Monthly Archives: December 2016

  Although I’ve managed to stay on good terms with my relatives over this long break, I have been getting a bit antsy. So just for fun I took Mr. Rice History Corner over for a walk around Rice the … Continue reading →

I know which way I’m betting. Lovett College, circa 1995. Sorry for the fuzzy images–they came off a contact sheet. As always, any identifications–who is the man in the Santa suit?–are appreciated. Bonus: Holiday hours!! Mercifully, the library will be … Continue reading →

I pulled out an issue of the Thresher looking for a nice Christmas message and stumbled instead across angst. My goodness, you can feel the anxiety practically pulsing off this first editorial: 1966 was only the second year of tuition … Continue reading →

As far as I can tell, this was the only time the Friends sent out a Christmas card. It was a nice one. I don’t blame them for quitting while they were ahead. Bonus:

In the same box as last week’s 1983 food service menu I found something that made the hair stand up on the back of my neck: I thought I had seen everything–at least everything important–that there was to see about … Continue reading →

People fool around even in wartime. It’s their nature. Bonus: I walk past this pencil sharpener every day. It might well be original library equipment.

With the post-finals slow down already begun, I had the chance this afternoon to spend some time just poking around on the shelves. In a box labeled “Ad Hoc Committees” I discovered a cache of papers from the previously unknown … Continue reading →

We learned of the death of Mike Kelley ’54 this week and now mourn the loss of another friend. Mike’s Rice roots ran deep–his mother was Allie May Autry Kelley ’25 and his grandmother was Allie Kinsloe Autry, whose important … Continue reading →

It’s almost break. I’m hanging on by my fingernails. Bonus: They have their holiday bases covered over in Architecture.

Yes, we’re back at this again. This is how it works in the archives–one bit of information drips out after another. The only unusual thing here, actually, is how quickly the pieces are falling together. Here’s what we found in … Continue reading →