Category Archives: From the Archives

Want to learn about the history of UPS, but don’t have the time or transportation to visit the Archives & Special Collections in person? Check out our digitized collection of university historical texts! Two presidents – Edward H. Todd and … Continue reading →

At the beginning of this academic year, the Archives & Special Collections department decided that one of our goals would be to collect more student life materials. With that in mind, I attended LogJam in September to meet some student … Continue reading →

Since 1938, the American Library Association has awarded the Caldecott Medal to the artist who created the most distinguished “American Picture Book for Children” published in the United States during the preceding year. The medal is named after British illustrator … Continue reading →

Although last week’s celebration of UPS’s 130th birthday was certainly exciting, it wasn’t quite as eventful as the centennial celebration in 1988, so today, we’re looking back at some of the fun activities that were part of the centennial. The … Continue reading →

This past weekend we celebrated the 130th anniversary of the date – March 17, 1888 – that Puget Sound was founded. At the first conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this region, Bishop Charles Henry Fowler suggested the creation … Continue reading →

Do you ever wonder what campus was like back in the day? Here in the Archives & Special Collections, we have lots of material about campus history, which gives us an opportunity to look back on our university’s history, and … Continue reading →

Are you following the Archives & Special Collections on social media yet? If not, you should be! We created Twitter and Instagram accounts last fall where we post information about interesting items from our collections, historic photographs, and reminders about … Continue reading →

One of the most important ways that the Archives & Special Collections collects new materials is through donations from students and alumni. Eunice Williams Goldsmith ’51 is an excellent example of this; she donated a significant collection of photographs in … Continue reading →

Happy Valentine’s Day, Loggers! Love is in the air on this fine Wednesday, and many of you are off to another day of classes, consumed by papers, readings, projects, presentations, and more! So for those of you who woke up … Continue reading →

The only thing better than reading books is coloring them! This week, February 5 – 9, the Archives & Special Collections is participating in #ColorOurCollections, a week-long coloring fest sponsored by the New York Academy of Medicine. Participating institutions use … Continue reading →