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Ask the archivist: What’s one question that’s stumped you?
December 1, 2025
Melissa Mead delves into the puzzling history of URochester’s alma mater, “The Genesee.”
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Ask the archivist: Was the Rochester Plan greater than the sum of its parts?
April 10, 2025
A question for the University of Rochester’s archivist about the history of the Rochester Plan.
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Ask the archivist: When did the University power up its first computers?
December 1, 2024
A question for the University of Rochester’s archivist about the beginnings of administrative computing on campus.
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Ask the archivist: Can we come up and see the book sometime?
August 8, 2024
A question for Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian.
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Ask the archivist: What role did my brother have in the 1964 honor code?
May 1, 2024
A question for Melissa Mead, the John M. and Barbara Keil University Archivist and Rochester Collections Librarian.