Monthly Archives: June 2014

Through an endless appetite for dry, tedious detail. About two and a half years ago we had a discussion in the comments to this post about what those two little structures near the end of the hedges might be: They’re … Continue reading →

Occasionally I run across pictures that are just so odd I can’t come up with any narrative that explains what’s going on. I know where this weirdly mismatched group is: by the old field house. And I know the year: … Continue reading →

I’ve recently been going though some very old materials. In the Business Manager’s Papers, mostly generated by A.B. Cohn in Rice’s very earliest days, I unexpectedly came across a box full of warning signs. One of the pieces of property … Continue reading →

When I came in to work today, I discovered that we had received a packet of photographs in the mail. I’m not totally sure of their origin but they all seem to have been taken at the same time and … Continue reading →

The library has a new scanner that swiftly and easily manages oversized materials. This is a big, big deal for me. It’s a big deal for you too, even if you didn’t know it until now because it allows me … Continue reading →

This Schlueter photograph was hanging on the wall of a colleague’s office, unnoticed by me for a period of years: You have to zoom in on it to see how remarkable it really is. (It’s big so it might take … Continue reading →

You are, indeed, worth it: I saw this during finals week this Spring. Judging from the number of emails I got last night and this morning, the issue of the history of campus maps and signage is weighing on a … Continue reading →

I apologize for yet another post about Founder’s Court. But I just can’t help it. I was interested in those hedges from yesterday so I began peering intently at the images in the Lovett Hall photo files to see what … Continue reading →

After reading the comments on yesterday’s post I went back and took a second look at the pictures. I have now learned quite a bit about various military uniforms, which is one of those things that might actually turn out … Continue reading →

Late post tonight–I was screwing around looking at pictures I took during the Centennial and I lost track of time. Rustling through the photo files this afternoon looking for military related images, I hit the jackpot with these. They are … Continue reading →