A time capsule from the early 1900s was recovered on Oct. 24.

by Alexa Zizzi 11 November 2014

A 1930s issue of Temple University Weekly, Temples student-run newspaper, sits on display at Ginsburg Library. Alexa Zizzi | TTN

Buried deep in a cornerstone near the historic 1930 building, a large rectangular copper box was packed full of Philadelphia and Temple history artifacts.

Temple Medical School president, faculty and staff at the time left behind newspapers, periodicals and photographs.

Though Temples Medical School no longer resides in the building at the corner of Broad and Ontario streets, a piece of its history was preserved in this 84-year-old time capsule discovered at the demolition three weeks ago.

The time capsule was a lot of paper, but interesting paper, said Dr. Larry Kaiser, dean of Temple University School of Medicine.

Kaiser had the honor of opening the capsule and presenting it at the demolition site.

You get a pretty good idea of what was going on at that time in 1930, Kaiser said. It was fascinating being able to sort of look back and see what they would have put in there.

The box held city newspapers, including issues of the Inquirer and Evening Public Ledger from June 1930, as well as Temple University Weekly, the schools student-run newspaper, from December 1925, the year university founder Russell Conwell died.

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