Author Archives: jmkyoung

A Tail spinning romance

Posted on November 12, 2018 by jmkyoung

Rye Mallett, a fearless “freight dog” pilot charged with flying cargo to far-flung locations, who has a solid reputation. He will fly in the foulest weather, day or night, and deliver the goods safely to their destination. When Rye is … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Campus activism in the 1960s

Posted on November 7, 2018 by jmkyoung

Every semester, the Archives & Special Collections welcomes students from many classes into the A&SC for specially designed classroom sessions. As the Archivist, I work with faculty members and the liaison librarians to create sessions that use archival materials and … Continue reading →

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Exhibit: March 12 – May 12, 2019, Sarah Bodman: Read to Me: A psychometric collaboration with objects

Posted on November 5, 2018 by jmkyoung

An experiment by the artist British artist Sarah Bodman in collaboration with a psychometric reader, to transmit the emotional content of selected narratives through a series of physical objects. The artist selected 10 objects to read stories to. They were then … Continue reading →

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A tender story on love and consequences

Posted on November 5, 2018 by jmkyoung

The aftermath of a flood that washed away a small town in Tennessee led to the evangelical preacher, Asher Sharp, to offer two gay men shelter. This is when his life starts to change and he risks losing everything: his … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2018 by jmkyoung

Happy Halloween, Loggers! We’re sure everyone is very excited to see President Crawford’s costume at the campus Halloween party in the Rotunda today, so in honor of our current president’s favorite holiday, we’re looking back at another president’s Halloween celebration … Continue reading →

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Millennials can save the world

Posted on October 29, 2018 by jmkyoung

This book is an in-depth exploration of the world-changing activism and potential of people born between 1980 and 2000. Millennials are the first digitally fluent generation. From sex and dating, to parental relationships, to jobs and the economy, Millennials live … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Rare Book Exhibit

Posted on October 24, 2018 by jmkyoung

Did you know that the Archives & Special Collections is home to over one thousand rare books? These special collections items include truly unique works such as Peter Apian’s Cosmographia, published in 1524, and Plutarch’s Lives, published in 1538. While … Continue reading →

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The adventure that can bring truth…

Posted on October 22, 2018 by jmkyoung

Stephen Leeds is a perfectly sane being, it’s his hallucinations that are insane. An unrivaled genius, Stephen can learn any new skill, vocation, or art in a matter of hours. However, to contain all of this, his mind creates hallucinatory … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Behind the Archives Door: Dennis Flannigan’s “Letters from Mississippi”

Posted on October 17, 2018 by jmkyoung

On Thursday, October 18th (that’s tomorrow!), Dennis Flannigan, a member of Puget Sound’s Class of 1961, will join us in the Archives Seminar Room on the second floor of the library for our “Behind the Archives Door” lecture series. In … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: African American Communist Party Pamphlets

Posted on October 10, 2018 by jmkyoung

We recently completed a finding aid, or inventory, for a significant manuscript collection that we acquired several years ago – the African American Communist Party Pamphlets. This collection contains 53 pamphlets created between 1928 and 1974 by the Communist Party … Continue reading →

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