CBS Benefit Basketball Game
CBS Basketball Game Posted by: Catherine Rodby Sam Dunnington, '14I discovered this photo in the Concerned Black Students archives, and wanted to post it for a couple of reasons. This was taken during...
View ArticleBarons of Beefe and Billy the Kid
Posted by: Chris Jonesby Sam Dunnington, '14On my second day at the archives, I pulled open a drawer that was literally overflowing with event posters from the last 50 years of Grinnell's Art and...
View ArticleGriswold College
Posted by: Chris Jones Author: Chris JonesWe recently received an interesting question regarding the relationship between Griswold College, in Davenport, IA, and Grinnell College, and whether Grinnell...
View ArticleThe Campus that Never Was
Posted by: Catherine Rod Author: Catherine Rodby Sam Dunnington, '14Though the physical layout of Grinnell often feels like one of the College's most stable components, construction and demolition...
View ArticleThe Physician's Notebook
Posted by: Chris JonesBy Sam Dunnington, '14No one likes the doctor's office, but at least you usually leave feeling better than you did walking in. 98 years ago, your chances of feeling better appear...
View ArticleCreating the Exploration Exhibit
Stephanie Head Shot Posted by: Chris Jonesby Stephanie Porter, '14As a student working in the archives, I knew the day would come eventually: I would have to face the daunting task of putting together...
View ArticleBarber Skating Plaza
Posted by: Chris Jonesby Sam Dunnington, '14As the temperature in Grinnell flirts with zero, people hustle from building to building and students from warmer climates barricade themselves inside until...
View ArticleA Break from the Gloom
Posted by: Chris Jonesby Sam Dunnington, '14Originally, I planned to post pictures of what Grinnell looked like in winter prior to the paved walkways that now criss-cross central campus. The area...
View ArticleThe Duke and Louis
Posted by: Catherine Rodby Sam Dunnington, '141957 was a very good year for Grinnell Concerts.In January, the legendary Duke Ellington came to campus and played a show in Darby Gymnasium. Just two...
View ArticleCreating the Society Exhibit
Chrestomathian Pamphlet Posted by: Chris Jonesby Diane Lenertz '15Before Ultimate Frisbee, the Student Government Association, or the Soccer team were regular features of Grinnell College (hard to...
View ArticleCommencement Season
Posted by: Chris Jonesby Sam Dunnington, '14Commencement is an odd phenomenon. For each graduate, it's a unique and momentous event, something that happens once in a lifetime. But every year, another...
View ArticleWorld War II On a College Campus
Posted by: Catherine Rod Author: Catherine RodBy: Chase Booth '16What happens when the war department designates a liberal arts campus to train its top personnel during a major world war? Grinnell...
View ArticleMime Invasion of '74
Posted by: Chris Jones Author: Chris JonesBy: Chase Booth, '16Students at Grinnell College are all too familiar with different invasions of Burling Library, the most infamous student group intrusion...
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