Kenyon College Special Collections and Archives

10/01/2014

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08/25/2014

We are headed to the Kenyon College, Library and Information Services page. Look for our 'Throw Back Thursday' posts coming your way this semester!

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05/01/2014

The Kenyon College Spring Dance Concert opens tonight in the Bolton at 8:00pm, take a look at this album showing dance concerts at Kenyon in the past!

Sets let you organize your photos on Flickr. Explore the 40 photos in this set.

04/17/2014

Have you ever visited the Quarry Chapel two miles off campus? Completed in 1863, this little gem of Gothic Revival architecture was abandoned for over 40 years, and later restored in the 1970's. Take a look at this photo set of the chapel from its construction to today, and maybe make even take a walk and visit it yourself on one of these lovely spring days!

The Quarry Chapel was built January 18th, 1863. Bishop Chase brought the stone masons from England to construct many of the early buildings on Kenyon's campus, and later settled in the area. In the 1850's with the help of Episcopal Bishop Gregory T. Bedell, they and other families built the "Quarry…

03/28/2014

Who would have thought that somebody once tried to parachute off of the Chase tower of Peirce Hall? Take a look at this photo of Kenyon alum Bob Busenberg c. 1950 just before he jumped off. Luckily, he made it down safely.

Explore Kenyon College Special Collections' photos on Flickr. Kenyon College Special Collections has uploaded 4770 photos to Flickr.

03/21/2014

Are you a fan of antiques and the decorative arts? Check out our new set on flickr showcasing some of the ink wells from our ink well collection at the special collections and archives. This set is part of a continuing and growing project to bring the various antiques, and rare collections of the archives to the public.

Sets let you organize your photos on Flickr. Explore the 31 photos in this set.

02/28/2014

Yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of the tragic Old Kenyon Fire of February 27th 1949. Take a moment to look at this photo set commemorating this day in Kenyon history.

Sets let you organize your photos on Flickr. Explore the 29 photos in this set.

02/27/2014

Check out our new collection of photos displaying the various objects held in the Kenyon College Special Collections and Archives - from fine china to miniature sculptures, this collection is part of a continued effort to highlight and the numerous antique objects in our collection!

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We are the Special Collections and Archives of Kenyon College, in Gambier, Ohio. Please contact us for higher-quality digital images. Contact information available at lbis.kenyon.edu/sca/

02/14/2014

Happy Valentines Day from the archives! Take a look at this vintage photo set of classy dances at Kenyon from the 1940's into the 60's - perfect for this romantic holiday and Philander's Ball this weekend!

Sets let you organize your photos on Flickr. Explore the 156 photos in this set.

02/07/2014

A new small-scale exhibit has just finished going up displaying some of the objects from the family of Philander Chase, take a moment to check it out from the windows in downstairs Olin on your way thru the library!

01/23/2014

Please excuse our recent absence from flickr and facebook, we've been preparing a new set of photos that will be part of a continuing project to photograph the various objects of the archives, as opposed to only old photographs. The first of this set includes our collection of antique Rookwood and Newcomb pottery - take a look at the beautiful attention to color and detail in these turn of the century pieces. Read the full description on our flick page!

Through various gifts, the Kenyon College Special Collections and Archives has come into possession of a small, but unique and fine collection of pottery from the famous and historic Rookwood and Newcomb ceramics companies based out of Cincinnati and New Orleans, respectively. Both founded towards t...

11/14/2013

Did you know that tintype photography was first invented right here in Gambier, Ohio by a Kenyon professor back in 1856? Take a look a look at some of the beautiful photos of Kenyon families, professors, students and alumni in our new flickr set.

The tintype, an early photographic process and successor of the daguerreotype was invented and patented on February 19, 1856 by Kenyon College Professor Hamilton Smith, and his student Peter Neff. Both ambrotypes and tintypes expose the photo on a thin sheet of glass or metal while the daguerreotype...