Author Archives: jmkyoung

Music in the Library: Clarinet, Bass, and Jazz Duo, Friday, Feb. 27, 3 p.m.

Posted on February 23, 2015 by jmkyoung

Please Join Us! Music in the Library: Clarinet, Bass, and Jazz Duo Friday, February 27, 2015 3-3:25 p.m. Collins Memorial Library, Reading Room Performance by:  Jenna Tatiyatrairong, Kelton Mock, Brady McCowan    

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Stress Management & Library Tools

Posted on February 20, 2015 by jmkyoung

Tips from Liz Roepke ’15, Peer Research Advisor I’m not sure about you, but I am definitely starting to feel the pressure of quizzes, exams, papers, and projects this semester! When my to-do list keeps getting longer, I forget what … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: A Trip to the Tacoma Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum

Posted on February 19, 2015 by jmkyoung

Despite having lived in Tacoma for the last three and a half years, I am the first to admit that much of the city remains a mystery to me, and in my last semester at UPS, I have been trying … Continue reading →

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reCollection: An Ephemeral Exhibition of Exquisite & Eclectic Ephemera – Jessica Spring, March 3, 4 p.m.

Posted on February 18, 2015 by jmkyoung

Please join us! Tea, cookies, and conversation at the Behind the Archives Door series. Jessica Spring, local Tacoma letterpress printer and owner of Springtide Press, will discuss her recent work as shown in reCollection: An Ephemeral Exhibition of Exquisite & … Continue reading →

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“The Last American Vampire” By Seth Grahame-Smith

Posted on February 18, 2015 by jmkyoung

In this sequel to Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Vampire Henry Sturges is searching for renewed purpose in the wake of Abraham Lincoln’s shocking death. The Last American Vampire takes readers on a journey to all sorts of different places, in … Continue reading →

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Behind the Archives Door Series: Spring 2015 Events

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jmkyoung

Each month at 4:00 p.m., the Archives & Special Collections will hold a series of informal presentations on current research, unique resources, and rare books that are part of the University of Puget Sound Collections. Join us for informal discussion, … Continue reading →

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Condolence Letter from President Johnson to Coretta Scott King Heads to Auction

Posted on February 17, 2015 by jmkyoung

Quinn’s Auction Galleries is offering a signed condolence letter from President Lyndon B. Johnson to Coretta Scott King after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. The letter – an enormously important document in the history of the Civil Rights … Continue reading →

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Oxford’s Bodleian Library Celebrates the Father of Modern Publishing and Italics

Posted on February 16, 2015 by jmkyoung

This year marks five centuries since the death of Aldus Manutius, an Italian humanist who forever changed the direction of publishing, and got in one of its first copyright squabbles. Aldus Manutius: The Struggle and the Dream at the University … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s – Spice up your Life Quiz!

Posted on February 13, 2015 by jmkyoung

It’s time for the annual Valentine Trivia Challenge sponsored by Collins Library.  This year’s theme is the Spice of Life!  Try your hand at answering these trivia challenge questions using online resources and no Wikipedia!  The first three to submit … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Greek Life

Posted on February 12, 2015 by jmkyoung

The Sigma Chi fraternity house in 1954. Check out more photographs on A Sound Past!        

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