Monthly Archives: March 2014

From Mexico to Canada

All Eyes Were on Elena Wimberger last night as she shared her incredible story of walking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) as part of the Collins Library series of adventure tales organized in association with Pierce County Reads.  Elena ( daughter … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Photographs of Philosophy by Peter Yung Wal-chuen

Autumn Floods is a collection of photographs and philosophical quotations published by Peter Yung Wal-chuen in 1989. The book documents the artist’s visual interpretations of Chuang Tze’s traditional Chinese fables. He expresses his motivation behind the collection as both political … Continue reading

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VIDA – Annual Gender Tally of Literary Publications and Book Reviews

The VIDA count for 2013 was published recently.  The VIDA count is an annual tally of literary publications and book reviews that looks at the gender of authors published in these sources.  If  you are interested in seeing how your … Continue reading

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Stan! Exhibit – The Life of Professor Stan Shelmidine (1906-1966), April 3-May 30, 2014

The Collins Library is pleased to feature the exhibit Stan!, April 3-May 30, 2014, documenting the life of Professor Stan Shelmidine (1906-1966). The exhibit will feature items from Professor Shelmidine’s personal and research papers, the travels he undertook, the artifacts and … Continue reading

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Collins Library Links: Focus on Archives & Special Collections 2014

Focus on Archives & Special Collections Spring 2014 The Collins Library is pleased to announce that from April 3-May 30, 2014, we will feature the exhibit Stan!, documenting the life of Professor Stan Shelmidine (1906-1966).  The exhibit will feature items … Continue reading

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ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB): most comprehensive humanities list available online

ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is the most comprehensive humanities list available online, offering nearly 4,000 titles selected by scholars across the humanities, with hundreds of new titles added each year. The collection includes monographs, critical studies, primary sources, reference works … Continue reading

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From the Archives: The Universities of Puget Sound that Never Were

The 1920s were an exciting time for the University (at the time, College!) of Puget Sound. A new campus, new endowments, and students lining up to get into classes meant that the future of Puget Sound was looking bright. However, … Continue reading

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“The End,” by Anders Nilsen – A New Graphic Novel in the Popular Reading Collection

The End was born from Anders Nilsen’s sketchbooks over the course of the year following the death of his fiancée in 2005.  A unique collection of strips about loss, paralysis, coping, and transformation, The End reflects Nilsen’s great struggle to … Continue reading

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Archives & Special Collections Tumblr!

Check out the Archives & Special Collections Tumblr!  Images from the collections are usually posted every other weekday.  Enjoy!

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Cultural Anthropology Goes Open Access

The February issue of Cultural Anthropology, a publication of the American Anthropological Association’s (AAA) Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA) section, marked AAA’s foray into open access (OA) publishing. An editorial in this issue provides some insight into the move. This … Continue reading

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