Author Archives: jmkyoung

From the Archives & Special Collections: Shelf-Awareness

Posted on November 8, 2017 by jmkyoung

Greetings Loggers! Feel like you’ve been lacking some inspiration lately? Well, you can only blame your shelf! That is why I am here to spread some shelf-awareness about the art-landish art-ifacts we have on our shelves here in the Archives … Continue reading →

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Being born with the tragic heart of a human…

Posted on November 3, 2017 by jmkyoung

The Roux family have learned that love makes you a fool through the generations. Foolish love seems to be a birthright with this family which cast the ominous fate to the recent twins: Ava and Henry Lavender. Henry is mute … Continue reading →

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From the Archives and Special Collections: Don’t Throw it Away!

Posted on October 31, 2017 by jmkyoung

When I got assigned to work with the Ephemera collection I really had no idea what ‘ephemera’ was. Two years ago I was given the job of re-foldering, re-boxing, and scanning the University of Puget Sound Ephemera collection. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Who will get everything they deserve?

Posted on October 27, 2017 by jmkyoung

Amber Patterson is tired of being invisible and plain she deserves more–a life of money and power, she wants the life Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne and her estate mogul husband, Jackson, are … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: American Paradox

Posted on October 25, 2017 by jmkyoung

American Paradox: The Conflict of Thought and Action by Merle Curti is a book in the Archives and Special Collections about the tradition of anti-intellectualism in the United States. It highlights the ironic relationship between how America highly prioritizes education, … Continue reading →

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Behind the Archives Door: Teaching with Primary Source Materials, Monday, November 13, 4 p.m., A&SC Seminar room, Collins Library

Posted on October 24, 2017 by jmkyoung

Archives & Special Collections Librarian Adriana Flores will discuss opportunities to use primary source materials from the Archives & Special  Collections in the classroom and for scholarly research by both faculty and students. Examples of how we have used archival … Continue reading →

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Music in the Library: HARPISTS – Friday, December 1, 2017, 2:30 p.m., Library West Reading Room

Posted on October 23, 2017 by jmkyoung

Please join us! HARPISTS Friday, December 1, 2017 2:30-2:50 p.m. Library West Reading Room Performances by: Christina Sumprer and Ariane Farris For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu

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Collins Library Links: Peer Research Advising edition

Posted on October 23, 2017 by jmkyoung

Peer Research Advising edition College-level library research can be intimidating or overwhelming for many first-year students.  Recent work in the Project Information Literacy longitudinal study documented that many students, when stressed, revert to using research techniques they learned in high school, rather than learning and … Continue reading →

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The Club that Rewrites Personal Stories

Posted on October 20, 2017 by jmkyoung

M.J. Stark has the picture-perfect life in New York City, but behind this life is a sense of debilitating loneliness. When her boss backstabs her and her boyfriend offers her a new life in California, she takes it.  Once there, … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Tamanawas

Posted on October 18, 2017 by jmkyoung

At our Open House for Homecoming and Family Weekend, we got a question about the origin of the title of the yearbook, Tamanawas. Volume 1 of Tamanawas was published for the 1920-1921 school year. According to the UPS website, Tamanawas … Continue reading →

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