Uploaded May 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In the mid-1950s, the staff of the University of Michigan's student yearbook, the Michiganensian, tried a gimmick that was, for that era, a spiffy innovation. They recorded events of the year not just in words and images but also in sound.
The results are preserved in two long-play records at the Bentley Historical Library — one for 1953-54, the other for 1956-57 — titled “Michiganensian Presents: Memories in Sound.” Possibly there were others, but those two are all the Bentley has.
This video showcases some of the more memorable samples: Michigan vs. Ohio State, Duke Ellington at J-Hop, and a zippy rendition of "I Want to Go Back to Michigan."
In the mid-1950s, the staff of the University of Michigan's student yearbook, the Michiganensian, tried a gimmick that was, for that era, a spiffy innovation. They recorded events of the year not just in words and images but also in sound.
The results are preserved in two long-play records at the Bentley Historical Library — one for 1953-54, the other for 1956-57 — titled “Michiganensian Presents: Memories in Sound.” Possibly there were others, but those two are all the Bentley has.
This video showcases some of the more memorable samples: Michigan vs. Ohio State, Duke Ellington at J-Hop, and a zippy rendition of "I Want to Go Back to Michigan."
