The previous question about the '71 Chicago concert prompts me to post this, regarding the Stylus photos, or lack thereof. Basically there is no real archive of Stylus photos. Whatever photos were shot were kept by the student taking them and may still be with them, but more likely they are simply long gone. I had contact for example with the student who shot a photo spread on Fancher for an early '70s Stylus article, and he said he had had the originals at one time, but long since had lost them.
Questions asked, progress on answers, project notes etc.
Friday, January 22, 2016
Chicago concert
'70s alum inquiring about photos of the Chicago concert here, he still had his ticket from January '71. Best I had was an article in Stylus, and turned out there were a few shots in the '71 yearbook.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
More new hires
Sandy Mosher, in HR, was also looking for some material related to the college history for a program for new hires. I put together a set of 25 multiple answer questions re the school's history, and sent some photos too. For example:
Why was the college
once called a “Normal” school?
A: We had been a state mental institution, but changed focus
to teacher training.
B: The
name refers to a particular type of teacher training institute, it granted a
license to teach, but not a bachelors degree.
C: It was to distinguish us from our abnormal rivals at
Geneseo.
Monday, January 4, 2016
Adams Basin history
Query from a "friend" on my "brockport.archivist" Face Book account. Am going to send a scan of 1872 plat map, some links etc.
Oneida Community etc.
A staff person, Luke Myer, is writing a book about some historic sites in NY connected with spiritual movements, e.g. the Oneida Community etc. Have made some suggestions re NY Historic Newspapers, NY Heritage etc.
Fannie Barrier pamphlet
Request to supply info, images, for a pamphlet on FB for the unveiling of a new plaque of her this spring.
Fran Moroney Whited
Spent several hours locating, scanning, and sending images etc. of Fran to Brad Schrieber for family use in her upcoming funeral arrangements.
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