Bloom Archives
Herman B Wells
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The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music: Making Beautiful Music for 100 Years
Over the past 100 years, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has become an illustrious force in American music education.
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The Legacy of President McRobbie
Legacies are created when extraordinary individual care meets an essential social need.
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In Honor of George Taliaferro (1927–2018)
There is now a statue at the north gate of Indiana University Memorial Stadium. It was placed there to remind everyone who passes of…
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How a Scandal Helped Change IU Forever
Founded in 1820, Indiana University is celebrating its bicentennial this year. Who knew that you could draw a line from a scandal in the…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: ‘The American Spectator’ Born and Bred in Bloomington
In this bastion of liberalism, a groundbreaking, impertinent campus magazine attracted the best conservative thinkers and writers of the day and spread its influence…
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Bloom’s Greatest Hits: IU Campus in Spring
Wells and the IU administrators who have been stewards of the campus since his time have espoused the philosophy that the landscape is not…
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WTIU Celebrates 50 Years of Serving and Entertaining Viewers in Southern Indiana
When it began broadcasting on March 3, 1969, Indiana University television station WTIU had three employees, began its day with the national anthem, and…
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Herman B Wells’ Home Movies Offer Personal Insight into His Life
Herman B Wells left a remarkable legacy at Indiana University: expanding the school in both size and reputation, fiercely supporting academic freedom, and fighting…
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If You Like Reading American History, HiStory Center Book Club Wants You!
In spring 2016, Jennifer Borland, an avid reader and a volunteer researcher at the Monroe County History Center, faced a growing pile of books…