For you hopeless romantics out there, check out this NPR story about the letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz.
“I’m getting to like you so tremendously that it some times scares me,” O’Keeffe writes from Canyon, Texas, on Nov. 4, 1916. ” … Having told you so much of me — more than anyone else I know — could anything else follow but that I should want you — ”
History isn’t just the stuff of what happened and when, it is the stuff of the heart as well.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The death of a tyrant, abduction by the secret police and insight into the minds of some of the greatest composers in history are all part of the details that Russia’s Bolshoi Theater have discovered in the margins of the centuries-old sheet music in its archives. (go to article)
As promised, here is some exciting new video from the Michele Imhoff Collection. We recently had this very short film reel digitized and are delighted to share it with you. The video is only about 3 minutes and shows the delivery of CCST’s Honeywell computers. Enjoy!
Happy Friday folks! We have some more photos from the Imhoff collection today. This gentleman was photographed for the 1993 catalog–anyone recognize him? Also, tune in on Monday for a special video treat! Now who’s looking forward to Monday?
These radio spots advertising Technical Education Week are from ca. 1966-1969. The second spot (about :23 seconds in) features Cliff House, the first president of Cincinnati State, then CCST. Take a listen!
We have some vintage CTC video for your viewing pleasure today. It’s too hot to work, right?
(From the Michele Imhoff Collection)
Friday greetings and salutations Facebook friends! Our Flickr users have identified the gentleman on the left, and we thank them for that, but we have yet to name the fellow to his right. Anyone know his name?
Sorry guys, this story is NOT starring Nic Cage.
“The National Archives is the nation’s record-keeper — with 9 billion pages of text records, plus maps, pictures, photos, recordings and moving images — but open access and leaky security allowed items to slip out of its 44 centers and presidential libraries.
‘We were defenseless. I couldn’t believe how vulnerable we were,’ said Archives’ Inspector General Paul Brachfeld.”
Following up on the engineering win from yesterday, this is an article from the Fall, 1980 ETD newsletter featuring our very own Paul DeNu. I think this is a first FHF for him so congrats! Also, it has come to my attention that yesterday was his last official day so we here at the archives would like to wish him happy trails and many thanks! Good luck Paul!
From The Daily News:
“Cincinnati State ranks No. 8 in the United States among two-year and four-year institutions for producing graduates associate’s degrees in engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, according to a recent report in Community College Week.”
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