Alpha Delta history

A query came in about this sorority, which was started here in March 1888, it still continues at Geneseo, and that is where the questioner is from. Sent some images, the following note:

"Hi Theresa, I have a fair bit of material for Alpha Delta here in the Rose Archives. It did start here, in March 1888, and later established chapters in other of the Normal schools, including Geneseo, where they still continue. Here at Brockport though all the old Normal school fraternities and sororities were closed out in 1938-39. They had had rooms in the old building, a new complex was built, and the then principal of the school didn’t include rooms for them, essentially shutting them down, so they all ended here in 1939. If you’d like to visit sometime and look at the materials I have that would be fine, let me know."

History African & African American Studies Dept

Request from visiting prof in that department asking about its history, prompted by my Daily Eagle post recently on the establishment of departments in the '60s. There is some material in the archives, in brief the story is that one of the demands of the Black Student Liberation Front of the late '60s was the establishment of a "Black Studies" department. That unit was started in 1970-71, with Felix Okoye as founding member and chair.


Sent her a Stylus article from '71, advised what materials we have etc. One suggestion was that Ena Farley is still around, an early and long time member of the department, an oral history interview with her would be a great thing to do.

RASCAL

Attended this RRLC archives special interest group today for first time. Nice bunch, seems like will be informative and useful. Meeting was at U of R, which is an amazing facility and large staff compared to my poor little archives, lol.

Janette Reynolds original photo!

Very happy discovery this morning. Met Rosie Rich and Kathy Goetz at Seymour Library, where they're going through boxes of Eunice Chesnut's files from MM House. Quite a few good things there for the college archives, including the discovery of a folder which had the original of a blurry copy shot in the old 1899 yearbook of Janette Reynolds 1873, the first real librarian at Brockport!

Little Library and Stylus

Contacted by Stylus reporter re little library piece in Daily Eagle. Replied with pics, some info, offered to meet with them...


Update: just met with reporter Siomara Germain. She conducted an in depth interview with me about the project, and seemed quite interested by the Friends group.

Jacob Tooker, Principal 1846-1848

Was surprised today by an email from the Albany Institute of History and Art in a couple of ways. The first was that the writer said they had a bible with an inscription inside the cover noting it as a gift from the students of the Brockport Collegiate Institute to Jacob Tooker, who was principal for two years. The writer asked if I'd like it for the archives, since it has no connection to Albany etc. and of course I do. The other thing is that the writer asked if I'd gone to high school in Delmar NY, which I had, I recognized his name, younger brother of a girl I dated 40+ years ago!

History of adapted PE

A student looking to start a thesis on the history of adapted PE contacted me, wanting to use the archives. This is great, have been hoping someone would show interest in that area. Joe Winnick, who is such a significant figure in the field, is still around, and I may see about having this student interview him.