Special Collections
Posted on September 14, 2023
Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved, the week of its dedication, May, 2022
Jun 2023
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June 29, 2023Photography was a rapidly changing profession in the mid-19th century. -
June 9, 2023The SCRC is now accepting applications for its 2023-2024 research travel grants.
Apr 2023
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April 28, 2023This post is written by one of our 2020-2021 Special Collections Research Travel Grant Recipients, Kevin James (University of Guelph). -
April 14, 2023On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, Special Collections Research Center was delighted to collaborate with Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in welcoming over 25 guests and staff of the American Indian Initiative.
Mar 2023
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March 31, 2023Bring your four-legged friends to a tail-wagging celebration of Special Collections’ Chapin-Horowitz Dog Book Collection, the second largest collection of books about dogs in the United States. We’re opening our Reading Room for a full day of literary exploration and activities, with librarians and archivists on hand for chin scritches and belly rubs.
Feb 2023
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February 20, 2023Black History Month can trace its roots back nearly a century, to the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian of African American History. -
February 15, 2023This post is written by Jennifer A. Merriman -
February 13, 2023Valentine-related stereoviews are rare. There are many series of views that depict love, courtship, and marriage.
Dec 2022
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December 19, 2022Last year when I wrote about Santa stereoviews, I stated that I did not know of any stereoviews that depicted reindeer. Now, I stand corrected.
Nov 2022
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November 16, 2022Although National Thanksgivings were periodically proclaimed from Colonial times in America, Thanksgiving as a Holiday was not formally adopted until Abraham Lincoln declared a day of Thanksgiving in 1863.