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Seventy-five years ago—as seen in our November 1947 issue—advertisers weren’t above using scare tactics to promote their... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 20 2022 08:00am |
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A classic tailgate picnic, seen on a football program from 1956. It’ll be a beautiful day for tailgating and football on Saturday, when the... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 13 2022 08:00am
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Twenty-five years ago, in our December 1997 issue, we documented the rise of improv groups on campus—a phenomenon apparently new enough to... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 29 2022 08:50am
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Once upon a time, there was a Yale Co-op. And mail order. This ad, accompanied by an order form, was in our October 1975 issue. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 22 2022 08:00am
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Yale starts its 150th anniversary football season this Saturday at Holy Cross. Eighty years ago, as seen on our November 1942 cover, football... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 15 2022 08:12am
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Our September 23, 1927, issue included this photo noting the conversion of Library Street to “a placid and delightful lawn.” Ninety-five... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 1 2022 08:00am
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Scenes of first-year move-in from our October 1975 cover. It doesn't look much different from this past Sunday. Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 25 2022 09:39am |
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Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this inscription, and thus the historic birthplace of New Haven’s government? Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 12 2022 08:00am
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In 1942, Yale was getting onto its wartime footing, which among other things meant starting the new academic year in the heat of July. When freshmen... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 18 2022 08:30am
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This fall, Yale celebrates the 150th anniversary of its first football game—a 3–0 victory over Columbia in New Haven on November 16... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 11 2022 08:00am
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Summertime doesn’t typically get a lot of documentation in an alumni magazine, but this cover from July 1955 fits the bill. That’s... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | August 4 2022 08:00am
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In our June 1969 issue, we documented the arrival of Lipstick (Ascending) on Caterpillar Tracks, by the late Claes Oldenburg ’50, in... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 21 2022 10:10am
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Around this time 85 years ago, we featured a reunion meal in Commons on our cover—the last issue published under the name “Yale Alumni... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 7 2022 08:00am
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The men's heavyweight crew swept the Crimson last Saturday at the 155th edition of the Yale-Harvard Regatta at New London. The 1897 crew, seen here... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 16 2022 09:49am
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As the first of three reunion weekends gets under way, here’s a glimpse of Yale reunions 100 years ago. In those days, returning classes wore... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 26 2022 08:25am
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Seventy-five years ago—as seen here on our July 1947 cover—Yale College was still holding its Class Day ceremonies in the courtyard of... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 19 2022 08:20am
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Fifty years ago, in our June 1972 issue, we noted the departure of the Culinary Institute of America from Yale’s neighborhood. The CIA... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 12 2022 08:12am
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Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, known for Central Park (pictured), Boston’s Emerald Necklace, and so much more, was born 200 years... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 26 2022 09:47am
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The International Room in Sterling Memorial Library was once the Yale Memorabilia room, and its shelves are decorated with scenes of extracurricular... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 18 2022 08:00am |
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Fifty years ago, in our March 1972 issue, we wrote about the trend toward off-campus living among undergrads, including the unidentified students in... Read on
Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 17 2022 08:47am
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