Monthly Archives: February 2016

I’ve recently begun digging around in materials about the history of various Rice songs. I don’t know whether this is surprising or not but that history is quite tangled. Songs–fight songs, alma maters, hymns– kind of came and went, some … Continue reading →

It’s spring break next week so summer is on the way. This picture of a couple guys rolling the clay tennis courts (circa I’d say 1918ish) made me laugh. Or rather the decoration etched on it made me laugh. Two … Continue reading →

We had a patron in the Woodson today who was doing research in the papers of Stockton Axson, who taught English at Rice from 1914 until his death in 1935. I have to confess that if I ever knew we … Continue reading →

Here’s one that just straight blew my mind. George R. Brown was one of the most pivotal figures in the development of the modern Rice University and a dominating presence on the Rice board for over twenty five years. His … Continue reading →

Paging through a 1925 Campanile this afternoon I came across something I realized I’d never seen before: Every other image I’ve laid eyes on shows (for good and obvious reasons) the front side of this desk, thusly: I must confess … Continue reading →

Last week’s post about the mattress party got me thinking about all the interesting party photos and memorabilia that I’ve come across over the years. Here’s one of my favorites: Two things in particular jump out at me here. First, … Continue reading →

Interesting concept–the beer is free but you have to provide your own mattress. I would surely fall asleep.

I’m talking at an event tonight so I don’t have time to compose anything here. What I do have is another wonderful photograph, this one courtesy of loyal reader Nancy Burch: Nancy, who would know, says it’s David Houser ’78, … Continue reading →

Some of you might have gotten the impression over the years that these posts are essentially random. This is because they are. I don’t have all that much time to spend on hunting specific things down for no good reason … Continue reading →

I’m still pretty well under the weather today but I maintain high hopes for tomorrow. This is a beautiful photograph that I found tucked behind some bigger things in an R Association box. I believe that’s Dave Roberts, which would … Continue reading →