This week’s post is guest authored by Angela Geosits, archives assistant and doctoral student in English. Any visitor to McMahon Hall is likely familiar with the massive marble table which dominates the central foyer. Set between the two great staircases out of the flow of foot traffic, this stately table blends in with the neutral Read More
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The Archivist’s Nook: If This Table Had Ears!
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The Archivist’s Nook: On McMahon’s Oldest Resident
Good Old McMahon Hall. Built in 1892 to house the school of philosophy, arts and sciences, and the school of social sciences, this Romanesque structure has had many occupants across the last 123 years. Sociology, biology, languages, math, a plethora of administrative offices—all have been in, out, and back again across the decades. The second Read More
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