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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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From the Archives & Special Collections: Eunice Williams

Posted on February 21, 2018 by jmkyoung

One of the most important ways that the Archives & Special Collections collects new materials is through donations from students and alumni. Eunice Williams Goldsmith ’51 is an excellent example of this; she donated a significant collection of photographs in … Continue reading →

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Issue Number 47

Posted on February 20, 2018 by jmkyoung

For centuries people and organizations have tried to ban books and other materials ranging from the Bible to Harry Potter. Every September librarians put up displays for Banned Books Week in order to celebrate freedom of speech and our freedom … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks – a few of our favorites – 1900: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Posted on February 20, 2018 by jmkyoung

L. Frank Baum set out to write a fairy tale for children that was specifically American, not European.  His work became popular immediately and the characters, tropes and phrases that he created remain recognizable to most Americans today, even if … Continue reading →

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Research Tip #4: Generate multiple research questions

Posted on February 20, 2018 by jmkyoung
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Take a look inside the White House…

Posted on February 16, 2018 by jmkyoung

Michael Wolff shares a riveting story that’s just as fiery and volatile as Trump himself.  Wolff provides an abundance of detail on the chaos in the Oval Office. The questions he answers include: What do President Trump’s staff really think … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks – A few of our favorites – 1896: The Island of Doctor Moreau

Posted on February 14, 2018 by jmkyoung

While not H.G. Wells’ best writing, this sci-fi novel does exemplify his uncanny knack for subject matter that seems to predict future (though with a much longer lead time than Michael Crichton). The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection … Continue reading →

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