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Cover of sales brochure for IBM equipment

"I don't want to learn to program another machine" (ca 1961), in Review

A very brief pictorial view of computing at the University of Rochester

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title page of Greater University Fund book

How do you say thanks? in Review

A book engraved in stone

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Jim Diez '65: Honor Role

The Honor (Code) Is (Not) All oURs, in Review

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Isaac Quinby, 1868 Photo album

Quinby's Gambit, In Review

The stories behind the shadow of his smile

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seal used on coin given to Rush Rhees at his inauguration in 1900

Signed, sealed, delivered, in Review

The University's official seal has undergone more than a handful of revisions, since it was first designed.

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UR Marching band

Strike Up the Band, in Review

March, men and women of Rochester!

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Early draft of inscriptions

Here is the History, in Review

A lot of editing happened before the stonecutter started to work

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carillon bells

Ring out, wild bells (with a side sauce), in Review

A photomontage of the carillon installation in 1973, and the recipe for Mel Sauce

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Making the Community and the University Ever Better, in Review

The University's connection to the Rochester community goes back to its very beginnings

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Cutler Mail Chute

The Cutler Lecture Centennial, In Review

The first Cutler Lecture was delivered in 1921 by former US President (and future US Supreme Court justice) William Howard Taft.

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Accessing the hive mind, in Review

The wooden sculpture of our Yellowjacket mascot sits quietly in a corner of Wilson Commons--it took a swarm of people to tell its story.

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You Can Hear It Now, in Review

Winston Churchill, Edward R. Murrow, Muhammad Ali, and Barbara Jordan all spoke to audiences at the University. Were you there?

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US Presidents at the UR, in Review

With the inauguration of Joseph Biden on January 20, 2021, the University of Rochester logs visits from eight former or future presidents.

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Where active concern becomes concerned action

In 1921, 3-year-old Naomi Hooker and her family were targets of the Tulsa race massacre.

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"Who were my deaf predecessors?", in Review

Corinna Hill, PhD student in history, sent in a newspaper clipping from 1921 that described six deaf students who attended the University together

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postcard of Anderson Hall on Prince Street Campus

ExhiBit Series #3: It's Earlier Than You Think -- Women at the University of Rochester, 1875-1925

1900 is the year that women were formally admitted as undergraduates to the University of Rochester, but their influence precedes that date.

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Azariah Boody: Our Dandelion Fellow, in Review

Azariah Boody (1815-1885) is remembered (when we remember him) for donating the land for the University’s first campus.

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Shedding Light on the University Mace, in Review

No Inauguration or Commencement would be complete without the presence of this symbol of the President's authority.

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Born on this day: David Jayne Hill

David Jayne Hill was born in the same year as the University of Rochester, 1850, and would become its second president in 1889.

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Taking the Prize for Student Life Contributions, in Review

A question from Dean of Students Matthew Burns in the Spring 2019 issue of Rochester Review asked for the history of the Terry Prize, and others.

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The University Portfolio, in Review

A group of 19th and early 20th century stocks and bonds sheds light on the University's early investments.

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Pranks-giving, in Review

From ping-pong balls to bubble machines, pranks have long been a part of University of Rochester student life.

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ESM Staff creating posters

The Eastman Theatre Library, in Review

How does a library just vanish? Supplemental information for the Ask the Archivist column in the July-August issue of Rochester Review

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Harlan Ellison's A Boy and His Dog: A Matter for Debate

When the UR Cinema Group presented the film version of Harlan Ellison's "A Boy and His Dog" in January, 1977, it began an almost semester-long debate.

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Baseball and Frank Zappa, in Review

A recent "Ask the Archivist" column posed questions about the early history of baseball at the University, and Zappa's performances in Rochester

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Henry A. Ward

Searching for Ward's--and finding him

In 1860 a new professor joined the University--he was often absent from the classroom, but his impact has been as long-lasting as his fossils.

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University Charter Day: January 31

A look at one of our founding documents

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The Rochester Hello

Perhaps the most appropriate way to begin a blog and a new academic year is by highlighting one of our oldest and best traditions...

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I Studied Abroad at Rochester

International students have been an integral part of the University of Rochester from its earliest days.

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