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From the Archives: Summer Wrap-up

Posted on August 7, 2014 by khenningsen

I can’t believe the summer is coming to an end and that I’ll be wrapping up my work in the Archives and Special collections this week. This summer has been wonderful and I’ve absolutely loved exploring history through the archival … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Mable Electa Buland Campbell

Posted on July 31, 2014 by khenningsen

This week as I was researching a past president of the University of Puget Sound, I stumbled upon someone I found a bit more interesting in a 1909 edition of The Trail: Mable Electa Buland. The Trail article introduced Buland … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: The Irrepressible Reverend Henry Brown

Posted on July 24, 2014 by khenningsen

I would like to open this blog post with a quote from my friend from this week’s archival research, Dr. Henry Brown: “Indeed our common Christianity is in jeopardy from the universal prevalence and insidious attacks of the forces of … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: The Frank Williston papers

Posted on July 17, 2014 by khenningsen

This week I’ve begun processing the Frank Williston papers, which I actually used for a Wikipedia article last week. Williston was a professor of “Far East Studies” at both the University of Puget Sound and at the University of Washington, … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Exploring China at the Turn of the Century, the Albert Bash papers

Posted on July 10, 2014 by khenningsen

Postcard (left), and unidentified photo (right) from the Albert W. Bash Papers This week I’ve been working with a particularly fun collection- the Albert W. Bash papers- for an article I was writing for Wikipedia about the American China Development … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Arranging and describing the Walter S. Davis papers

Posted on July 3, 2014 by khenningsen

I’ve just returned to the library after a wonderful trip abroad and am embarking on a new stage of my work in the Archives & Special Collections. While I’ve previously been editing and writing articles for Wikipedia based on our … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Blast from the past

Posted on June 5, 2014 by khenningsen

I can’t believe it is already my third week in the archives! This week I’ve mainly been working on editing and writing my first ever Wikipedia article. One of the articles I edited had to do with Oregon and Washington state … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: A Visit from the Wiki Education Foundation

Posted on May 28, 2014 by jmkyoung

My first week as Wikipedian in Residence got off to a great start with a visit from LiAnna Davis, head of communications and external relations for the Wiki Education Foundation, and a UPS Alum! The Wiki Education Foundation is a … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: What is a Wikipedian in Residence?

Posted on May 22, 2014 by khenningsen

This summer, I am working as the University of Puget Sound’s Archives & Special Collections Wikipedian in Residence. Now, you might be wondering, what is a Wikipedian in Residence? What do they do? I thought Wikipedia could be written by … Continue reading →

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From the Archives: Unexpected Discoveries

Posted on May 8, 2014 by jmkyoung

The best part about working in the Archives & Special Collections?  Stumbling across something you did not expect to find. This past year, Maya Steinborn ’14, Zeb Howell ’16, and Morgan Ford ’17, have chronicled the materials they found interesting … Continue reading →

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