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May 10, 2011Posted in: Special Collections
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March 18, 2011Posted in: Special CollectionsIn the fall of 2009, I began volunteering three to four hours per week in the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) of Earl Gregg Swem Library at The College of William & Mary.
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March 15, 2011Posted in: Special CollectionsOne of the neat things about working at the SCRC is the sheer variety of projects we oversee. Last time, I told you a bit about the rewards and challenges of putting together an exhibit, but, recently, I got to try my hand at another major part of archival work: processing a collection.
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January 24, 2011Posted in: Special CollectionsAt some point most of us have pondered this question.
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January 11, 2011Posted in: Special CollectionsHere are the new accessions for 12/1/2010 through 12/30/2010, a little longer than normal due to the holiday rush:
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January 11, 2011Posted in: Special CollectionsHere are the new collections accessioned by the Special Collections Research Center from 11/15/2010 to 11/30/2010:
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January 4, 2011Posted in: Special CollectionsDo you ever stop to ogle the contents of the numerous display cases spread throughout Swem Library? Me neither. Or, at least, I didn’t. Now, every so often when I’m hunting for a book on the third floor, I venture over to the small flat case outside the Brown Board Room, just to check that everything is how I left it.
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November 30, 2010Posted in: Special CollectionsHere are the new collections accessioned by the Special Collections Research Center from 11/8/2010 to 11/12/2010:
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November 29, 2010Posted in: Special CollectionsI freely admit: I am a self-proclaimed craft nerd. In kindergarten, I was the kid who truly enjoyed gluing sticks into haphazardly-formed structures and insisted that every painting my little fingers lovingly created be prominently displayed on the family refrigerator. This creative passion has continued into adulthood as I thoughtfully knit gifts for friends and family and scrapbook every vacation taken.
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November 23, 2010Posted in: Special CollectionsThroughout the past month, as a part of my graduate apprenticeship I have been working with the Johnson-Nance Family Papers, a manuscript collection from the early twentieth century at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, at the College of William
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