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Throwback Thursday: Campus Fashion Edition

Each week we’ll be posting a photograph from University Archives that shows a scene from KU’s past. We’ve also scanned more than 1,700 images from KU’s University Archives and made them available online; be sure to check them out!

Not sure about what to wear to class, to Late Night in the Phog tomorrow night, or to some other upcoming event? Perhaps take some inspiration from the “Campus Fashions” section of the KU Student Handbook from 1965-1966.

Image of campus fashions described in the KU Student Handbook, 1965-1966

Image of campus fashions described in the KU Student Handbook, 1965-1966

“Suggested women’s dress for a variety of occasions” in the
KU Student Handbook, 1965-1966 (pages 65-66).
Note the parenthetical statement addressed to KU’s male students.
University Archives. Call Number: UA Ser 76/0/2. Click images to enlarge.

Caitlin Donnelly
Head of Public Services

Brian Nomura
Public Services Student Assistant

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