Archives Reference Blog
This blog gives brief details on reference requests that are processed by the Kalamazoo College Archives. If one of the previous reference requests is related to your own research, please contact the Archives at archives@kzoo.edu or (269) 337-7181. You may also leave a comment on the post below; please include your contact information, which will not be shared.
1948 Tuition and Fees
November 12, 2009 at 10:35 amColleague requested information on the cost to attend Kalamazoo College in the fall of 1948. The College Bulletin for 1948-1949 lists $562.50...
Sports team captains
November 6, 2009 at 8:43 amColleague requested assistance with compiling comprehensive lists of sports team captains over the years. Yearbooks and athletics files were…
John Wickstrom
November 6, 2009 at 8:42 amColleague requested several photographs of history professor John Wickstrom. Available items, including a reference to a previously digitized image, were…
Haydn Ambrose
November 6, 2009 at 8:40 amStudent requested biographical materials on Haydn Ambrose, who had a long career at Kalamazoo College in both admissions and development. Available items were…
Gail Griffin
November 6, 2009 at 8:38 amStudent requested biographical materials on English professor Gail Griffin for a documentary filmmaking course. Audiovisual and print items were…
Academy Street
October 29, 2009 at 2:53 pmStudent requested information on the history and significance of brick streets on the Kalamazoo College campus for a newspaper article.
Faculty Salaries, 1910s and 1920s
October 29, 2009 at 9:38 amResearcher requested information on average faculty salaries in the 1910s and 1920s at Kalamazoo College.
Ernest Alanson Balch
October 28, 2009 at 9:52 amResearcher contacted the archives in search of biographical information on Ernest Alanson (E. A.) Balch, alumnus (1888) and professor of history (1911-1928).
Madelon Stockwell Turner
October 22, 2009 at 7:48 amResearcher requested a photograph of Madelon Stockwell Turner...
Olmsted Room, Mandelle Hall
October 20, 2009 at 9:43 amResearcher requested information on the history of the Olmsted Room in Mandelle Hall, the College's original library.