{"id":5318,"date":"2014-02-03T09:56:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T17:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/?p=5318"},"modified":"2014-08-19T13:50:10","modified_gmt":"2014-08-19T20:50:10","slug":"behind-the-archives-door-series-2014-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pugetsound.edu\/collinsunbound\/behind-the-archives-door-series-2014-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Archives Door Series – Winter 2014 Events!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On the first and third Thursday of each month at 4:00 p.m., the Archives & Special Collections <\/strong>will hold a series of informal presentations on current research, unique resources, and rare books <\/strong>that are part of the University of Puget Sound Collections. Join us for informal discussion, tea <\/strong>and the opportunity to handle documents and artifacts hundreds of years old!<\/strong><\/p>\n

2\/6:\u00a0 Apianus, Cosmographia<\/strong> (1584) \u2014 James Evans, Science, Technology, and Society. The Cosmographia<\/em> was a guide to the discipline of cosmography and includes a fold-out chart of one of the earliest published maps of North America. Recently added to the collection, this 1584 edition also includes original paper instruments with moving parts, called volvelles, which allowed readers to solve problems from the book.<\/p>\n

2\/20:\u00a0 Japanese American students at Puget Sound during WWII<\/strong> \u2014 Katie Henningsen, Archives & Special Collections. During WWII, Japanese American students at Puget Sound were deported to internment camps. Learn about their experiences and the university\u2019s response by examining original documents.<\/p>\n

3\/6:\u00a0 To The Height(s)?: The Mystery of Puget Sound\u2019s Errant Greek Motto<\/strong> \u2014 Brett Rogers, Classics. Intrepid Classics Professor and researcher Brett Rogers unravels the history of the Puget Sound Seal and
\nthe real meaning behind the motto Pros Ta Akra!<\/p>\n

4\/3:\u00a0 The Joy of Book Collecting<\/strong> \u2014 Ian Fox \u201914 and Jane Carlin, Library Director. The 2013 Book Collecting Contest winner, Ian Fox \u201914, will share his love of all things Batman and talk about the development of his outstanding collection of books. Jane Carlin will discuss the larger world of book collecting and the 2015 Puget Sound Book Collecting contest. The contest offers three awards: $750, $500, and $250.<\/p>\n

4\/17:\u00a0 Stan! and his World<\/strong> \u2014 C. Mark Smith \u201961 and Brendan Balaam \u201914, Liana Hardcastle \u201914, Tosia Klincewicz \u201914, Margaret O’Rourke \u201914. C. Mark Smith \u201961 will join 4 student curators to discuss the life and times of Professor Lyle \u201cStan\u201d Shelmidine who taught Middle Eastern History and the creation of the Collins Library exhibit, Stan!, featuring artifacts and documents from Shelmidine\u2019s Collection. Learn about Middle Eastern art and architecture and explore the library and life of a Puget Sound icon.<\/p>\n

5\/1:\u00a0 Solving Mysteries with Photographs<\/strong> \u2014 John Finney \u201967 P\u201994, Archives & Special Collections. A picture is worth a thousand words and no one knows more about that than John Finney \u201967 P\u201994 who has scanned and documented over three thousand images documenting Puget Sound\u2019s history. John will describe ways to \u201cread\u201d a photograph and showcase some of his biggest mysteries and how he solved them.<\/p>\n

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