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.  How does one make his/her way in the world?
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

We begin a new year with the Babson Beaver. Please note that they had three terms in a year and so their calendar was different.  Just as I started the fall publication three weeks earlier than the publication date, I will need to make some sort of adjustments for the spring.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College [...]

It is the end of term again.  Papers, presentations, and projects with exams, exams, and exams. With Horn Library open 24 hours a day until the end of finals many students will doubtless feel they have moved in.
Allow me to suggest a few diversions:
The Babson Collection:
Located in a bookcase outside of Horn Study Room 201, [...]

In November Babson College was accredited by EQUIS. As of this writing only three colleges in the United States have been accredited by them and only Babson earned a five year accreditation. The complete list of EQUIS accredited colleges can be found here. (Thanks to Dean Ansari for posting the details and link to the [...]

I have posted a list of student awards
which I know to have many gaps and missing pieces.  I have exhausted my resources and hope that others will be willing to help me to make these lists more complete.
Thanks in advance for any assistance,
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

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-raiser for the Babson College Women’s Club with the proceeds going for scholarships.  With a week before Thanksgiving 2008 I repost it [...]

I have added a Local Resources subsection to the Archival Resources page.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

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 September 16, 1929 issue of Babson’s Reports and it is said to be verbatim:
Sooner or later a crash is coming [...]

Here is the Babson Beaver for week 11 which was the last issue of the fall term.  Babson had three terms at that time.
R. C. (Rip) Rybnikar
Babson College Archives

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. Babson, ran for President of the United States as a candidate of the New Prohibition Party.  The party [...]