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Last Post Babson College Archives are closed. 28 Jul 2009 | 05:39 am
I am no longer archivist at Babson College as my position has been eliminated. The archives and museums will be closed. I don't know who at Babson College will be available to answer your questions. F...
George Francis Marlowe, Jr. 22 Jul 2009 | 07:06 am
In 1921 Roger W. Babson began buying up land to build a residential school for his new Babson Institute of Business Administration. Ten years later, where once was farm and field, there were nine camp...
Easy Street & Cheer Up! by Roger W. Babson 8 Jan 2009 | 02:26 am
In the fall I scanned a copy of Roger W. Babson's response to the Great Depression which he called Cheer Up! Easy Street is the rendering of the life of a man from Maine who shared his story with Mr. ...
Babson College Accreditation 12 Dec 2008 | 03:01 am
In November Babson College was accredited by EQUIS. At this writing only three colleges in the United States have been accredited by them and only Babson earned a five year accreditation. The complete...
"Somethin's Cookin' at Babson" recipe collection (1984) 22 Nov 2008 | 05:02 am
Last year at about this time I acquired a copy of Somethin's Cookin' at Babson from President William Dill. This collection of Babson College staff favorite recipes was printed in 1984 as a fund-raise...
What Roger W. Babson Said September 5, 1929 18 Nov 2008 | 02:54 am
In these uncertain economic times there has been much quoting and noting of the comments made by Roger W. Babson at his 25th Anniversary Conference on September 5, 1929. The following excerpt is from ...
The Presidental Election...1940 6 Nov 2008 | 03:18 am
In early November of 2008 we have just ended a long campaign for President of the United States. Here at Babson we have an association with campaigns for the White House. In 1940, our founder, Roger W...
The Babson Collection 23 Oct 2008 | 10:42 pm
The Babson Collection is a special section of the Horn Library where you can find Babson-specific materials. It is currently located on shelves outside of study room 201 on the second floor of the Hor...
60 Years Ago at Babson Institute 22 Sep 2008 | 11:50 pm
Sixty years ago the student newspaper at Babson Institute was called the "Babson Beaver." As it happens this year has the most complete run of newspapers of any year before the Institute became Colleg...
The Walter H. Carpenter Prize for Exceptional Contributions to Babson College 1 May 2008 | 03:00 am
In 1981 Babson established the Walter H. Carpenter Prize for Exceptional Contributions to Babson College. The prize is an annual award presented to an employee of the College who personifies those qua...
