In reviewing boxes labeled as “unprocessed ephemera,” a colleague and I came across something really cool. It is a tiny image of Abraham Lincoln framed in copper.
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Posted on September 27, 2017From the Special Collections BlogHave you ever wished you could have all of your archives-related questions answered by an archivist? Well you're in luck! October 4, 2017 is national Ask an Archivist Day, sponsored by the Society of American Archivists. Our University Archivist, Kim Sims, will be ready to respond to your questions! Just add @SwemSCRC and #AskAnArchivist to your tweet on October 4. -
Posted on September 13, 2017From the Special Collections BlogIf you’ve ever visited the Special Collections Research Center, you may have learned that we hold the second largest collection of books about dogs in the United States, second only to the American Kennel Club. I love dogs and thought it would be fun to write a series of blog posts highlighting the dog book collection. This brief introduction to the collection will be the first.