I was late, to begin with. I hadn’t written about my time at the Swem Library’s Special Collections Research Center, within The Chapin-Horowitz Dog Book Collection. I kept promising myself—and others—that I would do it. The work was imminent. Forthcoming, shortly. About to arrive.
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January 7, 2022Posted in: Faculty ScholarshipCandice Benjes-Small, head of research and librarian to Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, spoke to Dr. Jennifer Putzi about her recently published book, Fair Copy: Relational Poetics and Antebellum American Women's Poetry. -
December 17, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsThe poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” was first published in 1823 and attributed to Clement Clarke Moore as author in 1837. -
November 12, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsBelonging is an ongoing goal for our archives, and our aim is to have collections that support and reflect the research and interests of students, faculty, staff, and the world. -
October 20, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsI am old enough that several of the places that I have lived over the years have been torn down, including the house on South Boundary Street that I lived in for two years as a W&M student. To all those who wander up and down DoG Street: think about the street's very different appearance before Colonial Williamsburg and many buildings were removed during its development. The stereoview below shows a very familiar building (the powder magazine), which had a very different setting prior to CW. -
October 8, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsApril 13th, 2021 marks the entry of the first TikTok into William & Mary’s Special Collections web archives. -
June 30, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsRecently, I began a process to show my appreciation to William & Mary, in a modest way, for my education and to give something back to the College as I approached the 50th anniversary of my graduation in 1970.
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May 19, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsOn one level a virtual reality headset works the same way as the old View Master toy. -
May 7, 2021Posted in: WM LibrariesW&M Libraries, Music Library and Special Collections teamed up to bring you “Finals Fuel”: some fresh tunes from the last decade for powering through finals season and easing into those upcoming summer vibes. -
April 30, 2021Posted in: WM LibrariesTo celebrate International Amateur Radio Month, the Music Library talks to Sara Belmont, '97, W&M alumna and former WCWM DJ, in this third installment of the podcast "Nuts + Bolts + Sprinkles."