Recent Posts

Technological Obsolescence and the Importance of the Tech Graveyard

Nevertheless, She Persisted (Part 2): A Brief History of Women at Rollins from 1885 to 2015

Nevertheless, She Persisted (Part I): A Brief History of Advances in Women’s Rights in the United States from 1850 to 2015

The Baker Museum: Rollins’ Forgotten Repository

Pioneers, Trailblazers, and Community Leaders: Notable Asian Americans in the Sunshine State

A Unique Piece of WWII History: A Nazi Germany Flag Captured by American Soldiers and Presented to Gordon Fraser

A First Time Archivist

Rollins Child Development & Student Research Center: Sustaining 50 Years of Experiential Learning and Community Services in Central Florida

Francis Philip Fatio, Lina L’Engle Barnett, and the Coquina Garden Bench at Rollins

A First Time Archivist

Hamilton Holt’s Scrapbooks

student drinking on campus

Rollins College: A Drunk History, 1950-2000

Study Abroad Shenanigans: Letters Home

students on a porch

A Day in the Life of a Fictitious Rollins Senior : The Diary of Eugenia Bellows (1890)

Women and Academics at Rollins: From the Founding to Present-Day

Be the Change: A Brief History of Social Activism at Rollins

A College Hotel? From The Langford to The Alfond (1956–2023)

Housing Rollins Arts: How Spaces Define Performing Arts at Rollins

The Illustrated Phra Malai Manuscript in Khom Script Held at the Rollins College Library

An Illustrated Buddhist Funeral Book from Siam

‘Fiat Pax:’ Peace, War, and Protest at Rollins, 1938–2003

Living on the Lake: Rollins College and Lake Virginia

Central Florida and the 1980s AIDS Crisis: A History

In Remembrance: Gold Stars of Rollins During the Armed Conflicts of the Twentieth Century

Genius Preserve

Winter Park’s Genius Preserve: A Short History

Black Studies, White Campus: Pedagogical Ideology at Rollins College, 1970-1990

WPRK: The Best in Basement Radio, and the Voice of Rollins College

AN UNEASY IMBROGLIO PART II:

AN UNEASY IMBROGLIO:

Georgia Archives Institute: Training Archivists Worldwide

A Love Letter To Rollins’s Grand Old Lady and Her Porches

Book Arts at Rollins College

Harry Gao ’31 ’81H: Rollins’ Early Chinese Graduate and a Leading Scientist in Microbiology

A Civil War Business Record in Florida and a Page in American History

The Rose Window of Knowles Memorial Chapel: A Fusion of the Liberal Arts and Religion

The Origins and Evolution of Women’s Studies at Rollins College, 1980-2000

Lue Gim Gong: A Chinese American Pioneer and the Citrus Wizard of Florida

The Founding of Non Compis Mentis: How Its Sisters Challenged Tradition

Founders, Administrators, Musicians: Women’s Roles in the Founding of the Bach Festival Society

Nineteenth-Century Rollins College: An Abundance of Female Professors

Pathway to Diversity – The History of Race Relations at Rollins: A Brief Overview from the Archives, Part Two (1951-Present)

Pathway to Diversity – The History of Race Relations at Rollins: A Brief Overview from the Archives, Part One (1885-1951)

The Betty M. Mitchell Collection of Fred Stone Theatrical Materials

Soo Yong (杨秀 ca.1903-1984): A Chinese American Actress and Cultural Interpreter

Quarantine Stories: Rollins and the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Historical Development of Rollins’ Mission Statement

The Enduring Legacy of Fred Rogers at Rollins College

Knowles Memorial Chapel: Hamilton Holt’s “Gift” to Rollins College