What Does an Emerson Archivist Do?
Unexpected items found in collections in the past include an unopened Coca Cola bottle from 1998 promoting the TV show Friends.
Kay Bourne Papers Celebrate Decades of Boston’s Black Arts Community
The Kay Bourne Papers spotlights decades of the Black arts community.
Emerson Endures: Documenting Our Shared COVID-19 Experience
The College’s Archives is documenting the creative reflections being made by the Emerson community on how the pandemic has impacted their lives.
What Was Emerson on the Hatch Shell?
The Hatch Shell was the perfect place to host a student organization fair and orientation festival.
SGA Notebook Tradition Starts Meetings with Hugs, Tears, Laughs, and More
The SGA notebook is a tradition that’s been passed down from class to class.
Photos: The Early Years of WERS
Happy 70th birthday WERS!
Was The Charlesgate Dormitory Haunted?
To this day, Charlesgate East is still considered to be the most haunted building ever owned by the College, and alumni who lived there often talk about the strange happenings they experienced.
What Do People Do With Their Awards After Winning Them?
Do Oscars become doorstops? Are Tonys put on a shelf surrounded by stuffed animals?
Ask The Archivist: What Were the Southwick Recitals?
Seeing how popular recitals were in 1900, Emerson College’s Dean Henry Lawrence Southwick, a noted performed, created an annual recital series in which an individual would single-handedly perform a play, musical, novel, or poem.
Then and Now: The Little Building’s Big History
Back in the day before websites, documentaries, and the talkies — there was the Little Building News.