Dec
21
Archival Chronicle celebrates 100 years of Falcon Athletics
December 21, 2010 | All, Centennial, University Archives | Leave a Comment
Loyal BGSU Falcon fans
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 intramural competition. Today, athletes of both genders compete in a rigorous intercollegiate schedule. Club and intramural sports, as well as the casual drop-in atmosphere of the Student Recreation Center cater to the recreational needs of the student body.
Thanks to the resources available at the CAC, a new book highlighting women’s athletics, Forward Falcons! has just been published. See the Archival Chronicle for more details!
Dec
2
The Sweater Girl
December 2, 2010 | All, Centennial, Uncategorized, University Archives | Leave a Comment
Sweater Queen of 1944
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 Turner had in her films. This required the girl to be generously proportioned and to wear a tight sweater to show off her figure. During World War II Sweater Girls were popular pin up photos in military barracks. This trend continued in a big way through the 1950s, and still continues today.
The “sweater girl” craze carried over into traditional life on campus here in BGSU. In April of 1944, the Delta Gamma Sorority held a “Sweater Swing” where former Sweater Queen of Skol, Eva Marie Saint ‘crowned’ Phyllis Naegle the new Sweater Queen of 1944.
–Joy Bennett
Nov
19
Reminder: Thanksgiving hours
November 19, 2010 | All, News | Leave a Comment
The Center for Archival Collections will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday on November 25-26, 2010.
Regular hours will resume Monday, November 29.
For a full list of the CAC’s hours, see: Hours Page
