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Graduation and Distinctive Collections
As I prepare for graduation and life beyond college, I can't help but think back on my college experience and all the aspects of it that fostered the person that I am today. Part of my learning experi...
A Glimpse into Oscar History: Academy Awards-Related Materials in the Jimmy Starr Papers
On Sunday, April 25, millions of people will likely watch the Academy Awards just like they do every year. Due to the ongoing pandemic, though, the 93rd Oscars will look decidedly unlike any that have...
Artists’ Books that Tell HERstory
Artists’ books, simply put, are works of art in book form. Early forms of artists’ books are attributed to William Blake who famously illustrated his poetry in Songs of Innocence and Experience. In th...
We Have to Join Together: The Lincoln Ragsdale Audio Recordings
One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed into effect, America found itself at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, fighting the legal, social, and cultural ramifications of...
A Look Back and a Look Ahead
This blog began as a way for those of us who work with the rich archival resources at ASU Library to remain connected to our community during a time when many standard interactions (such as patrons us...
The Rest of the Story: Records Other Than Drawings in Architectural Collections
Cover of lengthy specifications document for Anderson House, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1988, Alfred Newman Beadle Collection, MS MSS 30. By Harold Housley, Assistant Archivist (Arch...
Sichuan University Library Exchange
Seonaid Valiant, Ph.D., MLIS, Curator for Latin American Studies, ASU Library. In September 2019 I traveled to Chengdu, China representing Arizona State University (ASU) Librar...
Welcome Back! Fall 2020 Information and the COVID-19 Impact
The Wurzburger Reading Room and the Design and the Arts Special Collections Reading Room welcome everyone back to campus for Fall ’20! After a sudden shift in Spring and a most strange summer break, a...
Personal Political: Introducing Congressional Collections at ASU Library
In her introduction post my colleague Renee James described the breadth and depth of the more than 500 collections that comprise the Greater Arizona Collection. The substantive congressional collectio...