Death of a textbook: 19th-century mock funerals used to mark the end of a term
October 22, 2026
October 22, 2026
SCHENECTADY, New York, Oct. 22 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Death of a textbook: 19th-century mock funerals used to mark the end of a term
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Calder Baker '29 was sorting through material in Special Collections when he discovered an old student scrapbook. Belonging to Frederick Richards, Class of 1888, the weathered book contained what one would expect for chronicling a student's time on campus: menus, newspaper cl . . .
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Death of a textbook: 19th-century mock funerals used to mark the end of a term
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Calder Baker '29 was sorting through material in Special Collections when he discovered an old student scrapbook. Belonging to Frederick Richards, Class of 1888, the weathered book contained what one would expect for chronicling a student's time on campus: menus, newspaper cl . . .