It finally feels like Fall weather! We hope you have been enjoying it and doing some fun Fall activities – like apple picking!

Photograph from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, 1954.

Ghost sighting in the Reading Room!

Yes, even the ghosts in the archives study for their midterms.

ASC Schweitzer Gallery is excited to announce the exhibit ‘Austen 250’! A lecture will be held on October 24th from 1-2pm in the Scholars Lab in Weldon Library. An introduction will be given by Professor Mary-Helen McMurran, followed by speakers Ileana Gonzalez-Zavala and Dr. Joan Clayton.

Western Homecoming weekend begins today. We wish you all a safe Homecoming!

In celebration, check out this box of memorabilia 😊

Did you know that Homecoming weekend is this weekend! Check out this photo of the Western Cheerleading Squad leading a parade through downtown London in celebration of homecoming in 1972.

Photograph from the Way We Were collection

Check out this photograph of a business administration class visiting the Cronyn Observatory on campus in 1955!

Photograph from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, 1955.

What classes are you taking this semester? These students in 1955 are in an Advanced Typing class!

Photograph from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, 1955.

Have you stopped by London’s Western Fair yet? Check out these folks enjoying a roller coaster ride on September 12, 1955.

Photograph from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, 1955.

What a view! The Western Fair grounds in 1925 - 100 years ago!

Photograph from the Hines Studio Photograph Series.

Check out this photograph of people lined up at a ticket booth at the Western Fair on September 13, 1954!

Keep your eye out for more photographs of the fair that we will be posting throughout this week!

Photograph from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, 1954.

The Western Fair in London begins today!

Check out this photograph of a crowd at the Western Fair c. 1925!

We hope you’re ready for the Fall semester! Check out this photograph of students shopping for their books in 1955.

Photograph from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives, 1955.

New academic year, a new Bluesky account for Archives and Special Collections!