Socially distant love letters at Spruce Hall
In 1881, male and female students were strictly segregated on separate floors of CSU's first dormitory, but they devised a clever way to communicate.
Tag: "History"
The President’s Diaries: Transcribers needed for CSU history project
Volunteers needed to convert handwritten diaries from Charles A. Lory, CSU’s longest-serving president, into searchable digital files.
Colorado Encyclopedia offers wealth of resources for learning at home
The Colorado Encyclopedia offers articles and teaching resources for 4th, 8th, and 10th grade readers.
Health and Exercise Science Then and Now
n honor of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Colorado State University, we look back as a department to celebrate how far we have come as well as the principles we were founded on.
Mid-century A&M: What has changed and what endures
A tiny spiral-bound booklet, 1946-47 Colorado A&M Frosh Bible, recently came into our possession. Its purpose was to introduce “the class of ’50 to Aggie life, policies, ideals, and spirit.” Flipping through the pages of this booklet reminds us of how much has changed in the last two-thirds of a century as well as those things that have endured.
Book signing for CSU’s Sense of Place Dec. 5
The latest installment of the history of Colorado State University is now available at the CSU Bookstore in the LSC.
Jim DeFelice tells the tale of the Pony Express
in an Evening with an Author presentation, DeFelice celebrates the legends, separates fact from fiction, and probes the darker side of history with 'West Like Lightning.'
Pieces of the Past
From a Model T and ROTC sword to a milk jug and Aggie letter jacket, the artifacts on display in the Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center have fascinating stories to tell.