W&M Libraries Blog

2012

• Disease and Correspondence in the Civil War

  Posted on April 30, 2012
  From the Special Collections Blog
  Currently, 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

• A Voice from the Dead

  Posted on April 24, 2012
  From the Special Collections Blog
  As 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

• Families in the Civil War

  Posted on April 20, 2012
  From the Special Collections Blog
  In 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

• A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

  Posted on April 18, 2012
  From the Special Collections Blog
  A few weeks ago, I started my first large-scale imaging project here at Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center (Swem SCRC).

• From Fights to Rights Transcription Project: John M. Galt Diary

  Posted on April 5, 2012
  From the Special Collections Blog
  The Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center is currently working on a transcription initiative 

• Keep it Class-y!

  Posted on April 2, 2012
  From the Special Collections Blog
  Since I began my apprenticeship with Swem Library's Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) in August, I've been consistently impressed with the staff's dedication to actively engaging the student body here on campus.  It is clear that undergraduate and non-staff researchers are very welcome here, and the staff members in the SCRC continually do everything in their power to fac