In honor of Homecoming week here at the University of Iowa, we asked our University Archivist David McCartney to pick the top ten favorite historical things here at the University. The items are in no particular order. 10. The Birthplace of Prime-time TV. Sure, Westinghouse, General Electric, AT&T and other labs were testing television inContinue reading “From University Archivist David McCartney: Top 10 historical things at the UI”
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Herky’s Birthday Celebration
Thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated with us!
Who’s Got Spirit?: An Interview with Gregg Niemiec, UI Spirit Coordinator
What do the UI Libraries and UI Athletics have in common? Hawkeye History! In this blog post, Chloe Waryan, Exhibit Design Intern at the University of Iowa Special Collections, interviews Gregg Niemiec, Spirit Coach of the Iowa Spirit Squad. For Herky’s 70th birthday, Gregg and Chloe team up in the Special Collections to discuss theContinue reading “Who’s Got Spirit?: An Interview with Gregg Niemiec, UI Spirit Coordinator”
News From Special Collections 10/5/2015 – 10/09/2015
From the Web and Social Media Looking for a fun way to celebrate the University of Iowa’s Homecoming week? Check out our Historical Hawkeyes series, compiled by our Olson Graduate Research Assistant, Kelly Grogg. Staff Changes We are all very pleased to announce that Lindsay Moen has been hired as our LAIV in Special Collections, taking over DepartmentContinue reading “News From Special Collections 10/5/2015 – 10/09/2015”
New Evidence Confirms 1973 Movement to Rename the Field House for the Allman Brothers Band
New at the UI Archives: 1970s-era posters for events at Hancher Auditorium, the Iowa Memorial Union and the UI Fieldhouse. For a brief but intense time in 1973 and ’74 there was a move afoot to rename the Field House for the Allman Brothers Band, which had a memorable gig there on Nov. 9, 1973.Continue reading “New Evidence Confirms 1973 Movement to Rename the Field House for the Allman Brothers Band”
Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording – Now Streaming!
Following up from our earlier announcement about the donation and digitization of the earliest known Simon Estes recording, the clip is now streaming! Read about the original donation and the March 17th concert where Simon Estes was presented with a copy of the recording. Soloist: Simon Estes , Corrine Semler Performance by the Old Gold SingersContinue reading “Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording – Now Streaming!”
Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording Restored
This story starts in 1959 when a UI undergraduate student from Centerville, IA, named Simon Estes auditioned for, and joined, the Old Gold Singers, a university chorus made up of non-music majors. The Old Gold Singers was a new organization, formed just two years before. It quickly established itself as a highly-talented goodwill ambassadorContinue reading “Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording Restored”