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Arthur H. “Mike” Mason

By Ben Murphy | Published: May 1, 2013

In a 1937 News-Gazette article on the “past glory of Illinois track teams,” legendary Illini track coach Harry Gill named Arthur H. “Mike” Mason one of the best runners and fiercest competitors he ever witnessed. Gill recounted how Mason lost his shoe during a two mile race in 1915. Despite attempts to flag him down [...]

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Student Life in the Great Depression

By Joe Gruzalski | Published: April 22, 2013

An exhibit concerning student life during the Great Depression (1928-1938) was recently erected outside of the University Archives in the main hallway.

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Student Life, 1934

By Angela Jordan | Published: January 25, 2013

The Louis and Ruth Wright Papers span a mere .5 cubic feet in the Archives, but located within these personal papers are invaluable records of student life in the 1930s.   Three amateur silent films give a glimpse of campus during the early Twentieth century. Until recently, the only way to view these films was to [...]

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Everybody Danced

By Angela Jordan | Published: November 13, 2012

Dances on campus were the source of pleasure for a large number of students who attended the University from before World War I through the 1960s.  Dances were presented by various classes, Greeks, non-Greeks, Ag students, and the Y.M.C.A. and Y.W.C.A. Formal and informal dances offered students the opportunity to dance the two-step, waltz, tango, [...]

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