St. Norbert College student Anne Drees in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 1994. The popularity of college study abroad programs continues to grow. According to the Institute of International Education, the top five study abroad destinations in 2011 were the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France and China. via: Mulva Library, St. Norbert College 
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St. Norbert College student Anne Drees in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, 1994.

The popularity of college study abroad programs continues to grow. According to the Institute of International Education, the top five study abroad destinations in 2011 were the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France and China.

via: Mulva Library, St. Norbert College 

“American Lass Studies at Source,” Milwaukee Journal, 1959. In 1958, 27-year-old Mary Jeanne Bowen became the first student to take part in Marquette University’s Junior Year Abroad program. Bowen spent two semesters at University College in Dublin, Ireland and sent monthly letters to the study abroad program coordinator, Rev. Virgil C. Blum, to report on her experiences. In February 1959 she wrote:  I found it very difficult at first to believe or get used to the fact that I had the accent. I thought every one else had one. Somehow it just never occurred to me to think of there being any such thing as an “American Accent.” via: In the Spotlight, Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries
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“American Lass Studies at Source,” Milwaukee Journal, 1959.

In 1958, 27-year-old Mary Jeanne Bowen became the first student to take part in Marquette University’s Junior Year Abroad program. Bowen spent two semesters at University College in Dublin, Ireland and sent monthly letters to the study abroad program coordinator, Rev. Virgil C. Blum, to report on her experiences.

In February 1959 she wrote: 

I found it very difficult at first to believe or get used to the fact that I had the accent. I thought every one else had one. Somehow it just never occurred to me to think of there being any such thing as an “American Accent.”

via: In the Spotlight, Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries

Travel arrangements for Carolyn King from Europe back to the United States, 1900. Before high speed jets, Travelocity and Orbitz, Americans heading across the Atlantic booked passage on steamships by letter or telegram. This letter from New York travel agency Oelrichs and Co. to Charles King in Milwaukee discusses travel arrangements for King’s daughter, Carolyn King, on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. Carolyn King studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for several years before returning to Milwaukee in 1900. via: Rufus and Charles King Collection, Carroll University
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Travel arrangements for Carolyn King from Europe back to the United States, 1900.

Before high speed jets, Travelocity and Orbitz, Americans heading across the Atlantic booked passage on steamships by letter or telegram. This letter from New York travel agency Oelrichs and Co. to Charles King in Milwaukee discusses travel arrangements for King’s daughter, Carolyn King, on the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II. Carolyn King studied at the Sorbonne in Paris for several years before returning to Milwaukee in 1900.

via: Rufus and Charles King Collection, Carroll University

Mary and Thomas Brittingham in Egypt, 1904. Mary and Thomas Brittingham of Madison, Wisconsin were a jet-setting power couple before there were jets. Between 1897 and 1924, they visited at least 22 states and 32 countries including Egypt, Algeria, Portugal, Japan, Panama, Venezuela and Jamaica. Like any tourists, they photographed their travels extensively.  via: Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections read more: Chris Hartman, The Brittingham Family, UW-Madison Archives
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Mary and Thomas Brittingham in Egypt, 1904.

Mary and Thomas Brittingham of Madison, Wisconsin were a jet-setting power couple before there were jets. Between 1897 and 1924, they visited at least 22 states and 32 countries including Egypt, Algeria, Portugal, Japan, Panama, Venezuela and Jamaica. Like any tourists, they photographed their travels extensively. 

via: Brittingham Family Lantern Slide Collection, University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

read more: Chris Hartman, The Brittingham Family, UW-Madison Archives

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