Rest in Peace, Colonial Clifford C. Neilson. We are honored to have your combat diary in our collections.
Special Collections
Jan 2013
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January 6, 2013The generosity of Eloísa Cartonera and the relationship of Professor of Hispanic Studies Regina Root with this publishing cooperative has brought the book Nuevos Borders Argentinos : Antología Cartonera to the Rare Book Collection in Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center.
Dec 2012
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December 17, 2012
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December 1, 2012One of the cornerstones of the Swem Library'sSpecial Collections Research Center is its rare book collection.
Nov 2012
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November 28, 2012If you have ever seen the PBS series Antiques Roadshow, then you can understand what I do here.
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November 13, 2012In addition to an impressive archive of rare books, periodicals, photographs, and other physical documents, Swem Library'sSpecial Collections manages the W&M Digital Archive that includes both digitized versions of some parts of the physical archive (l
Apr 2012
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April 30, 2012Currently, in Swem Library'sSpecial Collections Research Center (Swem SCRC), I have been working on uploading a number of small collections to the From Fights to Rights Transcription Project. Some of the most interesting discussions I come across in these letters are about the variou
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April 24, 2012As a graduate assistant in the Special Collections Research Center in Swem Library (Swem SCRC), I have had the opportunity to do a number of exciting things, from exhibit installation to assisting during special events. One of the main things I have done this year, however, is processing collections. Collections come in all shapes and sizes and c
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April 20, 2012In my current project at Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center (SCRC), I have been working on checking the transcriptions that have been uploaded by our transcription volunteers. Although I am not currently working on a particular collection, checking transcriptions of letters written during the Civil War is an incredibly rewarding experience. As I go through the di
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April 18, 2012A few weeks ago, I started my first large-scale imaging project here at Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center (Swem SCRC).
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April 5, 2012The Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center is currently working on a transcription initiative