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“The Last American Vampire” By Seth Grahame-Smith

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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Popular Reads – “Mind Change: How Digital Technologies Are Leaving Their Mark on Our Brains”

Mind Change: How Digital Technologies Are Leaving Their Mark on Our Brains By Susan Greenfield We live in modern world that offers instant information and new forms of reality right at our fingertips. World renowned neuroscientist Susan Greenfield in the … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Women from the Archives & Special Collections exhibit

Beginning February 3rd and running through May 29, 2015, the Archives & Special Collections is showcasing women authors, scientists, and artists whose works are found in the Archives & Special Collections at the University of Puget Sound. The exhibit includes … Continue reading

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Sound Ideas Reaches a Quarter of a Million Downloads

Sound Ideas, the University of Puget Sound’s institutional repository, reached the milestone of 250,000 full-text downloads since it was established in the summer of 2011. As an institutional repository, Sound Ideas increases access to and impact of a variety of … Continue reading

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Primo Search Simplified

Interested in a specific volume of a multi-volume set?  Or want to see if Collins Library has access to the specific date of a journal you’re interested in. Finding a green dot means your material is available.   But sometimes, … Continue reading

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