Category Archives: From the Archives

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Introducing the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, John Mason Brown remarks on how Robert Louis Stevenson came to write the famous book: “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was dream-born… but in its case interrupted in the very … Continue reading →

Have you looked at our Tumblr recently?  We are posting fun finds and fabulous images from our rare book, manuscript, and university archives collections every few days!  Stop by, check them out, and tell us what you’d like to see…

When you hear the phrase “the archives,” I’m sure you think of old, moldy books hiding in the basement of the library somewhere, and you wouldn’t be entirely wrong (except most of our books are on the second floor, and … Continue reading →

This week, while scouting out interesting rare books in the Archives & Special Collections, I came across a beautiful rendition of Order and Chaos chez Hans Reichel created by Loujon Press, an independent publishing company in Tucson, Arizona. Published in … Continue reading →

Last week, Alexandria Van Voris wrote about the STS 301: Technology and Culture class held in the Archives & Special Collections.  As part of that class each group set a line of type for our Collins Press. Setting a line … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago we had STS 301: Technology and Culture in the Archives & Special Collections for a “History of the Typewriter” day. We are pleased to welcome Alexandria Van Voris, who writes about her experience during that session. … Continue reading →

This semester the Archives & Special Collections are experimenting with Tumblr.  Our goal is to post an image from the collections every other weekday.  Check it out! http://pugetsoundarchives.tumblr.com/

Throughout the country, we celebrate Archives Month in October.  This is an opportunity to celebrate our written and oral history.  Visit the Washington State Archives Month website and browse President Thompson’s oral histories with Puget Sound faculty from the 1940s-1970s.  … Continue reading →

The white-gloved historian is a staple of popular culture. After all, old things are delicate! You can’t touch them with your dirty, dirty, fingers. Who knows what kinds of oils or flakes of skin could be there to cause untold … Continue reading →