NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — A time capsule from 1959 has been found at a former Illinois State University residence hall that's being taken down.
The (Bloomington) Pantagraph (http://bit.ly/1S56oyv ) reports the box found at the Hamilton-Whitten hall by a demolition foreman had roughly 50 items with ties to other former dorms. They include a 1959 yearbook, copies of revenue bonds used to finance Hamilton-Whitten's construction, and an imitation cardinal.
University archivist April Anderson says when she and others opened the box, they found "a mushy mess" that "smelled like rotten wine." She estimates that roughly three-fourths of the time capsule's contents can be salvaged.
Anderson says the box's contents are "priceless in university history."
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Information from: The Pantagraph, http://www.pantagraph.com
