Monthly Archives: September 2013

You’ll Like Tacoma!

So many people have expressed interest in the You’ll Like Tacoma poster so we wanted to provide a bit more information! The Tacoma Public Library has a postcard of the iconic image in their collection and you can find it … Continue reading

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Did You Know? The sculpture in the study commons

The sculpture in the Study Commons is this year’s Library Art Award winner!

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From the Archives: It’s the Anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s Historic Visit to Tacoma

On September 27, 1963 President John F. Kennedy visited Tacoma and gave a speech on education and conservation at a joint convocation held by Presidents R. Franklin Thompson of the University of Puget Sound and Robert Nortvedt of Pacific Lutheran … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Poetry from Persia, The Rubáiyát of Umar Khaiyám

Amongst our rare book collection is a translated book of short poems written by poet, mathematician, and astronomer Umar Khaiyám in the eleventh century. The poems (four-liners called rubáiyát or quatrains) are very mystical, a quality attributed to Khaiyám’s roots … Continue reading

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Bamboo DiRT (Digital Research Tools)

Looking for digital tools to enhance your research efforts?  Bamboo DiRT is a digital humanities initiative that helps you match your needs to specific tools.  From creating a mashup to organizing your research, from visualizing data to analyzing texts, Bamboo … Continue reading

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Infamous Book Burnings In History

PHOTOS: 11 Infamous Book Burnings In History Eighty years ago today, 40,000 people gathered in the Opernplatz in Berlin to witness one of the most famous book burnings in history. Books by authors including Heinrich Mann, Bertolt Brecht and Karl … Continue reading

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Did You Know? Films

Films can be requested through Summit!

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Friday Fun! Recommended Film – “Star Wars Trilogy”

Maybe you’ve seen it, but who doesn’t want to see it again and again! The “Star Wars Trilogy” is here at Collins! Enjoy a Friday movie night with the Dark side. Nineteen years after Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Georgina Rowland’s “The Tacoma Community House: A Social Settlement” – Sociology at UPS in the 1930s

Among the student papers in our Archives & Special Collections is the Sociology I paper of Georgina Rowland, a freshman at the College of Puget Sound in 1932. The document is intriguing because the writer simultaneously expressed prejudice towards non-white … Continue reading

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The 50 Greatest Campus Novels Ever Written

This Fall, Return to school day nostalgia by reading 50 of the best campus novels ever! These are books concerning the lives of students, professors, and miscellaneous academics, generally in or around a college.

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