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From the Archives & Special Collections: Spring 2016!

Welcome back Loggers! Here’s hoping for a great spring semester. Check out our new digital collections in Archives & Special Collections, University Ephemera, 1888-present, and the Oregon Methodist Missions papers. The Archives & Special Collections is open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, … Continue reading

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Behind the Archives Door – Spring 2016 Events

Each month, the Archives & Special Collections will hold a series of informal presentations on current research, unique resources, and rare books. Join us for informal discussion, refreshments, and the opportunity to handle documents and artifacts hundreds of years old! … Continue reading

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History comes to life in “The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World”

Against the backdrop of glamour and jazz that is 1920’s America, two paranormal icons vie for the spotlight at a time when science is on the verge of accepting the supernatural. Harry Houdini, the most famous escape artist and unmasker … Continue reading

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See you in 2016! Join the 30th Annual Martin Luther King Celebration: Keynote by Jasior X, artist

The University of Puget Sound will be closed from December 24-31, 2015. We look forward to the start of classes on January 19th and encourage everyone to attend the 30th Annual Martin Luther King Celebration.  The keynote address is by … Continue reading

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Collins Library Links: End of the Semester – Focus on Archives & Special Collections

End of the Semester – Focus on Archives & Special Collections Classes in the A&SC The Archives & Special Collections staff conducted 19 class sessions this semester.  Topics ranged from portrayals of American Indians in print to Japanese American internment … Continue reading

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From the Archives & Special Collections: 20th century photographers are artists too!

Are you interested in art? What about history? Do you like books? What about Tacoma and the beautiful state of Washington? Have you ever wondered what this place looked like over 100 years ago? Well look no further because the … Continue reading

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The Japanese Lover by Isabel Allende

The year is 1939 and Alma Belasco has just escaped the Nazi takeover of Poland. Now safe in her Aunt and Uncle’s luxurious San Francisco mansion, Alma meets and quickly falls in love with Ichimei, the son of her family’s … Continue reading

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Take a journey through the deepest point on Earth in bestselling author Neal Shusterman’s latest book – Challenger Deep

Caden Bosch is a boy who is torn. A brilliant student with odd mannerisms, the resident artist on a ship bound for the deepest point on Earth in the Marianas Trench who vacillates between allegiance and mutiny, and a “pretend … Continue reading

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Best of Luck on Finals!

Happy Holidays from the Collins Memorial Library.  And best wishes for the new year!

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Rocking Chair Room Story Hour, Saturday, December 12, 2015, 10-11 a.m.

Please join us in the Collins Library for some story fun!  Ben Johns & others from Greek Life will be reading.

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