Documenting history one story at a time
This grinding wheel arbor was assembled in the late 1920s by an RIT graduate.
RIT’s archives exist to document the history of the university, but what is RIT’s history if not the stories of all the individuals who have worked and studied here?
A recent exhibit tapped into the collections to reveal this human side of RIT’s history by highlighting two fascinating stories.
Walter W. Taylor, a 1908 graduate, took part in a prank to steal the upperclassmen’s flag, and RIT is fortunate to have this 110-year-old flag.
Cooperative mechanical graduate Howard C. Riker’s family donated a table saw and a grinding wheel arbor, both cast and assembled by Riker before he graduated in 1928.
In the coming year, more exhibits highlighting personal stories will be on display in The Wallace Center.
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