Winter at Grinnell

"Winter at Grinnell" exhibition, Dec. 1, 2014 to Feb. 28, 2014, Burling Library, Special Collections and Archives

The exhibit Winter at Grinnell is now on display in the Special Collection and Archives reading room. The display highlights winter activities that have occurred on the Grinnell campus from the 1950s to the 1970s, such as the Boar’s Head Dinner, Winter Carnival, skating on Barber Plaza, and the Christmas formal. The materials on display are drawn from a number of collections including files about student activities, campus buildings, and yearbooks.

Winter at Grinnell was researched and designed by Special Collections students Olivia Caro ‘17 and Hannah Condon ’16. The students had the opportunity to be involved in every stage of the project, from brainstorming display topics, to selecting materials to be used, to determining how to stage the display case. Through their work, the students learned about several traditions from Grinnell’s past, as well as how to conceive of and design a display. Caro and Condon are fairly new to Special Collections, having started work at the beginning of the fall semester, so this particular project was an excellent opportunity for them to put to use what they’ve learned in the past few months.

Special Collections and Archives is located in the lower level of Burling Library and is open 1:30-5:00pm, Monday through Friday.