Monthly Archives: September 2014

I came across something interesting in Dr. Lovett’s papers today that makes me think it might have been oil. There are almost no photographs in this collection, with the exception of two folders of images submitted to him by Wilmer … Continue reading →

I’ve written before about the terrific utility of the physics amphitheater as the site for all kinds of lectures and other events in addition to regular classes but I was still startled by this: All appearances to the contrary I … Continue reading →

K-E-Y Found this in a group of slides that were used for alumni road shows: It’s undated and I’m hoping it’s not a dorm room. I do admire the insouciance though.

I got a lot of emails asking for more Sammy, so since I usually (well, at least “often”) aim to please, here y’all go. As I mentioned yesterday, while we have the basic outlines of the Sammy story and some … Continue reading →

Karen Rogers, ’68 and I gave a talk today about the history of Sammy. There’s a lot of material about Sammy spread across all kinds of collections and this was the first time we’d ever tried to pull even a little … Continue reading →

We made it home from vacation last night so–fair warning–I’m rested and ready to get back at it. I’ve had happy occasion recently to revisit the 1923 Campanile. In my judgement it’s one of the very best ever produced, mainly … Continue reading →

What we have here is failure to communicate. I ran across these rebels while looking for something else in the 1923 Campanile. I can’t tell what their punishment is (aside from the sign, of course) but I feel pretty sure … Continue reading →

I’m having a great time up here in Wyoming. We’ve seen bison, pronghorn, elk, mule deer  and many, many kinds of birds in addition to yesterday’s moose. I’m a little too tired to write anything but I am capable of … Continue reading →

Back in the day before widespread air-conditioning, most of the Rice faculty would flee Houston every summer for more temperate climates. From today’s vantage point these long trips, which mixed work and pleasure, look almost impossibly relaxing and pleasant. Here … Continue reading →

Over the years I’ve had several people tell me that they remember hearing Eleanor Roosevelt talk in the library’s Lecture Lounge (later called the Kyle Morrow Room). I always believed these people, of course, but we were never able to … Continue reading →