Macalester College Archives and Special Collection

Highlights from the College Archives, Rare Books Collections, and Wood Collection of children's books in the DeWitt Wallace Library at Macalester College. Archives and Special Collections College Archives / Rare Books / Wood Collection DeWitt Wallace Library / Macalester College

[macalesterarchives]

post-finals mood. have a great break everyone! #postfinals #archives #macalester #heymac #winterbreak #danceathon https://www.instagram.com/p/BrqpLpzHX_8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1el1jhdfiif81

[macalesterarchives]

The Mac Weekly 100 years ago. The introduction of the Student Army Training Corps on campus was big news. Looking forward to digging out more WWI materials in the Archives in anticipation of the anniversary of the end of the war and upcoming Poli Sci / Alumni Engagement event. #heymac #themacweekly #macalumni #WWI #tbt https://www.instagram.com/p/BpXjNZ5jQtN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vyb5qmjqhpl7

[macalesterarchives]

Mystery item in the Archives! Anybody have any idea what this is? #heymac #OhTheThingsYouFind #VeryImportant https://www.instagram.com/p/BpR9AaHjbK2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sam76mpvmk1l

[macalesterarchives]

I think this is my favorite use of the whiteboards so far... #heymac https://www.instagram.com/p/BpFOR9ADNl3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sd9yztxeg7t5

[macalesterarchives]

Today is the 10-year anniversary of the dedication of the Leonard Center. What would you put in a time capsule now? #heymac #LeonardCenter https://www.instagram.com/p/BozXi5cHlDK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1rs0gbw1lqxm

[macalesterarchives]

Prof Amy Sullivan’s HIST 194 Women’s History class visited Archives and worked with materials from the Macalester Women’s Club Collection, ca 1930s-1970s materials. #heymac #womensclub #lotsofpotlucks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bowy_WCH_HI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cryshyavj0g4

[macalesterarchives]

It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day today. The student org NAC, the Native American Coalition, formed in 1969. Some of their early activities included sponsoring Indian Week in 1969 and supporting protestors at Alcatraz in 1970. #heymac #indigenouspeoplesday https://www.instagram.com/p/BosUMh1nBpd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=rnm70bylv5nx

[macalesterarchives]

Former Mac football Head Coach Don Hudson passed away last week. Not only was he the first black head coach in Minnesota high school and college history (as mentioned in this 1972 football season program), but he was the very first black head coach at a predominantly white institution. The Star Tribune has a short article here http://strib.mn/2zUwvsG. #heymac #collegefootball #groundbreaker https://www.instagram.com/p/BorsQMZnDAD/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=71g4ubgg2zfx

[macalesterarchives]

Things you find when poking around dark corners in the archives. Fortunately (disappointingly so?), no actual mortal remains were found in the box. It houses a book by Don Celender titled Mortal Remains. It is a collection of responses to 3 questions about mortality, filled out by well-known artists. My favorite is an entry by Duane Michals about what he would like his tombstone to say: “Having a wonderful time. Wish you were here.” #heymac #archives #mortalremains #conceptualart #lifeafterdeath #mailart (at Macalester College) https://www.instagram.com/p/BohargLnc26/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=r4abo19zc50j

[macalesterarchives]

Not only could JP Morgan read books, he apparently used a ☎️ too. Ok, all of you conspiracy theorists, take a good look at the photo and tell me what’s going on there! #heymac #macalester #collegedog #archives #conspiracytheory #jfkassassination (at Macalester College) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoZfxuZHa5g/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=31d5uqynwb

[macalesterarchives]

Intro to Visual Culture class visiting Special Collections today—looking at everything from medieval manuscript leaves to contemporary artists books, including probably the longest book we own. #heymac #VisualCulture #LongestBook https://www.instagram.com/p/BoRlRS2HgZW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hqmkdx8dkg66

[macalesterarchives]

Was looking at some of the student publications in the Archives and came across a few issues of this Gray on Gray, which included the name “Sia Armajani”. Armajani is a member of the Class of 1963 and has a retrospective going on at the Walker https://walkerart.org/calendar/2018/siah-armajani-follow-this-line. #heymac #SiahArmajani #WalkerArtCenter https://www.instagram.com/p/BoH0_men2bh/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=o74avhvjl21z

[macalesterarchives]

I know rules are meant to be broken, but... Latest in I guess what is now a series of signs being ignored https://instagram.com/p/BncDoZmneaO/ #heymac #NoSmoking #CouldBeAProblem https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn9WUslHY11/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lygwbjk2jdoh

[macalesterarchives]

From the scrapbook of Louise Hall, Mac Class of 1920. #heymac #NotDucks https://www.instagram.com/p/BncDoZmneaO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6bl2e2whcq1w

[macalesterarchives]

Opening convocation today; Claudia Rankine was amazing. President Rosenberg shared a quote from this letter Hubert H. Humphrey wrote to Board President F.R. Bigelow Aug 7, 1944. #heymac #LiberalArts #HHH https://www.instagram.com/p/BnZcrWyHbi-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h7txjfosdu9x

[macalesterarchives]

Have all your books for the first week of classes? From the 1960 Mac yearbook. #heymac #BackToClass #bookstore #SoMuchReading #SmokeMuch? https://www.instagram.com/p/BnW52gHnkX7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1liodh0owlpa1

[macalesterarchives]

Was disappointed to only find consultant reports about technology at Mac in this folder—nothing about UFOs. Though seeing 1996 recommendations about meeting dial-in access demand is entertaining. #heymac #ufos #dialupinternet https://www.instagram.com/p/BnKFg4rnGSn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=m7xrce9bdaxk