28 titles were added over the summer! Come to the library and check them out.
Earlier this summer, it was our pleasure to host Charles Wright Academy senior Piper Coyner for an internship in the Archives & Special Collections. Charles Wright requires all of their graduating seniors to complete an internship, and Piper’s interest in libraries and archives led her to contact us. We had a wonderful time introducing Piper to archival work, and we know she’s going to do amazing things over her next four years at the University of Washington! Here is a bit about Piper’s experience, in her own words.
One of the more unique aspects of my high school is that every May, the graduating class ends school a month early in order to embark upon 60-hour unpaid internships. Most of my peers chose relatively similar internships: they all spent their time with a hospital, law firm, or local business. Although all of these internships sound interesting in their own ways, I knew that none would give practical career experience to a person intending to major in archaeology and Middle Eastern Studies. I obviously couldn’t shadow a real-life Indiana Jones for three weeks, but in a strange way, my time with Archives & Special Collections was the next best thing.
At the start of my internship I had only a vague understanding of archival work. To the chagrin of my colleagues, I couldn’t think of archives without the cliché words “dusty” and “dimly lit” coming to mind. Thankfully, I was quickly educated on the function of the archives and assigned some hefty (but enjoyable!) readings to further my understanding. Most of my work with the Archives & Special Collections consisted of organizing and processing university collections. This consists of analyzing the contents of the collection, removing extra copies of publications, placing the materials into similar categories, and foldering by date. In this manner, I processed collections from the Office of Admission, the Office of Communications, the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound (ASUPS) and, my personal favorite, Ka Ohana Aloha, Puget Sound’s Hawaiian student club. I also utilized the student newspaper, The Trail, and the yearbook, Tamanawas, both in-person and digitally, to research certain aspects of Puget Sound’s history, such as campus unrest during the Vietnam War. Of course, my internship with the Archives & Special Collections would not have been complete without a trip to the rare book collection, where I handled medieval manuscripts, read eighteenth century physics textbooks, and absolutely obsessed over the Shelmidine Collection, which consists almost exclusively of Middle Eastern books. I’ll bet that none of my classmates can say that about their internships!
I learned so much over my three weeks interning with the Archives & Special Collections, both about the archival profession and about the history and culture of the University of Puget Sound. The vast majority of the materials that I helped to organize – such as old admissions pamphlets, freshman handbooks, alternative campus newspapers, and club pamphlets – gave me a great sense of the vibrant and welcoming culture here at Puget Sound and made me especially excited to begin my college career. I certainly enjoyed my three weeks here and appreciate the kindness and warmth that all the library staff showed me.
A few “candid” photos of me working:
The Archives & Special Collections is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. or by appointment.
By Piper Coyner, Charles Wright Academy Class of 2018
Feel free to visit the Archives & Special Collections to learn more about these unique and powerful books.
Vamp & Tramp: http://www.vampandtramp.com/ Delay, Katie. Erase the Hate. Black Cat Graphics, 2014.
Clarissa Sligh: http://clarissasligh.com/ Sligh, Clarissa T., et al. Transforming Hate: an Artist’s Book. First ed., Clarissa T. Sligh, 2016.
http://laurarussell.net/store/anything-helps/
Russell, Laura, et al. Bless This House. Simply Books, 2010.
Russell, Laura, and Simply Books, Ltd., publisher. Anything Helps: a Limited Edition Artist Book. Simply Books, Ltd., 2013.
Silva, Patricia, and Harris, Lyall F. Paper Boats. [Publisher Not Identified], 2017.
Zimmermann, Philip, and Space Heater Editions, publisher. Sanctus Sonorensis. Spaceheater Editions, 2009.
Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative, organizer, et al. “Migration Now: a Print Portfolio of Handmade Prints Addressing Migrant Issues from Justseeds and CultureStrike.” Migration Now: a Print Portfolio of Handmade Prints Addressing Migrant Issues from Justseeds and CultureStrike, 2012.
Linford, Mary Jeanne., et al. Executive Order 9066. Bad Girl Press, 2000.
https://www.pacificcitizen.org/executive-order-9066-at-75-will-the-japanese-american-experience-trump-a-repeat-of-history/
Vamp & Tramp, Burrell, Ginger R., and Midnight Moon Press, publisher. Un[Hood]Ed. [Midnight Moon Press], 2017.
Vamp & Tramp, Tyler, Ann. Billy Rabbit: an American Adaptation, 2007.
Jessica Spring: http://springtidepress.com/ Spring, Jessica, et al. Trump and Judy: a Dissolving Comedic Farce in Four Short-Sighted Acts. Springtide Press, 2017.
Later this month on August 22nd our interlibrary loan ILLiad software will be moving to OCLC’s cloud based system called Tipasa. The transition should be seamless.
Unfortunately, we were unable to migrate your ILL request history or received articles from ILLiad to Tipasa. Please make sure you download your received articles and print any history before October 1, 2018. Visit our ILL page for more information and to access Tipasa [link to https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/collins-memorial-library/services/interlibrary-loan/]!
Welcome Back Edition
Collection Shift and Bound Journal Review: We have prepared a LibGuide that provides an update on the project : http://research.pugetsound.edu/Summer2018. We are now moving to the second phase of this project that involves consolidation of materials in the lower level of the library. We have identified titles where your input regarding ongoing need is desired and we are inviting your review. Liaison librarians will be distributing spreadsheets of titles to your Department Chair for your review. Please contact your liaison librarian if you have additional questions.
New Resources: We are pleased to share that we have added a number of new resources this summer, including 3 new JSTOR collections as well as the American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collections which together provide full-text access to over 590 titles.
New Interlibrary Loan System: Our interlibrary loan ILLiad software will be moving to a new system called Tipasa on August 22, 2018. Your user account will be moved, but not your borrowing history. If you have questions please contact ill@pugetsound.edu. This move was necessary due to changes in the vendor support.
iMac Lab: There is now an iMac Lab on the Library’s 1st floor. This is a great new service for our students who will now have access to the machines from opening to closing.
Makerspace: We encourage you to consider how you might integrate Makerspace activities into your classes. Contact us at makerspace@pugetsound.edu and visit our website: http://research.pugetsound.edu/makerspace.
Behind the Archives Door: We have two great programs organized for early fall.
Title: Exploring Artifacts from the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests
Date: Thursday, September 20th, 2018
Time: 3-4pm
Location: A&SC Seminar Room
Presenter/Guest: Anthony Clark, Whitworth University
Event description: Interested in Chinese history, social activism, and exploring artifacts from the past? Join us as we investigate our Claire and Don Egge Collection on China with Anthony Clark of Whitworth University. Professor Clark specializes in Chinese history, directs Whitworth’s Asian studies program and the “Whitworth in China” study-abroad program. He’ll be highlighting one of our most unique archival collections and remarking on the importance of studying the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Title: Dennis Flannigan’s “Letters From Mississippi”
Date: Thursday, October 18th, 2018
Time: 5-6pm
Location: A&SC Seminar Room
Presenter/Guest: Dennis Flannigan, Alum
Event description: Dennis Flannigan, former Washington state legislator and pioneering Tacoma community leader, will be visiting the Archives & Special Collections to discuss his time at Puget Sound and his experience as a civil rights worker in the 1964 Freedom Summer campaign in Mississippi. In the Fall of 1964, Flannigan wrote a series of letters to his friends at Puget Sound and they were published in The Trail as a series titled “Letters from Mississippi.” Join us to hear Flannigan reflect on his past of civic engagement and peruse documents from Puget Sound’s past.
Need Information? Don’t forget the Collins Memorial Library – Library Guides
Questions? Contact your liaison librarian
Comments: Contact Jane Carlin, library director
Remember – Your best search engine is a librarian!
Come and meet Bill and Vicky Stewart of Vamp & Tramp Booksellers!
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, the couple specializes in contemporary fine press and artists books. Come to the Archives Seminar Room on the second floor of the library to see a selection of their fine press and artists’ books, as well a small presentation on their latest acquisitions!
Behind the Archives Door event: Interested in Chinese history, social activism, and exploring artifacts from the past? Join us as we investigate our Claire and Don Egge Collection on China with Anthony Clark of Whitworth University. Professor Clark specializes in Chinese history, directs Whitworth’s Asian studies program and the “Whitworth in China” study-abroad program. He’ll be highlighting one of our most unique archival collections and remarking on the importance of studying the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
Over the summer we have made some changes in Collins Library:
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Opening Reception
Saturday, August 11, 4:00–5:30pm, Collins Library, Pacific NW Room – hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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Partially funded by a Tacoma Artist Initiative Project (TAIP) grant from the Tacoma Arts Commission, The Garden of Earthly Delights is an exhibition of nine new works by Tacoma book artist and illustrator, Mark Hoppmann. See if you can translate the cryptic text of Coptic bound, Tacoma Codex I, a handwritten and illustrated manuscript transcribed in a new alphabet inspired by the decaying wharfs of Tacoma’s seafaring past. Explore the strange collection of images found in A Garden of Earthly Delights which Hieronymus Bosch might have used in his masterpiece, had he lived in the present day Pacific Northwest.
In addition to alliterative haiku in Northwest Aliterations, a collection of sketches titled Gargoyles, and other new works, the exhibition will also include previous works and many of the artist’s past and current sketchbooks, studies, and tools, all of which challenge the viewer’s perceptions of the Pacific Northwest and the art of the book.
Mark Hoppmann graduated from Drake University with a BFA in graphic Design and Commercial Art in addition to studying art for one year in Florence Italy. After working for twenty years in the graphic arts industry as an offset pressman, prepress and bindery operator, he resumed his art career and has been an artist in Tacoma Washington, working primarily as a book artist, illustrator, and watercolor painter for the last twenty years. He says, I have always been curious. That curiosity has resulted in an eclectic accumulation of bric-a-brac, memories, experiences, and books, all which in turn, inspire my art. With apologies to Rudyard Kipling, my intent is to design illustrated books for those, “with ‘satiable curtiosity.” Simple and sometimes unadorned, but thoughtfully creative book designs hide a treasury of illustrations within.
