A D-Day Tribute
From the Varsity News, March 1, 1944 From Varsity News, September 27, 1944...
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Moonshadow, Black Studies Dept. Creative Writers Group, University of Detroit
The University of Detroit produced a number of student publications outside of the student newspapers such as the Tamarack and Varsity News. Some of the more creative writings have been published in SIC and Dichotomy, which you can see on our Special Collections page, but there were others such as Moonshadow. Moonshadow was open to contributions from any and all writers. Poetry, short stories and essays could be submitted to the University of Detroit, Black Studies Department. In this particular...
Memorial Services at University of Detroit
The most prominent building on the McNichols campus of the University of Detroit Mercy is the Tower. Dedicated in 1927 during the University’s Golden Jubilee celebration, at the base is a marble tablet inscribed with the names of twelve former students who died in the service of their country in World War I. The heroes to whom the University paid tribute to: Lieutenant Thomas Gerald Kennedy, Private Russell William McBrearty, Lieutenant William J. Wilkinson, Sargeant Thomas Abbot Abrey, Cadet John...
Having fun at the flash mob dance-a video to archive
One of the concerns of archivists today is how to preserve access to the information with all the different formats that have been coming out. Technology changes so quick, how do we preserve the media and still be able to see it long after the machines that played it have died? This little video of a UDM flash mob dance is not in the archival collection in any form, yet it would be something that should be in the archives...
Golden Memories for the Class of ’64
Is this UD’s youngest graduate? Well, no not really. Not sure how much this little girl remembers that back in June of 1964, she was on hand to help her father, Peter Verkon, receive his Bachelor of Engineering diploma from the President of UD, Rev. Laurence V. Britt S.J. For the graduates of 1964, it was the year President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty”, the first appearance of the Beatles on “Ed Sullivan Show”, Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr....
Some Unique Items in the Archives
In the archives, we try to keep at least three copies of everything like yearbooks, student newspapers, and just about any publication put out by the university. However, there are those items that are a one time thing and will never get duplicated. Here are a sample of some of those items: There may be lots of mugs with the 1957 Spring Carnival on it-but this one has a special designation: it has the President of UD name and...
The case of the missing mascot: UD 1919 football team picture
On occasion I find some item on ebay that I think would be nice to have in the university archives. There was a posting for a “Large 1931 Press Photo University of Detroit College Football Team”. Did a little digging around because the uniforms did not look like the kind they wore in 1931. There was a listing on the back of the picture of the members of the team and I recognized one of the names “Walter (Tillie) Voss....
Easter time through the Varsity News
A few pictures from the Varsity News around Easter holiday: Not an Easter picture, but I could see these coeds wearing these for Easter services, Varsity News March 26, 1926 Hudson’s ad, March 27, 1946 Front page, Varsity News April 4, 1950 Easter Bunny? Varsity News April 17, 1962 ...
Before there was Jeopardy! General Electric College Bowl
The 50th Anniversary of the game show Jeopardy! reminds me of an earlier game show that would pit knowledgeable people against one another to answer questions. In 1962 the University of Detroit would compete against Northeastern College of Boston on the nationally televised G.E. College Bowl. Representing U of D: Dennis Gannon (senior, history major), Regina Stefaniak (sophomore, math major), Bob Pearl (junior, political science major) and John Hussey (senior, College of Arts & Sciences; originally he was listed as...
1950 Spring Carnival at University of Detroit
I know I have already posted a couple of stories abut the Spring Carnival, but with the never ending winter we have had this past year, another one might help chase away the winter blues. The first spring carnival in 1949 was such a success, it became an annual affair for several years. The first spring carnival raised $23,000 for foreign student relief, the second spring carnival raised more than $30,000 toward building the student center. The fairs were held...
