Holiday History at DePaul

On By Jane Connelly

The ghosts of Christmas past are alive in the DePaul University Special Collections and Archives, bringing happy memories from DePaul’s history. Join us for a peek at how Demons used to celebrate the season!

DePaul Holidays of the Past

Left to right: Ulysses “Santa” Carlini crowns Rosemary Lamberty Queen of the annual winter Charity Ball, 1946; Members of the Alpha Delta Gamma fraternity sing carols in the winter of 1948; A student gets in the holiday spirit – sort of – during a 1963 Christmas party hosted by the Science departments.

For more historical photos and stories, browse our digital collections. Happy holidays from Special Collections and Archives!

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