On August 23, 1812, Robert Stevens wrote to his parents in Rhode Island from New Orleans in the aftermath of a hurricane, “a Scene of horror & devastation.”
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October 28, 2020Posted in: Special Collections
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October 13, 2020Posted in: Special CollectionsWith the turning of the seasons we at Special Collections look back on our histories of outdoor activities, and the community that can be found therein.
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September 28, 2020Posted in: Special CollectionsBill Cole (’70) shares the stories behind the names in Catherine Sheild's 20th-century Yorktown guest book.
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August 31, 2020Posted in: Special CollectionsTracy Melton '85, member of the William & Mary Libraries Board of Directors, reflects on the university's previous experience with pandemic. Melton is generously donating the journal that he is keeping during the global health crisis; the journal will be open to research in 2022.
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August 19, 2020Posted in: WM LibrariesIn today's blog post, we introduce W&M Libraries' new oral historian!
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June 24, 2020Posted in: Special CollectionsArtist Jen Fisher documents the beauty of the everyday, and finding the silver linings in our new normal. Her artwork will become part of the Special Collections' archive of personal experiences and documentaries of the coronavirus pandemic.
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June 1, 2020Posted in: WM LibrariesThe path to allyship is not easy; it is paved by unlearning practices, thoughts, and challenging those around you that hold onto racist ways. Changing our societal structure is not the mission of one person, but the mission of all of us.
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May 28, 2020Posted in: WM LibrariesNature builds sharing into our DNA. Even the most cynical of us needs to be part of other people’s lives by giving at least a bit of our selves. During a pandemic, however, sharing is not a good thing.
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May 26, 2020Posted in: WM LibrariesWhen the Libraries closed our buildings for safety reasons, students and faculty who rely on our print collections suddenly found themselves in a bind. Librarians jumped in to help our scholars make it through this difficult time.
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May 19, 2020Posted in: WM LibrariesA new W&M blog series. In this post, Natalie Rowland chronicles what it's like to work in the time of Corona.
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