Carleton College Archives

Carleton tennis player Tom James ’89 returns the ball at a match during the 1987-1988 season.

Two students work with plants for a botany lab in 1951.

A student receives bass lessons from instructor Kenneth Davenport at the music hall in 1964.

Ice sculptures, 1999.

Buddha snow sculpture, 1983.

Carole Pushing ’61 with a knight and dragon snow sculpture, 1960.

First (and only) metric football game, Carleton vs. St. Olaf in 1977.

The College Archives will be closed for renovation Tuesday 6/24 through Friday 7/4.

Archivists will be available via email during this time, but reference support will be limited until renovations are completed. Many of our collections can be consulted remotely via our online database. Please contact archives@carleton.edu for reference support or to make an appointment.

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