Yesteryear Archives

UConn's story has been shaped not only by our internal drive for excellence, but by the touchstones of a constantly-evolving society. This collection of articles and photographs, originally published in the UConn Advance, chronicles noteworthy and memorabale moments in the life of the University of Connecticut.

The History of Convocation

The Birth of the UConn Health Center

The School of Pharmacy Began in 1925

UConn's Phi Beta Kappa Chapter is Founded in 1956

Commencement Milestones

The History of Advanced Degree at UConn

A University is Born

Summer Sessions at UConn

Husky Fight Songs

100 Years of Women's Basketball

Remembering UConn's First African-American Basketball Star

Requiem for a Football Hero

The Beloved Football Squad of 1924

UConn's Husky Meets the Rhody Ram

100 Years of Basketball

Ice Polo

From Aggies To Statesmen

Mirror Lake Formed in 1922

Little Stone House

Hawley Armory

A History of the Greater Hartford campus

A Who's Who Guide to UConn Buildings

What's in a Name?:  UConn Residence Halls

Kingston House: UConn's Folk Traditions

A Look at UConn's East Campus

The Evolution of a University Bookstore

UConn's Natural History Museum

UConn's Fort Trumbull Campus

Babbidge Library Celebrates 25 Years

Governor Wilbur L. Cross:  Author and Statesman

A History of the Wilbur Cross Building

The Contributions of G. Safford Torrey

The Impact of Nathan Whetten

The Legacy of Henry R. Monteith

Edwin Whitney: The Beginning Part 1

Edwin Whitney:  The Beginning Part 2

The Storrs Brothers Part 1

The Storrs Brothers Part 2

Founders' Day

The Opening of Storrs Agricultural School

Benjamin Koons - First President

President Charles L. Beach

1935: The Gag Rule, the Mascot, and a New President

The Babbidge Era: 1962 - 1972

First African-American Students

Student Government

The Druids: UConn's Secret Society

UConn at the Turn of the Century

1938 Hurricane - Part 1

1938 Hurricane - Part 2

Student Conduct Code - Part 1

Student Conduct Code - Part 2

Remembering 1968

UConn Radio

Freshmen Orientation

Campus Community Carnival

Past National Tragedies Stirred Shocked Emotions

A Time of Reflection

Women's Center Celebrates 30 years

Traditions of the Fall- Part 1

Traditions of the Fall- Part 2

UConn Blue and White

UConn Orange?

Commencement Traditions: The Mace

Homecoming Becomes a Fall Tradition

A History of Jonathan - Part 1

A History of Jonathan - Part 2

Commencement 1899

Freshmen Beanies - 1965

Japanese American Student's Story

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Visits Storrs

First Caps and Gowns

Back to School 1951