by Bob Walsh
The
University of the Pacific is the oldest university west of the
Mississippi. It was founded in the bay area in 1851 and moved to
Stockton about 100 years ago. A couple of weeks back the current
president, Chris Callahan, found an OLD safe in the basement. He
couldn't open it so he asked the fire department to come over with a
jaws-of-life device and pry it open. They were happy to oblige.
They
found a TON of neat stuff in there, including a Babylonian clay tablet
and a bunch of old records, some dating back to the founding of the
university, some written on velum. Mike Wurz, the head of the special
collections department, is having LOTS of fun with them.
Got an old trunk in the basement or attic? Might be worth taking a look.
1 comment:
That is neat.
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