Category Archives: From the Archives

The Archives & Special Collections is pleased to welcome its second summer research fellow, Jillian Zeidner!  Jillian, a double major in history and religion, will focus her research on the Puget Sound campus in the 1960s.  Using the student newspaper, … Continue reading →

You’ve made it to the finish line! The students of the Class of 2013 have contributed tremendously to the University of Puget Sound and will soon join 120 years of Puget Sound alumni.  The University graduated its first class, of … Continue reading →

Cookies, by all rights, ought to be a permanent fixture in everyone’s life, and by extension, on all college campuses. In terms of versatility and aesthetics, it’s quite possible that no other baked treat quite reaches the same level of … Continue reading →

Archives & Special Collections are pleased to present the James R. Slater papers, 1919-1983, which document the personal and professional life of a distinguished former University of Puget Sound biology professor. James Rodenburg Slater (1890-1989), a native New Yorker, graduated … Continue reading →

This week, April 21-27th, the nation celebrates Preservation Week and we’re doing our share of celebrating this week at Collins Memorial Library! On April 23rd, Collins held a Preservation Basics Workshop in which archivists and librarians from Collins and the … Continue reading →

On April 16th, the University of Puget Sound Archives & Special Collections welcomed 20 fifth graders from McCarver Elementary School.  The students visited the University of Puget Sound to learn about college.  Visiting Collins Memorial Library was an option for … Continue reading →

When most people discover that I work in an archive, the first question that always comes up is, “what exactly do you do in the archives?” That question is one that I’ve always had a difficult time answering precisely because … Continue reading →

Now, some of you may know that for a period of UPS history, from the mid-1960s until 1999, the University’s athletics colors were not maroon and white, but green and gold. And it just so happens that recently, the athletics … Continue reading →

In addition to university records, the Collins Library Archives & Special Collections holds rare books, artists’ books, personal papers, and photographs.  Tours d’arithmétique by Jean Louis Bernard contains arithmetic exercises as well as numerous hand drawn illustrations from 1810.  Who … Continue reading →

In addition to holding original copies of every issue of The Trail, previously known as Ye Recorde and The Maroon, digital versions are available via Sound Ideas!  Take a look at what professors, students, and your parents were up to!