Draft Beer Not Students
Item 1: “Draft Beer Not Students” Collector’s name: John Conner Collector’s location: Marion County Library, Bloomington Indiana Date collected: 1975 Genre/ subgenre : Political Graffiti
Toast from Delta Delta Delta
Text 2 Toast from Delta Delta Delta Now we ask, O God of might Keep our crescent over bright; Help us our noble aim to keep, And bless our friendship bond so deep Context: This song emphasized that members of Continue Reading …
The Naked Man
Text 2 Informant Name: Steve Lochmann Title: The naked man Archives Code: 75/335 Instructor: Professor Stahl Semester/Year: Fall, 1978 Jim Lincoln was waiting in line while I was taking a shower. He seemed to think I was taking to long Continue Reading …
The Ghosts of Lambda Chi Alpha and Other Ghost Stories
Text 2 Collector: Kimberly Nelson Title: “The Ghosts of Lambda Chi Alpha and Other Ghost Stories” Semester/Year: November 22, 1977 There seems to be two ghosts haunting Lambda Chi Alpha: Hence Orme and Harold Mumby. Hence Orme was Indiana’s old Continue Reading …
Telephone Pranks
Reggie’s practical jokes from the archives: Text 1 Informant Name: Butch Marino Tittle: Telephone Pranks Archives code: 77/105 Instructor: Professor Stahl Semester/Year: Fall, 1981 When it comes to practical jokes or rather, impractical jokes, my favorite is calling up people Continue Reading …
Now Listen IU Maidens
Item 3 Contributor: Debbie Atz Informant: Dennis Harper Date of Text: March 7, 1971 Now listen I.U. maidens, listen close to me; Don’t ever trust a T.K.E., an inch about your knee, I trusted one last summer, and look what Continue Reading …
Nothing Could Be Finer
Rafael’s folksongs Text 1 Collector: Robert Rudd Date: April 10, 1971 Informant: Jack McLaughlin from Alabama, age 49 “Nothing Could Be Finer” Nothing could be finer than to be in her vagina in the mornin’, Nothing could be sweeter than Continue Reading …
I was born on a farm down in I-O-Way
Text 2 Date: March 10, 1971 Collector: Terri Silverstone Informant: Konnie Sanders I was born on a farm down in I-O-Way Flaming youth was bound to fly-o-way, Pack my bags and pack my sax-o-phone-phone A rootie-toot-toot. This folksong is told Continue Reading …
Graffiti Collection 4
Collection 4 Title of Collection: “Top Graffiti at Indiana University” Collector’s Name: Robert Steele Collected: 1973 9 Change what you can and cope with things you cannot
Graffiti Collection 1
Collection 1 Title of Collection: “A look at the subjects and psychological mechanisms of graffiti” Collector’s Name: Katie Pursley Collected: 1975. The Regulator, 319 N. Walnut 1 We hold these truths to be self-evident All men are fucked up over Continue Reading …