Category Archives: Corolla

Introducing the blog of Digital Services & The End of the Corolla

Posted on October 13, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Corolla, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow The Division of Special Collections and Digital Services work closely together. One of the mandates of Digital Services is to digitize materials from Special Collections to place into the University of Alabama’s online repository, Acumen. While … Continue reading →

100 Years, A Million Dollars, 1000 Strong and a Few Cool Photos!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, UA History | 3 Comments

        HAPPY 100TH ANNIVERSARY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA’S MILLION DOLLAR BAND! The Million Dollar Band will be joined on the field tomorrow, September 22, 2012 by Million Dollar Band alums during the halftime show, making the … Continue reading →

More Vintage Hoop Shots!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, UA Athletics | Leave a comment

These were too good not to share — part of a little something I’m working on today, here are some University of Alabama basketball action shots and players from the 1940s-60s! Roll Tide!

Homecoming Memories

Posted on October 7, 2011 by | Posted in: Corolla, Crimson White, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Rammer Jammer, UA History | Leave a comment

Here are just a few of many, many images relating to the Homecoming tradition at The University of Alabama. Images from the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s! What is your favorite Homecoming memory!?

Our Super Starr: Alabama and Green Bay’s Bart Starr

Posted on February 4, 2011 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Sports | 1 Comment

Detail from Quarterbacking by Bart Starr with Mark Cox (Prentice-Hall, 1967) from the Hoole Alabama Collection The Green Bay Packers will make their fifth Super Bowl appearance this Sunday, and what better way to celebrate is to talk a little … Continue reading →

Football! Football! Football!: Images from early 20th century Corollas

Posted on September 25, 2009 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, UA Athletics | 1 Comment

From the 1903 Corolla From The 1909 Corolla From The 1901 Corolla From The 1906 Corolla

"…and walk through a door that leads to opportunity for others.”

Posted on June 10, 2009 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman | Tagged | 1 Comment

“There will come a day in your life when you must act for others–your family, perhaps your community–and you must be ready. What you have done to reach this milestone today is part of that preparation. So take from all … Continue reading →

An Unlikely Antihero: Bernie Madoff at the Capstone

Posted on January 23, 2009 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman | 1 Comment

Bernard Madoff, yearbook picture, 1957 Corolla An article appeared in the New York Times last week by Allen Salkin, entitled Bernie Madoff, Frat Brother, which provides a fascinating short oral history from his fellow fraternity brothers (Sigma Alpha Mu) on … Continue reading →

Two Unlikely Rose Bowl Heroes (in 1938, that is)

Posted on January 23, 2009 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Wade Hall Collection | 1 Comment

Irving Berlin Kahn The University of Alabama in the 1930s was home to a significant population of Jewish students, both from around the state of Alabama, and from other parts of the U.S., particularly the Northeast.Then UA President, Dr. George … Continue reading →

1968: The Year that Changed the World

Posted on September 29, 2008 by | Posted in: Corolla, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, University Archives | Leave a comment

Exhibit poster for 1968: The Year that Changed the World – inspired by Thomas Wolfe’s Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968) A new exhibit from the collections of the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library is now available — 1968: The Year … Continue reading →