Collins Unbound

The Collins Library is pleased to announce that the University yearbooks are now available online and open freely to the public through the Historical Publications section of Sound Ideas, our institutional repository.  Klahowya was the first yearbook published for the University of Puget Sound in 1913 and only had one volume. The yearbook resumed publication in 1920 under the title Tamanawas, and  published annually until 2016. It has kept this title through various changes in the name of our institution: College of Puget Sound, 1914-1960; University of Puget Sound, 1960-present.  The yearbooks provide a glimpse into the academic and social life of Puget Sound.

The Yearbooks complement existing collections such as A Sound Past, our historical photo collection as well as Puget Sound’s student newspaper, The Trail.  These resources not only provide alumni with the opportunity to celebrate and reminisce about their years at Puget Sound, but also provide our community with an important portal to our institutional history.  According to Archivist & Special Collections Librarian, Adriana Flores, “Providing access to the yearbooks online will enable our community to view our history in a whole new way. These primary historical documents teach us about the students who attended Puget Sound and what was important to them.”

The yearbooks provide a unique student perspective and will also serve as an important resource for research projects as we continue to explore the history of our university and look at changing cultural trends, attitudes and programs.

This project was coordinated by Hilary Robbleloth, Systems & Discovery Librarian and Library student employees Hollie Bray and Kendyl Chasco. Scanning the yearbooks and developing the interface was a year long project and it is especially gratifying to showcase this resource at the upcoming Homecoming and Family Weekend.

The Library coordinates a number of projects through a Digital Collections team, currently chaired by Social Sciences Librarian & Coordinator of Sound Ideas Institutional Repository Ben Tucker.  This fall Ben is completing a review of print and digitized historical copies of The Trail, in order to identify and fill gaps in our digital collection.  Ben will be coordinating the scanning of these issues to complete the online historical student newspaper collection.

For more information about our collections visit:  https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/ups_yearbooks/ or contact Jane Carlin, jcarlin@pugetsound.edu

Resources: 

Puget Sound Yearbooks
https://soundideas.pugetsound.edu/ups_yearbooks/

A Sound Past
https://digitalcollections.pugetsound.edu/digital/collection/upsimages

Hannah Turner is a new student at Puget Sound and we are delighted she is working in the Library.  Recently Hannah had the chance to learn more about our children’s literature collection and below is a review of some of our most recently purchased books and an introduction to our new “book basket” that is now in the Pacific Northwest Room – or as some call it the Rocking Chair Room.

Drop by and check out our basket of recent acquisitions in our Rocking Chair Reading Room (Pacific Northwest Room)! Below are descriptions of just a few of our many wonderful new books for kids, from picture books to middle-grade novels.

Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna: A picture book aimed at children dealing with fear and anxiety, Me and My Fear follows a girl who moves to a new country. Her fear, embodied by an imaginary friend, grows bigger to protect her. It tries to convince her to be alone and scared, and she’s sure that no one feels the same way. But she learns that by sharing her fear, she can manage it and become less alone. Call number: PZ7.1.S3553 M3 2018

Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender: Twelve-year old Caroline was born on Water Island during a hurricane – considered bad luck in her culture. She has always been different, getting bullied at school and seeing apparitions that no one else can. Caroline is alone until Kalinda comes to her school from Barbados. As Caroline and Kalinda grow closer, they set off in a hurricane to search for Caroline’s missing mother. Call number: PZ7.1.C317 Hu 2018

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon: Brothers Caleb Franklin and Bobby Gene are excited to spend their summer exploring the woods behind their house in Indiana. Caleb dreams of traveling, but his father likes to stay close to home. Over the summer, the two boys meet Styx Malone – a mysterious teenager who seems to have been everywhere. Styx tells the boys that together they can accomplish “The Great Escalator Trade” – exchanging one thing for something better, over and over until they get what they want. However, the trades start to get out of control and the brothers realize that Styx might not be what he seems. Call number: PZ7.M2739 Sum 2018

Skyward by Sally Deng: This historical fiction tale, set in 1927, follows three very different girls who all dream of being pilots: Hazel, from San Francisco; Lilya, from Russia; and Marlene, from England. The three girls each get a chance to fly as war threatens their respective countries. Though faced with seemingly insurmountable odds, they follow their dreams with bravery and passion. Call number: PZ7.1.D4646 Sk 2018

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson: When Candice Miller finds an old letter in Lambert, South Carolina, addressed to her Grandmother, she discovers a puzzle that could lead to a great fortune. Candice’s grandmother had tried and failed to solve the mystery, but maybe Candice can do it. With the help of her shy neighbor, Brandon, Candice begins to work out the clues… clues that shed light on Lambert’s complex and often dark history and threaten to unveil family secrets. Call number: PZ7.J63844 Par 2018