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The Library October 2015

These days the library has become more of a center for learning, sharing, and community than a warehouse of books. In its early days, however, students and faculty who used the library were regarded as “customers” who checked out books in a very formal fashion. They looked up the call numbers printed on cards maintained using the Dewey Decimal System, and a technician or librarian would retrieve the books for them through a system of call boxes and “dumb waiters.” It was very formal, very procedure oriented, and very tedious for all concerned....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection archive, books, campus, education, history, students, varsity news, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: September 29, 2015

1965 — Aerial View August 2015

The 1965 Tower Yearbook begins with an aerial view of the campus. Spending a few minutes on the two images offered here, allows visitors an amazing perspective on how much of the campus has changed over the past 50 years. It’s equally amazing, however, to notice in these images the things that haven’t seemed to change during this time....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection annual, campus, history, library, school, Tower, UDM, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: August 7, 2015

The 1965 Campus March 2015

There are two great aerial photos of the campus in the beginning pages of the 1965 Tower Yearbook. All the changes that have taken place on campus and the surrounding neighborhood since this time are easy to see from this vantage point....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection archival, archive, campus, digital, history, university, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: March 6, 2015

1943 Tower July 2014

The 1943 Tower Senior Yearbook reflects this atmosphere of tension and concern. This would be the last yearbook published until 1947, as the entire country tightened its economic belt and focused on the battle at hand. Paper rationing, as well as limitations of other publication materials meant the war years would be closed to the Tower staff. It’s as if the war plunged the entire world into darkness for three years. Being without the yearbook during this time allows readers to see the value of the historic record these books offer. And perusing the pages of the 1943 Tower, offers a way into the state of campus life just before the lights went out....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection campus, freedom, history, publication, university, World War II, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: July 24, 2014

The 1960′s “Take-Over Generation” May 2014

When someone mentions the 1960s the first thing that often comes to mind for a lot of people these days is a vision of colorfully dressed hippies dancing in a park playing tambourines and singing songs of peace. Some people think of the Vietnam War and the protests that went along with it; some think of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and the dark hours of that dramatic event. The troubled and troubling decade of the 1960s, and the string of events that ended once and for all the innocent years following World War II, seems to have been started by one major occurrence that a lot of people tend to overlook when they consider this time....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection annual, campus, education, history, students, university, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: May 4, 2014

“A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words” April 2014

I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage, “A picture is worth 1,000 words.” The truth in this saying is evidenced by the variety of photos without text in the later issues of the Tower Yearbook. The 1973 edition (titled, “The Urban 1973 Almanac and Yearbook, A Guide to the University of Detroit”) is a great example of this. The title page of this yearbook alone, offered as it is in the curly-ques and leafy design of an actual almanac, is a reflection of the times. In those days, a return to a simpler time was encouraged: back to the present moment, back to nature, back to the farm, back to the almanac. And in this urging to slow down the frantic rush to the future, we have the potential bridge between university life and the changing cultural....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection 1973, annual, art, campus, photography, publication, student, university, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: April 4, 2014

Students Then and Now March 2014

Take a look at the photo below. This is an image of a usual campus scene in 1964. In this photo, students rush to class or hurry to their parked cars or into the library at the right side of the picture. The day is warm, probably Spring, and students seem distracted by their studies, the change in the seasons, or each other. One student in the foreground seems to be checking his watch, others seem lost in their own thoughts. Here is a moment in time, fifty years ago, held forever in this frozen image....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection annual, campus, education, students, university, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: March 5, 2014

1968 December 2013

The 1968 Tower Yearbook focuses on the student of this period, the way they looked, played, studied, and dreamed. The attention here is on those who worked to make sense of a senseless time, to gain knowledge that would allow them to make changes and help create the future we know now. They paved the way and redefined dedication, honor, and freedom. And while they may look and dress and communicate differently today, that drive and quest for knowledge still defines what being a UDM student really is....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection annual, campus, freedom, student, UDM, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: December 9, 2013

Digitized Yearbooks Available September 2013

The Dental School yearbooks offer a unique view of this specialized education. Included in each book are pages of images from current news and events which help the reader travel back to a particular time and place. The reader can say “Ah, yes, I remember when Ozzie Osbourn had his own reality show!” Although it doesn’t seem that long ago, looking back through the glossy pages of these Dental School yearbooks allows the viewer an intimate peek at how the fashion, the state of the world, and even the campus has changed in such a relatively short period of time. You might see some familiar faces here; and you might gain some insight into how the past creates the future. They may look different, but students were basically the same then as they are now: fun loving, intelligent, and eager for “great things.”...

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection annual, dental, dentistry, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: September 12, 2013

Remembering a Tragic Event June 2013

As with any traumatic national event, anyone living during the early 1960s likely remembers exactly where they were when they heard the news that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Even today, when anyone mentions “tragic event in Dallas,” it’s likely that this particular event comes to mind. That day, students, teachers, administrators, and staff at the University of Detroit all reeled from the shocking news. Everything in their lives seemed to stop, suspended in an attempt to comprehend what had happened, to try to understand the words “the President is dead.” Amidst the tears and disbelief, who could concentrate on schoolwork, on tests, on paying attention in class? So, like a lot of campuses, offices, and public spaces, U of D shut down for the day following the event. But unlike a lot of places, students showed up for a memorial mass held in honor of our fallen president....

University of Detroit Tower Yearbook Collection history, Kennedy, president, tragedy, university, yearbook Linda Papa Updated: July 19, 2013

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