Carroll University Archives

The Carroll University Archives' mission is to serve the campus community by preserving records of and relating to Carroll University and Carroll College, recording and documenting its history, and providing access to this information.

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Did you know that Carroll named a hall, field, and tennis center after Jean “Teach” Kilgour? Serving as a faculty member for over forty years, she was a beloved Carroll coach and teacher who was a leader in women’s athletics. More information about Jean Kilgour can be found here: https://gopios.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jean-teach-kilgour/17.

Photo source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/1931/rec/29

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Ready for a library renovation? Over this summer, the Carroll Library will be undergoing a major indoor renovation. The image above shows outdoor renovation of the library building in December of 1998.

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/15744/rec/9

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Carroll University is beautiful in the summer! This picture was taken outside of the Shattuck Music Center in the summer of 2003. 

source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/4982/rec/3

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Happy LGBTQ+ Pride Month! The photo above shows the LGBT float from Carroll University’s 2017 homecoming. For more historical information about this celebratory month, the Library of Congress has you covered: https://www.loc.gov/lgbt-pride-month/about/. 

Photo source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/14672/rec/1

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The Carroll Library hopes you all had a good Mental Health Awareness Month! Pictured above is the Carroll Psychology Club of the 1956-1957 academic year. 

source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/8180/rec/11

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A belated congratulations to Carroll’s Spring 2021 graduating class! This photo depicts the graduation outside of Main Hall from Spring 2000. 

source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/3990/rec/1

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Want to know what a view of Carroll’s Main Lawn looked like over a century ago? This postcard from 1917 depicts Vorhees, Rankin, and Main Hall (from right to left). 

source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/3038/rec/7

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This picture of biology students was taken in April of 1970. Happy Earth Day!

source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/9667/rec/1

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Did you know that Carroll used to have an annual literary magazine called Century? Student literature, art, and photography was published. This is an image of the 1979-1980 academic year staff. 

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/7720/rec/19

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Happy National Poetry Month! This black and white image of a poetry workshop was taken during the 1976-1977 academic year. Photographed are Mel Schlobohm, Pat Walsh, and Dr. Viola Wendt. 

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/9882/rec/5

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Here’s another (somewhat) old school (1999) photo of the Carroll Library. This photo was taken in The Solarium. Now, this area is one of students’ favorite places to get a caffeine kick - Stone Creek Coffee. 

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/15755/rec/11

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The Carroll Players is the first student theater group active in Wisconsin, beginning in 1896 under the direction professor May Nickell Rankin. The photo above portrays this organization’s 1926 production of “The Goose Hangs High”. Striving to further theater education, the Carroll Players promotes member growth through social and academic programming.  

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/7706/rec/19

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Here at Carroll, we love our sports! In the spirit of Women’s History Month, this is a photo of the 1987-1988 Women’s Basketball team. 

source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/7020/rec/30

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Ready for longer daytime and warmer weather? Spring is just around the corner! Take a look at this hot air balloon ride photo from Carroll University during Spring Fling of 1993. 

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/14640/rec/4

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Happy Women’s History Month! In this photo, May Rankin (the first female professor at Carroll College), is teaching her students outside on a beautiful day. In 1911, she began the Department of Interpretation and Dramatic Literature. More archival information can be found on the May Rankin & Theater Collection of Carroll University’s Archives (https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/Theatre).

Photo source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/13487/rec/11

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Ever wonder what the Carroll library used to look like? This photo was taken in the Browsing Room in March of 1998 when the building was called Carrier Memorial Library. 

Source: https://archives.carrollu.edu/digital/collection/photo/id/15629/rec/12

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Happy Black History Month! This photo was captured during Carroll’s Black History Week of the 1979-1980 academic year. This young woman was a member of the Black Student Organization (BSO) and was performing for the celebrated holiday.