Archive forDecember, 2010

A reminder to our patrons: The Center for Archival Collections and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes will be closed December 23, 2010 – January 2, 2011. See our Hours Page for details about opening times beginning in January. The CAC/HCGL staff wish you and yours a very happy holiday season!

As BGSU’s centennial year wraps up, the Archival Chronicle features the outstanding athletes, coaches, and teams who have contributed so much to life at Bowling Green State University over the past 100 years. Nearly every male student in attendance had to be recruited to play on the first football team, while the women developed their own […]

The Sweater Girl

December 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment

In 1937 actress Lana Turner made heads turn in her film debut with a minor role in They Won’t Forget. People didn’t remember her name–what they remembered was the sweater she wore, giving her the nickname of the “Sweater Girl.” This became used in traditional vocabulary when other women tried to achieve the look that […]