The Armstrong Science Library Legacy
| by Mikaela Taylor
Special Collections
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Special Collections, MiddPoints
Archival Sleuthing: Inspirations for the First Electric Motor
| by Mikaela Taylor
Did a Middlebury professor read a scientific journal in the 1830s that led to the invention of the electric motor? A bit of archival sleuthing solved the mystery.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
One Summer in Hawaii, Some Half-Century Later
| by Mikaela Taylor
Special Collections, Staff Picks, MiddPoints
"Staff Picks:" Jean Seeler-Gifford's Iconic Knit Sweaters
| by Liefe Temple
Special Collections, MiddPoints
JSTOR blog highlights Special Collections
Special Collections, Staff Picks, MiddPoints
New library exhibit: "Staff Picks"
| by Liefe Temple
Special Collections, MiddPoints
Queering the Archival Process: a Case Study from the Eugene Exman papers
| by Anna Hurd
In describing archival materials with a queer lens, archivist Anna Hurd works to disrupt the heteronormative assumptions allowed by a more traditional, “neutral” description of these materials by bringing the user’s attention to the tonal, emotional, and cultural information “between the lines” of these letters.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
"Collecting and Cataloging Saints:" A first look at the Eugene Exman papers
| by Anna Hurd
When Eugene Exman Papers Archival Fellow Anna Hurd sat down with the first box of archival materials in the collection, she was expecting dry sermon notes and manuscript corrections. What she got was a whole lot of personality.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
New library exhibit: "The Lesbian House (1972-1973): Photographs by Bee Ottinger, class of 1970"
| by Mikaela Taylor
Come see Special Collections’s new exhibition of photographs by Middlebury alumna Bee Ottinger, and save the date for a talk with Bee and fellow alumna Karla Baehr on Friday, January 26th at 1pm.
Student Projects: Unraveling the Mysteries of a 200-Year-Old Quran Manuscript from Nigeria
| by Yahya Rahhawi
Special Collections Student Associate Yahya Rahhawi ‘26 discovered more than he expected when organizing the pages of a 200-year-old Nigerian Qur’an. Read about his experience!