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March, 2009
What's New? | Featured Collection | Monthly Highlight
Archives Tip | University Archives
What's New?
Newly Donated Scrapbook Reveals Rose Bowl Flakiness: Arthur Dewsberry (McCormick '51), snare drummer extraordinaire, recalls the NU Marching Band practicing its routines for the 1949 Rose Bowl in the empty bomber factory at Douglas Airport -- now O'Hare International -- prior to heading for Pasadena by train. Since the trip was, fittingly, sponsored by the North Western Railroad, on the way the band played at the Union Station in Omaha and Salt Lake City, before parading down the strip in Las Vegas at 4:00 AM. Finally in Pasadena, they used their Pullman sleepers as a makeshift hotel, from which they made forays to stage the big New Year's Day parade and, incidentally, watch the Wildcats handle the University of California nicely (20-14). Then they headed for home, when the fun began.
Roundabout Cheyenne, Wyoming, a monster snowstorm came barreling down on the city and the Marching Band's train – so fiercely, that the band was stuck in Cheyenne for three days. But they put their time to good use, and judging from some of the shots in the scrapbook Mr. Dewsberry recently donated to the University Archives, that layover must have had its moments. Want to see for yourself? Come on in.
Featured Collection:
NU ROCKS! Geology Department Field Notebooks: During the early 20th century, professors and students in the Geology department took regular field research trips to rugged, remote, and beautiful locations around North America. They documented their travels and work in a series of notebooks, which include travelogues, landscape drawings, handmade maps, specimen illustrations, and more. These materials provide a fascinating view into the pluck of a generation of scholar-adventurers, and a first-hand description of varieties of science and wilderness that are hard to come by today. Read more about this collection in our "What's New" blog entry and check out the finding aid online. For the real deal, though, just stop by the Archives and see them for yourself.
This Month's Highlight:
What's in the NU Archives for Women’s History Month?
NU has been co-ed since 1869, when University President Erastus Otis Haven, a strong supporter of higher education for women, insisted that women students should be admitted. Here are some ways to celebrate Women's History Month all year:
Tipoff of the Month:
Rather than share a tip about the wonderful world of archives this month, we thought we would honor the tradition of March Madness and tell a story about basketball. Even though Northwestern has unfortunately never been to the Big Dance, there is a Wildcat connection to the NCAA tournament: the championship game of very first edition of the event was held in (old) Patten Gymnasium in 1939. Members of the Northwestern intramural team also played an exhibition game in the sport's nascent form, using peach baskets for goals. Dr. James Naismith, who invented the sport in 1891, was in attendance. Read the whole story, written by Patrick M. Quinn, University Archivist Emeritus.
The University Archives
The Archives has nearly 1000 processed collections and thousands of linear feet of material. Browsing our website can help inspire choices of topics for research or general-interest purposes. Check our Finding Aids site for information about processed collections; our History and Traditions pages and Exhibits sites provide some great ideas; and browse through past entries in our This Day in NU History for items that pique your interest. As most of our holdings are not listed in the library catalogue, we encourage inquiries by those looking for primary source documents.
A few of the topics that Archives visitors investigated this month included:
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