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Collins Library Links: Focus on Archives & Special Collections 2014

Focus on Archives & Special Collections Spring 2014 The Collins Library is pleased to announce that from April 3-May 30, 2014, we will feature the exhibit Stan!, documenting the life of Professor Stan Shelmidine (1906-1966).  The exhibit will feature items … Continue reading

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ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB): most comprehensive humanities list available online

ACLS Humanities E-Book (HEB) is the most comprehensive humanities list available online, offering nearly 4,000 titles selected by scholars across the humanities, with hundreds of new titles added each year. The collection includes monographs, critical studies, primary sources, reference works … Continue reading

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From the Archives: The Universities of Puget Sound that Never Were

The 1920s were an exciting time for the University (at the time, College!) of Puget Sound. A new campus, new endowments, and students lining up to get into classes meant that the future of Puget Sound was looking bright. However, … Continue reading

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“The End,” by Anders Nilsen – A New Graphic Novel in the Popular Reading Collection

The End was born from Anders Nilsen’s sketchbooks over the course of the year following the death of his fiancée in 2005.  A unique collection of strips about loss, paralysis, coping, and transformation, The End reflects Nilsen’s great struggle to … Continue reading

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Archives & Special Collections Tumblr!

Check out the Archives & Special Collections Tumblr!  Images from the collections are usually posted every other weekday.  Enjoy!

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Cultural Anthropology Goes Open Access

The February issue of Cultural Anthropology, a publication of the American Anthropological Association’s (AAA) Society for Cultural Anthropology (SCA) section, marked AAA’s foray into open access (OA) publishing. An editorial in this issue provides some insight into the move. This … Continue reading

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From the Archives: Tumblr

Need more neat old stuff in your life? Do you feel like the slow march of only one From the Archives post per week on the Collins Unbound blog just isn’t enough to satisfy your voracious hunger for Puget Sound … Continue reading

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Calling All Adventure Seekers! Two Incredible events…

Go forth BOLDLY with knowledge and inspiration from these TWO INCREDIBLE TALKS! Walking the Pacific Crest Trail March 26, 2014 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Thompson Hall 175 Join Elena Wimberger and staff of the Slater Museum at the University of … Continue reading

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“Fangirl,” a new arrival in the Popular Collection!

For Cath, being a Simon Snow fan is the meaning of life-and she’s rather good at it.  She and her twin sister Wren spent their childhood reading and rereading the series, attending Simon Snow forums, and writing fan fiction; but … Continue reading

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Gather Round the Press: Remembering Al-Mutanabbi

March 7, 2014 • 12 p.m. Collins Memorial Library Last fall, students at the University of Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran University had the opportunity to view the Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here book arts exhibit and meet the founder of … Continue reading

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