His name was Joseph K. Hobo, and as far as I can tell, he was the first Asian student to attend Santa Clara. But some evidence points to Asian students before him—who were they? And how do we find out? When Santa Clara first opened its doors in 1851, a majority of the male students […]
Student activism in the Bay Area has consistently been on the national stage. From the Third World strikes at San Francisco State University to the Anti-War protests at San Jose State University, this area has had a rich history of civic engagement. Although Santa Clara University is a smaller school, past and present students and […]
This month the SCU Alumni Association is celebrating a milestone anniversary and Archives & Special Collections is getting in on the fun by offering a little quiz to test your knowledge. Use the images from the first ledger of the Alumni Association held in the SCU Archives to answer these fun questions. It’s almost as […]
This past quarter, I worked with Professor Aoki’s ARTS 74 students on their digital imaging projects by using historic photos from the SCU Digital Collections. Students could either pick a black and white photo to colorize (with extra points if they had done research to back up their color selections), or recreate an historic photo […]
On March 21, 1961, Santa Clara University President Fr. Patrick Donohoe announced that SCU would be breaking its 110 year tradition by allowing women to enroll as full time students. Fr. Donohoe supported his decision by explaining how college institutions across America were now accepting female applicants, and he thought it be best for SCU […]
“They were of all ages and nationalities and opposite creeds, but they were Santa Clara boys, and whether native or Eastern, Mexican or South Americans, English, French, or Italians, Catholic or Protestant, Jew or Gentile, they were Santa Clara Boys.” A.D. Spivalo ’59 [1859], The Redwood, October 1908 As the earliest educational institution in California, […]
I remember my orientation at Santa Clara University like it was yesterday. As soon as my family and I stepped on campus, someone clad in a bright red polo shirt waved to us in the distance. We looked around, assuming that this person was waving to someone else, but it was clear that their gesture […]
“Once more, some studs with their tuxes, others with borrowed dinner jackets, will wend their way to the scene of the S.C. Junior Prom. Without doubt, it is the dance of the winter months. It has to be, as there is no other. Wall flowers and smoothies, some with blind dates, others with O.A.O (one […]
Over the past few months, the Santa Clara Early Modern Book Initiative has been working on something new! As quarantine has made it impossible for us to set foot in SCU’s Archives & Special Collections for our usual tasks, we’ve shifted gears to work on a project that will shine a light on a long-forgotten […]
Happy holidays and season’s greetings from SCU Archives & Special Collections! Although we can’t join all of you in person, we’d love to share with you some holiday cheer from our vault. To start with a Christmas classic, SCU Archives & Special Collections is pleased to have a copy of A Christmas Carol, by Charles […]
