Monthly Archives: August 2012

Last week in my post about the SMU game I talked about slicing a newspaper article out of the scrapbook because I couldn’t get the book on my scanner. I did that because it was easy and quick but I … Continue reading →

These are just labeled “Alumni Group, 1990.” Don’t they look serious? Yet still capable of light-heartedness. There are some known rascals in this bunch. I especially admire the single extended digit near the back left, which I believe belongs to … Continue reading →

I had an awful time with this. For whatever reason–maybe just chance–there isn’t much to be found in the Woodson about this game. I eventually turned up a couple of things but first I’m going to subject you to the … Continue reading →

I get a kick out of this one. It only took 55 years to build a dorm for girls!  

A very, very hectic day has left me more than normally benumbed, but I do have something for you to ponder. When did people start wearing sunglasses? This picture came from Pender Turnbull’s collection. That’s Hattie Lel Red in the … Continue reading →

I had never heard of her until today. I walked into the back room of the Woodson this morning and unexpectedly encountered these two large blue tubs: They looked both unusual and promising. Inside I found the neatly arranged academic … Continue reading →

I found this in a batch of pictures from the celebration of Malcolm Gillis’s inauguration in 1993. I feel like the guy on the right may be unfairly disadvantaged, what with Godzilla on his back, but it’s hard to see … Continue reading →

Here’s some genuine miscellany for you. These pictures have nothing in common except that they both show windows with paint on them. This first one was taken in Sewall and both the painting and the photograph demonstrate some artistic ambition … Continue reading →

Well, I’m in New York for a few days so we’re going to have to rely on whatever I can find on this flash drive. Luckily, I’ve managed to collect a lot of random Rice historical miscellany over the last … Continue reading →