Collins Unbound

The University of Puget Sound has a unique collection of archival and manuscript materials.  Many of the collections are described in the Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA)

Explore documents that recount experiences in China, an Argentinian astronomer, or materials used by the South Mongol Mission!  These unique collections open up new worlds to explore and are waiting for the intrepid researcher to discover!

28 of our unique collections are described in detail including:  Here’s a brief description of three of the collections to whet your appetite for research!

The Don and Claire Egge Collection on China:
Repository: University of Puget Sound Archives
Largely comprised of newspaper clippings from English-language newspapers from the People’s Republic of China, 1987-1990, which focus on political and economic questions and the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Also includes general books and pamphlets on Chinese education, culture, politics, economics, and business, maps, and similar material collected by an American couple living and teaching for four years in China.

Guide to the Benjamin A. Gould Collection 1874 – 1918:
Repository: University of Puget Sound Archives
Benjamin Apthorp Gould (1824-1896) was the founder and first editor of the Astronomical Journal. Gould was involved in the establishment and operation of the National Observatory at Córdoba, Argentina. The collection contains Gould’s correspondence with M. Thome, reports, meteorological and astronomical information, and lunar photographs taken in 1918.

Guide to the Leroy Ostransky Papers Approximately 1939-1993
Repository: University of Puget Sound Archives
Summary: Leroy Ostransky (1918-1993) was a composer, author, and a professor of music at the University of Puget Sound. An expert on jazz, he was widely recognized for his contributions to education and the arts. This collection contains files, correspondence, audio recordings, manuscripts, class notes, clippings, musical scores and compositions.
Document size: 7.30 KB

From Springer, a leading publisher of scientific and professional information, comes LaTeX search.  Mainly of interest to faculty and students in math and science.  This tool allows you to search for formulas within Springer journals.

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• Equations containing specific LaTeX code.
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• All equations belonging to a specific DOI.
• All equations belonging to an article or articles with a particular word or phrase in their title.

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Collins Memorial Library is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Tucker as the new Business, Economics and Social Sciences Librarian.  Ben joined the Library liaison team on January 19^th and will be responsible for reference and information services for not only Business and Economics, but Comparative Sociology and International Political Economy.  He will also be involved in the development of our institutional repository, Sound Ideas.  Most recently Ben served as a Content Evaluation Specialist at Amazon where he was responsible for a variety of programs associated with copyright status and evaluation of electronic publications.  Ben completed his graduate work in Library and Information Science in June 2010 at the University of Washington where he worked at both the Odegaard Undergraduate and Engineering libraries and was involved in the development of outreach programs as well as information literacy initiatives.   Ben was the recipient of the 21^st Century Award upon graduation which reflects his commitment to innovation and change.  He has also worked as a teacher in the Hawaii Public Schools and as a Media Specialist at the University of Hawaii.  Ben completed his undergraduate degree in American Studies at the University of New Mexico.  Ben states, “I am excited to facilitate teaching and learning at the University of Puget Sound by providing friendly and relevant research assistance to students. I try to blend proven and innovative service models in order to create an supportive environment where information literacy is promoted as a skill set that can improve results of research, while making it a less frustrating experience.”  In his spare time, Ben enjoys drinking strong coffee, reading narrative non-fiction, watching movies, brewing beer and fishing!