Author Archives: jmkyoung

Behind the Archives Door: The African American Communist Party Pamphlets, Thursday, October 19, 4 p.m., A&SC Seminar room, Collins Library

Posted on October 10, 2017 by jmkyoung

Lori Ricigliano, Reference and Learning Commons Coordinator and Associate Director for User Services, will showcase our unique collection of African American Communist Party pamphlets, as well as other new acquisitions related to African American history. 4:00–5:00 p.m. light refreshments and … Continue reading →

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A Reset for the World’s System

Posted on October 6, 2017 by jmkyoung

Ellen K. Pao, the daughter of immigrants, taught through hard work she could achieve her dreams. Pao tells us her story of how even after earning multiple Ivy League degrees she was still cut out of CEO dinners, decisive meetings, … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Mega-Zines Aplenty!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by jmkyoung

Have you zine our new collection? Well, over in the Archives & Special Collections we haven’t zine better days! We have recently received a brand new collection of ZINES (in case you haven’t guessed) due to a generous donation by … Continue reading →

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Music in the Library: BASSOONS! Friday, October 6th, 2pm, Library West Reading Room

Posted on October 2, 2017 by jmkyoung

Please join us! BASSOONS! Friday, October 6th 2:00-2:20pm Library West Reading Room Performances by Aric MacDavid, Kelsey Tryon, Nicholas Navin, Zachary Nelson, Rosie Rogers For more information contact: libref@pugetsound.edu

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It’s the End of the World—and teenagers are still up to coming of age shenanigans

Posted on September 29, 2017 by jmkyoung

Before the asteroid we let ourselves be defined by labels: The ATHLETE, the OUTCAST, the SLACKER, the OVERACHIEVER. But then we all looked up and everything changed. They said it would be here in two months. That gave us two … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Arminian Magazine

Posted on September 27, 2017 by jmkyoung

This is one of our recent acquisitions in the Archives and Special Collections, a copy of the 1781 issue of The Arminian Magazine. This magazine was founded by John Wesley in 1778 as part of a response to the evangelical … Continue reading →

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The Seedy Underbelly of American Adoption

Posted on September 22, 2017 by jmkyoung

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge—until strangers … Continue reading →

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Behind the Archives Door: Zines and More! Thursday, October 5, 4 p.m., Archives & Special Collections Seminar room, Collins Library

Posted on September 20, 2017 by jmkyoung

Katy Curtis, Humanities Librarian, will showcase our growing collection of zines and discuss how they can be used for teaching and learning. The Collins Library Zine Collection is a unique addition to our collections that came to Puget Sound from … Continue reading →

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Welcome & About Me

Posted on September 20, 2017 by jmkyoung

Hi, and welcome back! My name is Julia Masur, and I am the Peer Research Specialist in the Archives and Special Collections. I’m a junior here at UPS, with a History major and a double minor in Education Studies and … Continue reading →

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New Beginnings, New Ends, and the Journey Between: “Sycamore” by Bryn Chancellor

Posted on September 15, 2017 by jmkyoung

What could have easily been a murder mystery, focused on the newly discovered remains of a long-missing teenager, instead flourishes into a novel about new beginnings, sad endings, and what it means to be a community, a family and, most … Continue reading →

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