From Special Collection and Archives, drawn from our collection of American postcards and ephemera: Valentine Thoughts My heart’s a golf ball for your “game” You always with me “score” If I could only win this “match,” You’d “tease” my heart no more. © 1914 A Greeting to my Valentine My heart goes bounding o’er the net, […]…Continue Reading Sporty sweethearts, wishbones, and sausages: Vintage Valentines from the Archives
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Davis Library spring exhibit, “Before the Selfie: A Century of Student Portraits”
Our spring exhibit features photographic portraits of Middlebury students striking serious poses for the camera and at times, goofing off. In other words, one hundred years of awe-inspiring facial hair, evolving fashion trends, and outdoor leisure pursuits. How will you be remembered? Email a selfie to the Archives at specialcollections@middlebury.edu …or Instagram #middleburyselfie Photo credit: Lewis Hemenway, […]…Continue Reading Davis Library spring exhibit, “Before the Selfie: A Century of Student Portraits”
“Joseph Battell: A Centennial Appreciation,” a talk by David Haward Bain, Monday, February 23rd
February 23, 2015 is the centennial of Joseph Battell’s (Class of 1860) death. Bread Loaf land baron (in his day the largest private landowner in Vermont), environmentalist, crusading newspaperman, Middlebury College trustee, philanthropist, unreadable novelist, eccentric Joseph Battell left his stamp on his homeland. David Haward Bain presents an illustrated “magic lantern” talk on Joseph Battell’s life […] Continue reading →…Continue Reading “Joseph Battell: A Centennial Appreciation,” a talk by David Haward Bain, Monday, February 23rd
New Button Appearing in Your NExpress Search – Now Live!
Thanks to an agreement with ConnectNY we have expanded our direct request borrowing options beyond the NExpress consortium. Both systems retain separate databases; records aren’t shared between catalogs, rather searches are transferred from one system to another. (Which means each catalog must be searched separately for the item you are interested in.) If you don’t find what you are looking for […]…Continue Reading New Button Appearing in Your NExpress Search – Now Live!
Historic NYC Post Card Exhibit at Davis Family Library
Who would guess that an artist born and bred on a Vermont farm would create some of the most iconic postcards of New York City? Rachael Robinson Elmer’s ground-breaking “Art-Lovers New York” postcard series is currently on exhibit at the Middlebury College Davis Family Library, on the upper level, through April 17th, 2015. The exhibition, […]…Continue Reading Historic NYC Post Card Exhibit at Davis Family Library
Middlebury women take a snowy ride up to Ripton, ca. 1940s
In this clip, members of the Women’s Forum of Middlebury College load up holiday gifts into a truck parked behind Forrest Hall, en route to the Meeting House in Ripton, VT. Upon their arrival in Ripton, local children run (and slide, trudge, and sled) to meet them. The Middlebury women, joined by a costumed Santa, […]…Continue Reading Middlebury women take a snowy ride up to Ripton, ca. 1940s
Vermont flood of 1927, or 1938? You be the judge.
In our ongoing effort to digitize historical, fragile films, we discovered this unlabeled and undated film clip depicting a flood in East Middlebury: Though we were confident that we got the location right because some of the buildings are still standing in East Middlebury, we weren’t sure about the date. Based in part on the vintage of the cars, […]…Continue Reading Vermont flood of 1927, or 1938? You be the judge.