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Katharine Etsell: 2017 Senior Art Award Winner

Collins Library is pleased to bestow the 2017 Senior Art Award to Katharine Etsell for her screen-print series that highlights the Port of Tacoma. The selection committee offers these remarks associated with her work: We selected an artist whose work … Continue reading

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Collins Library Welcomes Adriana Flores, Archivist & Special Collections Librarian

We are excited to welcome back Adriana Flores as our new Archivist & Special Collections Librarian.  Adriana will join us in mid-July as soon as she wraps up her current work at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston … Continue reading

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Events/Exhibits in Collins Library – Fall Semester 2017

EXHIBITS: We are pleased to host the following exhibit in the Collins Link: Maremade:  August 17 – January 19, 2018. Full list of library exhibits (past, present and future) SEPTEMBER Tuesday, September 5:  Behind the Archives Door: A Conversation with … Continue reading

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Shereen LaPlantz Collection of Artists’ Books Donated to Collins Library – Reception August 9 at 2 p.m., Archives & Special Collections

Donation made by Rochelle and Ken Monner of Tacoma. Books will be a teaching tool and public resource. Join us for an informal reception to honor Rochelle and Ken Monner for their generous gift of the LaPlantz Collection. Wednesday, August … Continue reading

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99 Elephants Coffee & Conversation

January – March 20, 2017 Collins Library exhibit room 99 Elephants A Day Check out the new front “gallery/study” space in Collins Library. Currently this space is featuring an exhibit titled 99 Elephants a Day. This exhibit features the work … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Congratulations Class of 2017!

With another academic year coming to a close, another class is moving on to bigger and better things.  Hey Loggers – take pride in what you’ve accomplished during your time here! And in 30 years when you come back for … Continue reading

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The Rain in Portugal

Subjects ranging from travel and art to cats and dogs to beauty and death; tones range from the imaginative—“the dogs of Minneapolis . . . / have no idea they’re in Minneapolis”—to the nostalgia in a reaction to the death … Continue reading

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Something New and Something Borrowed: Designing the Collins Bookmark

This year I had the pleasure of designing the Collins Library bookmark for the worldwide program called Bookmarks XV Infiltrating the Library System, sponsored by the University of the West of England Book Arts program. The project is aimed to … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: Adventures in Washington

Spring has finally sprung! With the sun shining a little more than usual, we need to take full advantage of the warmer weather. The book “Adventures in Washington” by Archie Satterfield will give you plenty of outdoor activities to try. … Continue reading

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Laura Russell – “Trunk Show” on the current exhibition of Artists’ books: BUILT, May 17th, 11am, Collins Library

May 17th, 11:00am – 12:00pm Collins Library, 2nd Floor Archives, University of Puget Sound Toast to Laura, 11:30am After years of supporting the Book Arts community with the wonderful 23 Sandy Gallery Exhibits and events, as well as supporting and … Continue reading

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