Items

• Campus Plan Map, 1967
  This large print shows the plan for RIT’s new Henrietta campus, including dormitories, a dining hall, and academic buildings. Many of the buildings on our current campus can be identified on this map. The Gordon Field House and adjoining buildings are consistent with these initial plans. However, the legend points to a building labeled as “Health Sciences,” which was never constructed. The map also shows plans for future dormitories and an earmarked location for what would become the Edith Woodward Memorial Pool (no longer extant).
• Spring with the Tiger Poster
  A poster of Spirit the tiger dressed for the beach promoting the spring weekend from May 9-May 11, 1986
• Black and White photograph of the Tiger Mascot at a basketball game
  Ritchie participating in the big basketball game, 1983.
• Richard H Eisenhart, Chairman of Board of Trustees with RIT’s Tiger Mascot
  A photograph of the first Spirit costume, circa 1976, and RIT Board Of Trustees Chairman Richard H. Eisenhart.
• Book titled “Ritchie Finds His Stripes”
  A small tale seemingly aimed at wee lads. Essentially touring the RIT campus. The end of the book goes into an incredibly brief detail about the history of the mascot, alongside this timeline.
• Grandpa Ritchie's Head
  A paper mache replica of Grandpa Ritchie’s head. This Ritchie mascot costume, affectionately known as “Grandpa” due to the incredibly worn state it was in when it was retired, was used between 2000 and 2006, with a replacement purchased on October 2006.
• Frosh Pennant
  Pennant used to advertise Frosh Daze
• RIT Reporter scrapbook
  A scrapbook containing news clippings from the RIT Reporter, and various other local newspapers at the time. The scrapbooks contain content parallel to the RIT Reporter collection
• Clement & Koch Alma Mater Sheet Music
  Arrangement and composition of the Clement and Koch Alma Mater.
• ALMA MATER (Clement & Koch)
  Alma Mater lyrics and music by Frank Clement and Robert Koch printed with on a program guide.
• ALMA MATER (1993)
  Updated Alma Mater lyrics after a contest to select new ones
• RIT Choraliers Programs
  Program guides from 1953 and 1962 containing the procession of songs and lyrics on the back. Notable for the inclusion and then absence of Alma Mater.
• WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS SONG?
  Flyer calling for submissions to update the lyrics of the RIT Alma Mater, less than 20 years after the last time the Alma Mater was altered.
• Fight song gets meek RIT debut
  Story about the introduction of a new fight song at an RIT sporting event with quotes from students discussing their enthusiasm for the song (or lack thereof.)
• The Alma Mater-History Revived
  Story about the Alma Mater being reworked again.
• M.I. Songs (grey & blue, 1915)
  Songbook with music and lyrics to various RIT songs including one of (if not the) earliest available instance of the original Alma Mater.
• M.I. Songs (brown, 1917)
  Songbook containing lyrics to various RIT Spirit songs, including two versions of the Alma Mater.
• RIT 1967 Academic Calendar
  This academic calendar show all of the important dates from September 1967 to September 1968, including the academic calendar (RIT was on the quarter system at the time), holidays, open and close dates of the residence halls, and course categories.
• Photograph of Unidentified Soldiers working in the Machine Shop A31-02-03 1917-1918
  Image of unnamed soldiers working in the machine shop of the Mechanics Institute
• Newspaper photo of veterans who came from Rochester and celebrated their service in WW1 with a banquet 1921
  A simple photo of the 1921 banquet held in the honor of the Rochester “Dough Boys” who served in Europe with a description of the people in the banquet below
• Photo of Unidentified Red Cross Workers 1917-1918
  A photograph is of six Red Cross members folding bandages
• Unidentified student in dietetics conducting experiment in dehydrating foods for the Government 1917-1918
  The photograph is of a woman flipping a switch to a machine that apparently dehydrates food
• Group of Unknown Soldiers Gathered for a Photograph in a Courtyard 1918
  Photo of several soldiers gathered together for a picture.
• Class Photo
  A class photo of the students from 1891, 92 and 93 that were attending an art class at the mechanics institute a precursor to RIT. Located in the center of the picture is Professor E. C Colby the first director of the art school. Seated and to the is Lillian who attended life drawing and freehand drawing classes from 1891 to 1894 before becoming a teacher at the institute in 1895. The overall feeling that comes from the picture is a sense of refinement and professionalism due to their facial expressions and dress attire. In most classes, today Teachers dress more business casual and students dress casually depending on the situation.
• Classroom photo
  This photograph shows an art classroom, spacious and open and most likely located in the Manual Training building of the former campus in downtown Rochester. At the time classes were segregated by gender with women in one class and men in another. This classroom shown is most likely a drawing from life class utilizing plaster molds of humans and other figures to aid students in drawing. Even today classes include drawings from life even with actual models standing in.