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Author Archives: Laurie McFadden
Simpler Speling
Best known for developing the Dewey Decimal System, Melvil Dewey was also interested in the movement to simplify the spelling of the English language (as evidenced in this letter written to Alfred University president Boothe C. Davis in 1922). Dewey … Continue reading
Posted in Memorabilia, People
Tagged Boothe Colwell Davis, Melvil Dewey, Simplified spelling
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Hannah Simpson Spencer
Hannah Simpson Spencer (born in 1838) graduated from Alfred University in 1864 and was recently honored by the Kanisteo Valley chapter of the DAR with a “Women in American History Award.” The University Archives recently received the laser-carved wooden plaque … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred University, Hannah Simpson Spencer, women
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Senior Art Shows
As we near yet another end of the academic year, senior art students are busily preparing for their final public exhibitions. This showing of art is heavily attended and looked forward to by many as a “must attend” event. (This … Continue reading
Susan B. Anthony & Alfred
“To Mrs. A.A. Allen — For the Library’s Reading Room of Alfred University — From her sincere friend & admirer — Susan B. Anthony, Rochester — July 9, 1888” This inscription is found in Anthony’s “History of Woman Suffrage” found … Continue reading
Orophilian Lyceum
This beautiful Seth Thomas clock (patented in 1876) once belonged to the Orophilian Lyceum at Alfred University. Organized in September, 1850, the group was one of four student literary lyceums on campus for over six decades. Each lyceum had a … Continue reading
Posted in Artifacts, Campus Buildings, Student Life
Tagged Alumni Hall, Clocks, Lyceums
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Arthur H. Crapsey
Arthur H. Crapsey, II was a ceramic design major at Alfred University, graduating in 1942. The University Archives recently received a framed charcoal drawing he completed in 1940. Arthur enjoyed creating original stage settings for the university’s performing arts theater … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfred University, Arthur Crapsey, Drawing, Performing Arts
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Operation Santa Claus
(Airlift photo courtesy of Wikipedia) In response to a Soviet blockade of land routes into West Berlin following World War II, in June 1948 the United States began a massive airlift to assist the citizens of the besieged city. It … Continue reading
Posted in Campus Events, People
Tagged Alfred University, Berlin Airlift, Christmas, Edwin Gere
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