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Friday, September 9, 2011

The First Tripees

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1938 Trip On September 10, 1935, a group of 16 freshman ventured into the wilds of northern New Hampshire on the first Freshman Trip. In...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Churchill vs. Churchill

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When you hear the name Winston Churchill, you probably start thinking about cigars, England, World War II, and other details associated with...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Fun Origami

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This one counts as one of the oddest books we have ever acquired. It is almost difficult to call it a book any longer. Technically, Fun Orig...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Freak Winds

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Souvenir booklet, 1938 Dartmouth dodged the bullet of Irene. For the most part the campus was spared any major damage, though the Dartmo...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Pieces of Wood

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We have a lot of pieces of wood in our collections. We never seek them out, they find us. That's because Dartmouth loves its trees, and ...
Tuesday, August 23, 2011

What's with the arrow in his head?

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In 1662, Joan Blaeu published his 11-volume Grand Atlas, Geographia . The frontispiece to the final volume depicted the New World in alleg...
Friday, August 19, 2011

The Pressure of Light

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Ever think that you can feel the sun's rays beating down? While that impression may be illusory, visible light and all forms of electrom...
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