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This week's Flashback Friday features some cool video footage of Findlay College in the 1960s! While there is no audio, we believe it provides a good sense of what campus was like during that time. It features the greenery on campus (flowers), the dedication of Morey Hall, and commencement in 1961. To watch the video, click here.

We've also included a historic cover page of The Lampost, one of Findlay College's student newspapers from the time period. This issue is particularly special because it documents the opening of the Alumni Memorial Student Union in January 1961. Check out the article below and let us know what you think!

Need to catch up on some sleep this week? Look no further than this week's Flashback Friday! Today's featured artifact from the University Archives is a University of Findlay branded pillowcase. We do not have much information on this piece, but we know that it was made between 1989 and 2015. The logo on the pillow is one of UF's older graphics, which was used between 1989 and 2016. The university began using its current logo in 2016, which was unveiled in this video (click HERE).

The pillow is made of 50% cotton and 50% polyester and was manufactured by Image Boxers in Bloomington, Indiana. The company is known for making promotional and branded apparel, bags, and other items. It is likely that this specific pillowcase was available for purchase at the university bookstore in the 1990s-2000s. We have never seen another one like it, so we believe it is a hard-to-find item!

What other UF merchandise would you like to see featured on our blog? Let us know by emailing library@findlay.edu or mention it to our library staff during your next visit!

University of Findlay Pillowcase (1989-2015)

This photo features the front portion of the pillowcase. The back is blank, so this side is meant to be visible.

UF Pillowcase Logo

Closeup of the pillowcase graphic (UF logo).

UF Pillowcase Tagline

This is the tagline placed on the edge of the pillowcase, where the seam is open for switching out pillows.

Need a book recommendation for 'Read a book Day? Check out these books available now at Shafer Library!

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

ISBN: 9781571313355

Publication Date: 2013-10-15

A meditative and poetic look at our place in nature and how we can protect it.

 

 

 

 

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

ISBN: 9780765397539

Publication Date: 2017-05-02

A murderous android discovers itself in this tense science fiction adventure that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence and the eternal struggle of 'should I help or just watch my favorite t.v. show?"

 

 

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

ISBN: 9781534441606

Publication Date: 2020-09-15

After her mother dies in an accident, Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood home. A residential program for bright high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill seems like the perfect escape-- until Bree witnesses a magical attack her very first night on campus. A magical and inventive take on the Arthurian legend.

 

 

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

ISBN: 9780062110831

Publication Date: 2013-04-23

Chava, a golem brought to life by a disgraced rabbi, and Ahmad, a jinni made of fire, form an unlikely friendship on the streets of New York until a fateful choice changes everything.

 

 

 

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

ISBN: 9780062363602

Publication Date: 2016-12-06

Starting in World War II and moving through to the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the space race, [this book] follows the interwoven accounts of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, four African American women who participated in some of NASA's greatest successes. It chronicles their careers over nearly three decades they faced challenges, forged alliances, and used their intellect to change their own lives, and their country's future

 

We hope you are having a good week, Oilers! We'd like to end this week with another Flashback Friday. If you have ever participated in a school sport (middle school, high school, or college), you may remember your parents or guardians participating in a "booster club" or similar group that helped support your team. Booster clubs typically provide fundraising efforts and other support to academic sports teams. UF athletics offered the same opportunity to parents of student athletes with the Findlay College Oilers Club. The organization has at least existed since 1988 (the year before Findlay College became the University of Findlay) but the exact year of the organization's founding is unknown. What we know, however, is that the Oilers Club provided many benefits to members. One of these benefits was receiving branded merchandise to show Oiler pride. The photo below is of an Oilers Club drink coaster that members may have received. The coaster was given to club members before the name change in 1989, which can be determined by the inscription "Findlay College." The weight of this item makes it a high quality piece of merchandise, so it has remained in good condition!

If you are interested in learning more about the Oilers Club or would like to join, click here to visit the Oilers Club page on the UF athletics website.

Findlay College Oilers Club Coaster

The coaster features the name "Findlay College" indicating that it was made before the college's name change in 1989. The Oilers logo has not changed much since then!