75 Years Archives

August 16, 2017

Carleton Reflects on its Beginnings in the Glebe as it Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Landmark birthdays are the best time for reflection and, in its 75th year, Carleton University is looking back fondly on its formative years in the Glebe. In 1946, a four-year-old... More

March 23, 2017

Stories from the Archives: CKCU

To celebrate Carleton University’s 75th Anniversary, Sherri Sunstrum – a cartographic specialist at the MacOdrum Library – tapped into Carleton’s rich trove of archival images to produce an interactive online story... More

March 13, 2017

Carleton College Gets it Start on 1st Avenue

To celebrate Carleton University's 75th Anniversary, Sherri Sunstrum - a cartographic specialist at the MacOdrum Library - tapped into Carleton’s rich trove of archival images to produce an interactive online story... More

February 11, 2017

Digitally Preserving Student Newspapers

Are you interested in how past Carleton students engaged with the major political events of their time? Carleton University’s Archives and Research Collections (ARC) staff have made Carleton student newspapers... More

February 8, 2017

Putting Carleton on the Path to Basketball Success

On the occasion of the 12th anniversary of the renaming of the former Raven's Nest to the Norm Fenn Gymnasium, Carleton's Archives and Research Collections (ARC) provides a look at the successful... More

February 4, 2017

Carleton Students Cover Civil Rights Movement

To commemorate the beginning of Black History Month, Carleton University's Archives and Research Collections (ARC) staff have surfaced an example of how Carleton students responded to the American Civil Rights movement... More

January 30, 2017

Staff and Faculty Calendar Celebrates CU75

A new year brings new things: new goals, renewed hope and some resolutions. But there are also the smaller, simpler things like starting the year fresh with a brand new... More

January 10, 2017

Ravens Supporter Remembers Time as Part of Carleton Robins

The women’s Ravens were called the Robins until the late ’80s, and Gail Nicholls, BA/64, holds her time as a member of the team close to her heart. “I had... More

January 9, 2017

Pedro the Panda’s Long & Colourful History as a Football Icon

The Panda Game, a friendly rivalry between Ottawa's two largest universities is at least 50 years old and has its foundations in a little stuffed panda. Since his donation by... More

January 7, 2017

Maxwell MacOdrum Put Carleton on the Map as a Liberal Arts Institution

Maxwell MacOdrum helped establish a permanent home for the fledgling Carleton College. A testament to his contribution remains in the iconic MacOdrum Library, a cornerstone of the campus experience and a... More

January 5, 2017

Henry Marshall Tory Drove the Creation of Carleton University

Henry Marshall Tory played an instrumental role in integrating Canadian universities into the country’s social and economic fabric. Not only did he lay the foundations for the University of Alberta... More

January 4, 2017

A University is Born: Carleton Helped Rebuild after the Second World War

Carleton College started in 1942 as a school offering night courses for academic credit. Things started to ramp up in early 1944. That’s when higher-ups in the federal government contacted... More