SCRC now accepting 2023-2024 Research Travel Grant applications
The SCRC is now accepting applications for its 2023-2024 research travel grants.
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All Aboard! Tourist Manuscripts at the Special Collections Research Center
This post is written by one of our 2020-2021 Special Collections Research Travel Grant Recipients, Kevin James (University of G
Welcome to Special Collections, American Indian Initiative!
On 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.
Dog-Eared Delights: A Library Open House for Our Canine Friends
Bring 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.
Black History Month: Education, Play, and the Legacies of Carter G. Woodson
Black History Month can trace its roots back nearly a century, to the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian of African American History.
A Century of Reflection: Celebrating Charter Day in 1923
This post is written by Jennifer A. Merriman
Stereoviews and Culture: Love Letters and Tiger Skins
Valentine-related stereoviews are rare. There are many series of views that depict love, courtship, and marriage.
Stereoviews and Culture: Santa and His Reindeer
Last year when I wrote about Santa stereoviews, I stated that I did not know of any stereoviews that depicted reindeer. Now, I stand corrected.
Stereoviews and Culture: Thanksgiving
Although 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.
Jack-O-Lanterns: Pumpkins were a thing before “Pumpkin Spice”
Pumpkins are squash plants native to Americas and did not make an appearance in Europe until the early 1500’s.