August 2011: Old and New

Congratulations to all the Cadets who were Crested on Friday.

Photos: MMI Archives

You can watch a video taken by Kelly Griffiths, Library Director here.

To celebrate the newest Cadets, allow me to share some more photos in the Unlabeled Photo Project: the oldest yet, from 1933-34.

August, 2011 - Chapel Stones

Exciting news! The original stones from the MMI Chapel walls have been moved to the Archives for display and preservation. They are breathtaking. Come check them out!

Wilkerson stone

Lovelace stone

Armstrong & Murfee stones

Moore stone

August 2011, Part 2

I was moving boxes in the Archives this morning and came across two large boxes of unidentified photos that, so far, stretch back as far as 1950. I'll be working through them, and sharing them here with you, in the next few months. Any help identifying people ,places and events in these photos is welcome. So far, there are some great additions to the ongoing Swamp Fox Collection project. On the top of the pile today:

August 2011

Summer is almost over and students are arriving on campus again. It's an exciting time.

I received a generous donation in the mail today, including these fantastic additions to the collection. Recognize them? Have stories about them? I'd love to hear them!

Snorter Cover, Dated: 17 May XX, Vol. 1

White Knights Show for Pensacola, 13 May 1954

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August 2011 Archives Schedule

Tuesday, Aug. 2nd
Thursday, Aug. 4th

Tuesday, Aug. 9th
Thursday, Aug. 11th

Tuesday, Aug. 16th
Wednesday, Aug. 17th
Thursday, Aug. 18th

Tuesday, Aug. 23rd
Thursday, Aug. 25th
Friday, Aug. 26th

Tuesday, Aug. 30th
Wednesday, Aug. 31st

Any questions or thoughts you'd like to share,
Erin Jones
MMI Archivist
ejones@marionmilitary.edu
334 302 1038

July 2011

I've been in the Archives preserving everything from the program for the 1968 Stadium Dedication to 1980's Football Uniforms and Cheerleading Skirts donated back from Marion Academy. I've put the call out for memorabilia and so many generous alumni and community members have stopped by to share their memories. It's exciting!

The school year starts again in August and throughout July, I'll be in the Archives:

Thursday, 14 July
Thursday, 28 July

I'll be checking my email in the meantime.

Have a wonderful July!
Erin Jones
ejones@marionmilitary.edu
334 302 1038

On Sunday, 12 June 2011, Alabama lost one of her great storytellers as Kathryn Tucker Windham died at the age of 93. A detailed description of her influential and amazing life can be found here and here. While I personally never had the opportunity to meet Mrs. Windham, her stories have filled in the gaps of my Alabama life since I moved back here 15 years ago; and she’s become a celebrated part of the MMI Archives. One of my first tasks as a Special Collections Assistant for the Bounds Law Library in Tuscaloosa was to transcribe an interview with her.

So, celebrate Mrs. Windham's contribution to Alabama and the Black Belt by reading a bit of "13 Alabama Ghosts and Jeffrey" or carry on the tradition and share a story of your own.

Images courtesy of the MMI Foundation Archives.

Thank you, Mrs. Windham. You will be missed.

Erin Jones

MMI Archivist

334 302 1038

ejones@marionmilitary.edu

June 2011

It's been an exciting month in the Archives with much to preserve and exciting projects in the wings. The Oral History Project is getting on its feet and I'll soon have updated information for it. In the meantime, the Archives will be open the following days in June, 2011

Thursday, 2 June
Tuesday, 14 June
Thursday, 16 June
Tuesday, 21 June
Thursday, 23 June
Tuesday, 28 June
Thursday 30 June

Please feel free to call or email me anytime.
Erin Jones, Archivist
ejones@marionmilitary.edu
334 302 1038