In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the completion of Mead Chapel and Hepburn Hall, Special Collections presents a series
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New Special Collections exhibits just in time for summer!
Currently populating the glass cases of Davis Family Library are Margaret Armstrong book covers and historic postcards. Don’t miss the
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Mead Chapel Centenary: Then & Now
In celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the completion of Mead Chapel and Hepburn Hall, Special Collections presents a series
“Shall we their fond pageant see?” A Midsummer Night’s Dream May 5-8!
While our February Folio fever has passed, the Shakespeare celebration continues with the theater department’s upcoming production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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The Ski-Minded College: Winter Carnival 1950
This clip from a recently rediscovered College promotional film produced in 1950 shows how students at “one of the most
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Students are “Southbound for Christmas” ca. 1930, captured on film
This recently rediscovered clip from the 1930s in the College’s 16mm film archives shows the once-bustling Middlebury train station with students
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New book art in Special Collections
Last week we shared our newest oldest acquisition, a cuneiform-inscribed baked clay tablet from around 2,000 BCE, and today we
Turkey on Film: Delicious Dinners in the 16mm Archives
Thanksgiving Day meals are not complete without a perfectly cooked turkey. In these two clips from 16mm reels the Middlebury
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Middlebury College Football, 1947
Though today’s Middlebury College football team stands as a formidable member of the NESCAC, the lineup that went on to