Author Archives: jmkyoung

From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1906: The Jungle

Posted on March 19, 2018 by jmkyoung

Originally written to illustrate the life of a Lithuanian immigrant, Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle became more well-known for its depiction of the unsanitary and unsafe practices of the meatpacking industry. Descriptions of horrors such as workers falling into the grinding … Continue reading →

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Discover the truth behind the Hazel Wood…

Posted on March 9, 2018 by jmkyoung

Alice Proserpine has spent most of her seventeen years of life on the road with her mother, a step ahead of their bad luck. That is until Alice’s grandmother, an author of dark fairy tales, dies alone at her estate, … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Campus Life 50 Years Ago

Posted on March 7, 2018 by jmkyoung

Do you ever wonder what campus was like back in the day? Here in the Archives & Special Collections, we have lots of material about campus history, which gives us an opportunity to look back on our university’s history, and … Continue reading →

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Research Tip #6: Mine bibliographies.

Posted on March 6, 2018 by jmkyoung
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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1897: From the Land of the Snow Pearls

Posted on March 6, 2018 by jmkyoung

The title of this book:  From the Land of the Snow-Pearls: Tales from Puget Sound is so enchanting who could resist further exploration. The book is a collection of short stories that reflect the natural beauty of the area and … Continue reading →

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The life in Los Angeles

Posted on March 2, 2018 by jmkyoung

It’s 1914.  Twenty-five-year-old Frances Marion left her second husband in order to go to Los Angeles, where she is determined to live independently and to make a career of being an artist. However, “flickers” –silent moving pictures- are the new … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Are You Following Me?

Posted on February 27, 2018 by jmkyoung

Are you following the Archives & Special Collections on social media yet? If not, you should be! We created Twitter and Instagram accounts last fall where we post information about interesting items from our collections, historic photographs, and reminders about … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1902: The Hound of Baskervilles

Posted on February 26, 2018 by jmkyoung

After having killed off the popular detective Sherlock Holmes and effectively ending the series, The Hound of the Baskervilles marks Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s return to the Holmes storyline. The story follows the characteristic Sherlock Holmes crime pattern, introducing several … Continue reading →

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Research Tip #5: Take a multidisciplinary approach!

Posted on February 26, 2018 by jmkyoung
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She loves another’s life…

Posted on February 23, 2018 by jmkyoung

Laura has it all: a successful career; a long marriage to a rich husband; and a twenty-three year-old son, named Daniel who is kind, handsome, and talented.  Daniel then meets Cherry. Cherry is a young, beautiful girl, but she wants … Continue reading →

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