August 31, 2022

From the Archives: Registration day

First-year students stream out of Grant Memorial Hall and onto 12th Street as they wait to register for classes in 1923.
University Archives and Special Collections

University Archives and Special Collections

Long lines of first-year students snake out of Grant Memorial Hall along 12th Street as they register for classes in fall 1923. The fall semester began on Sept. 17 and the schedule included three days set aside for entrance exams and registration.

The map and schedule (below) are pages from the university’s 53rd General Catalog. It would have been used to guide these Huskers during their first year at the University of Nebraska.

Schedule and campus map from the University of Nebraska's 1923 General Catalog, which was used to guide students' academic decisions.
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“From the Archives” is a new weekly feature in Nebraska Today. Images are provided by Traci Robison, outreach archivist and assistant professor of practice with Archives and Special Collections in the University Libraries. Explore the Archives and Special Collections online. For more information, contact Troy Fedderson at tfedderson2@unl.edu or 402-472-8515.

First-year students stand in line on the steps into Grant Memorial Hall as they wait to register for classes in 1923.
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