Contents of the 1889 college cornerstone, photographed in 1924
October is here again, and with it comes Halloween, pumpkins, ghosts, and frankenbooks! Oh, and National Archives Month.
The Behind the Archives Door lecture series continues today at 4:00p.m. (second floor of the Collins Library) with a “At-Home” Preservation by Gudrun Aurand, a local conservation professional. Gudrun will share the basics of caring for your personal collections, including books, photographs, and papers. So if you’re an old book aficionado like we are, or maybe you have some old documents, or maybe you’d just like to learn how to keep your books happy and healthy, feel free to stop in!
Our exhibits this month are the Book Power Redux, open until October 15th. If you haven’t seen it, don’t miss it! The next exhibit coming through is the Brandywine Workshop: Prints from Six Contemporary Artists, which will stick around until November 28th.
So give your Archives some love and learn a little about Professor Boring or Professor Grumbling (yes, those are real professors). We can help direct you towards the senior thesis titled “Chem Analysis of Tacoma’s Ice Cream,” or maybe towards the story of old President Todd getting caught falling on his face while walking around campus.
Open Hours every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Archives & Special Collections!
By Morgan Ford
Today I learned that in the Archives & Special Collections we have something called, Crosscurrents. I found it particularly interesting, as they are a published collection of student works, ranging from poetry, photography, art, music, and much more.
