Monthly Archives: October 2013

Radiotelegram

Posted on October 28, 2013 by aulibs

Long before email and cellphones, people were able to communicate wirelessly over long distances. This radiotelegram was sent April 1, 1929 to Evelyn Openhym, AU1923, by her husband George. Evelyn was on the Cunard Line steamship, Berengaria. The message says … Continue reading →

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Fiat Lux Newspaper: 100 Years!

Posted on October 21, 2013 by aulibs

“With this issue our new paper makes its first appearance. It is a new feature in Alfred life, but we sincerely believe that the advent of this paper is a mark of progress, a step in the right direction. Our … Continue reading →

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University Alphabet

Posted on October 18, 2013 by aulibs

How fun, we have our own alphabet! Actually, quite a bit of the University’s  history can be discovered through the following poem, written by student Gertrude Burdick and published in The Alfred Monthly in October, 1898. University Alphabet A is … Continue reading →

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Salt cellars

Posted on October 15, 2013 by aulibs

Here’s a few more items from bygone days: salt cellars. Today we’re used to reaching for the salt shaker, knowing that salt is cheap and readily available. The history of salt can be an interesting way to learn about our … Continue reading →

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Saddle

Posted on October 11, 2013 by aulibs

This hand-tooled saddle belonged to Boothe Colwell Davis, fourth president of Alfred University (1895-1933). It was given to him by his father, probably in 1884. He used it to travel to Alfred from his home in West Virginia when he … Continue reading →

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Cigarette card "quilt"

Posted on October 8, 2013 by aulibs

Most of us are familiar with the concept of collecting baseball cards, but how many would think that at one time folks used to collect various “cards” from cigarette packages? Cigarette companies used them as a form of marketing, much … Continue reading →

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Stone Pipe

Posted on October 2, 2013 by aulibs

This stone pipe was collected from the Cornplanter/Kinzua Region of Warren County, PA (which is now underwater at the Allegheny Reservoir, north of the Kinzua Dam). Cornplanter (1750-1836) was a prominent Seneca chief. The pipe was donated to the University … Continue reading →

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