-
Recent Posts
Categories
Archives
Meta
Author Archives: jmkyoung
From the Archives & Special Collections: The Abby Williams Hill Journals
In August 2019, the Archives & Special Collections received a Washington Digital Heritage grant to digitize, transcribe, and make available online nine journals written by the artist Abby Williams Hill (1861-1943). These journals focus on Hill’s travels throughout the United … Continue reading
Posted in From the Archives
Leave a comment
The Art of the Book… on Postage Stamps
With all the talk about the USPS, it got me thinking about mailing and stamps. In a recent move I uncovered my father’s boyhood stamp collection and in talking with local artist and collector, Mark Hoppmann, learned about his collection … Continue reading
Posted in From the Library Director, Spotlight
Leave a comment
Presidential Debates Article by Fran Leskovar
With our Presidential Election in November, Constitution Day in September, and the Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Collins Library is pleased to host a series of blog posts by Fran Leskovar. If you are an American politics nerd, as I … Continue reading
Fall 2020 In-Person Library Services FAQ
The Collins Library is providing limited local services for students and faculty who can visit the Library. Below is a series of FAQs that provide information on requesting books, using our space, and other details of local service. Is the … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements
Leave a comment
From the Archives & Special Collections: The Abby Williams Hill Journals
In August 2019, the Archives & Special Collections received a Washington Digital Heritage grant to digitize, transcribe, and make available online nine journals written by the artist Abby Williams Hill (1861-1943). These journals focus on Hill’s travels throughout the United … Continue reading
Posted in From the Archives
Leave a comment
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month! September 15 through October 15
The National Hispanic Heritage Month web portal is a collaborative project of the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and U.S. National Archives … Continue reading
Posted in Did You Know?, Diversity & Inclusion
Leave a comment
New Streamroller Print in Library: A Tribute to Tacoma
Artist Statement Spring Munsel Gideon Born and raised in Tacoma, I’ve found myself now raising my own family in Kitsap County. This work explores what ‘Home’ means to me. Set against a background of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, Museum of … Continue reading
Posted in Did You Know?, Spotlight
Leave a comment
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote, Pop-up display in Collins Library
Learn about the 19th Amendment and the right to vote for women: https://museum.archives.gov/rightfully-hers Rightfully Hers poster 1 Rightfully Hers poster 2 Rightfully Hers poster 3 Rightfully Hers poster 4 For additional thoughts on democracy and voting, check out these related … Continue reading
Artists’ Books & Social Justice: Ballot BOX by Bonnie Thompson Norman
Bonnie Thompson Norman is a Seattle artist who is passionate about voting and civil rights. She has been a printer and book artist for over forty years, and is proprietor of The Windowpane Press. She learned printing at The Woman’s … Continue reading
Spotlight on the Constitution, Voting Rights and Elections by Fran Leskovar
With our Presidential Election in November, Constitution Day in September, and the Anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Collins Library is pleased to host a series of blog posts by Fran Leskovar. Very often Americans do not realize the greatness of … Continue reading