W&M Libraries Blog

2019

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  The Ultimate Collection at Swem Library

  Posted on October 31, 2019
  From the Special Collections Blog
  Learn more about the history of Ultimate Frisbee at W&M and how you can help make a lasting home for this sport in the archive!
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  The Reconquista, Washington Irving, and the American Civil War: Coming Together through Special Collections

  Posted on October 22, 2019
  From the Special Collections Blog
  One book can tell several different histories. Learn more about the journey of a book that was stolen and later returned to the William & Mary library.
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  Behind the Scenes: Re-Cataloging a 17th-Century Geography

  Posted on October 14, 2019
  From the Special Collections Blog
  An inside look into reclassifying and describing an early geography of the world with woodcut maps, portraits, diagrams, and other illustrations that depict the world as it was known in 1628.
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  "The Silv’ry Moon is Shining Bright and Clear"

  Posted on October 2, 2019
  From the Special Collections Blog
  Jenna Hershberger explores the omnipresent moon imagery in a recent acquisition, the Josephine W. Shinholser Collection of Sheet Music.