By: Gabrielle Cantor, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, Intelligent Systems Engineering, Bloomington The Centennial Time Capsule The other portion of my research this semester focused on the centennial time capsule which was buried in 1922 at IUB to commemorate the construction of the first building at the Seminary Square (location of the original campus), which… Read more »
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The Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center: A Brief History
By: Macey Shambery, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2019, Public Affairs, Bloomington I decided to research the history of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center (NMBCC). As a freshman last year and even this year as a sophomore, I felt like I didn’t know the history of the building. In addition, I felt like others didn’t either…. Read more »
Time Capsule Discoveries Part 1
By: Gabrielle Cantor, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2020, Intelligent Systems Engineering, Bloomington The first time I created a time capsule was in 2nd grade. We included things that showed who we were at that point – a string showing how tall we were, a self-portrait drawn in art class, a list of our friends and… Read more »
My Journey as a Bicentennial Researcher
By: Laresa Lund, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, History and Communication and Public Advocacy, Bloomington During my first year of my studies at IU, I silently wondered what it actually meant to do “research.” A professor would mention research they were doing for a book; an upperclassman would talk about research that they were presenting… Read more »
A Pictorial History Book about IU South Bend
By: Sky Santiago, Bicentennial Intern, Master of Liberal Studies, South Bend Sometimes as a creative person you have secret longings that you do not know how you will fulfill. I had never mentioned it to anyone, but I have been feeling a strange pull when walking past the sign in the library that reads ARCHIVES…. Read more »
The Legacy of Andrew Wylie: Food in the 19th Century
By: Rachna Chaudhari, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Biology, Bloomington When the Wylie House was built in 1835, the property surrounding the house extended for five acres, and the Wylie family lived on a working farm. According to Theophilus A. Wylie III’s memory map of the farm circa 1875, the property had many outbuildings surrounding… Read more »
The Mini 500: The Gendered History of a Forgotten Tradition: Part 1
By: Jordan Siden, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History, Bloomington Beginnings: 1955 to 1971 “Women Behind the Men Make the Race a Success,” read the headline to Lynn Sproatt’s article in the Indiana Daily Student on April 17, 1955, a little over a month before the fifth running of the annual Little 500.[1] “For weeks… Read more »
The Creation of IU’s Natural Spaces
By: Caroline Wickes, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2017, History and Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Bloomington I grew up in a small farming community in central Indiana. I didn’t feel particularly connected to nature, perhaps because the vast swathes of corn seemed hardly natural. Once a month, my family of five would pack into our station… Read more »
Researching the Life of Andrew Wylie
By: Rachna Chaudhari, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Biology, Bloomington My research for the IU Bicentennial has focused on the life of Andrew Wylie, the first president of Indiana University. Researching so far back in time proved to be more difficult than I expected. A lot of records exist, which was fantastic but also overwhelming…. Read more »
The Legacy of Andrew Wylie
By: Rachna Chaudhari, Bicentennial Intern, Class of 2018, Biology, Bloomington Andrew Wylie was born in 1789 and was the son of an immigrant Irish farmer. He grew up in Washington County, Pennsylvania where he was a licensed Presbyterian minister. In 1812, he was unanimously elected the president of Jefferson College. In 1813, Andrew Wylie married… Read more »