The spring 2012 Arches just came out, and with it, an article by Julie Tanaka called “For the Record: Treasures of the University Archives and Special Collections” featuring some of the niftiest treasures of the Special Collections and Archives. Pick up a copy, or view it online, to see the largest book at Collins, the smallest book at Collins, and some of the most unique books at Collins! To learn even more about the archives and special collections, take a look at Julie Tanaka’s guide to the archives and special collections.
And that’s not all! On pages 26-27, there’s a great article that was written by Julie Nelson Christoph’s English 408 class on a particular genre of books held in the Special Collections—artists’ books. Students spoke to book artists, Jane Carlin, the library director and founding member of Puget Sound Book Artists. Thanks to: Emily Alfin Johnson ’12, Victoria Bonomo ’12, Sophie DeWitt ’12, Laura Derr ’12, Kelsey Eldridge ’12, Molly Lewis ’12, Zane Muller ’12, Evan Pearson ’12, Will Potenberg ’12, Jill Sanford ’12, Allison Schoenin ’12, Thao Tran ’12, Olivia Weitz ’12, Jeff Winograd ’12, and Brendan Witt ’13 for their fantastic article!
Last but not least, this issue of Arches features some great information and photos about the new library furniture, a kind donation from Lee Diane Collins Vest ’70, and Ron Thomas’s meditations on the connections between libraries, special collections, and angels.
On that uplifting note, we encourage you to go find a copy ASAP, or read it online!