From humble beginnings, the University of Utah theater program has grown into a major player on the collegiate stage. Photo courtesy Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah While Utah, as a state, has a distinguished history of theater, in the early days of the University of Utah there was little money to […]
Read MoreLong lines and wait times often characterized student registration at the U—until the technological revolution. Registration at the University of Utah didn’t reach the 1,000-student mark until after the turn of the 20th century, and even in those days, registering for classes was no problem. Students received a “yellow ticket” from the registrar and then […]
Read MoreThe U’s med school has grown from a collection of “frontier doctors” to become one of the world’s best academic medical centers. This turn-of-the century photo from the Ralph Vary Chamberlin collection might depict the first medical school class at the U to use a human cadaver. Chamberlin, a med student, once wrote, “At the […]
Read MoreThe first mention of a Snow Carnival (also known as Winter Carnival or Winter Festival) at the University of Utah appeared in an issue of The Daily Utah Chronicle in January 1937. This and subsequent carnivals set a pattern of holding various contests on campus, the election of a Snow Queen and attendants, and a […]
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