here’s a letter from October 18, 1932. The mother of Charles Edward Stevenson, Jr., Class of 1936, […]…Continue Reading Don’t forget to write your mother, circa 1932

Trial access to three American history databases

Until June 25th, you can investigate these databases, focusing on 19th and early 20th century American History: The American West (archives drawn from the Western Americana collections at the Newberry Library, Chicago) Everyday Life and Women in America, c.1800-1920 (archives from the Sallie … Continue reading Continue Reading Trial access to three American history databases

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (trial access through April 30)

Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO) is a full-text, searchable research collection of 19th century monographs, newspapers, manuscripts, photographs, maps, ephemera, and statistical data. Currently, Middlebury College has access to two collections: British Politics and Society and European Literature, 1790-1840: The Curvey Collection. Both collections … Continue reading Continue Reading Nineteenth Century Collections Online (trial access through April 30)