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Special Collections, MiddPoints
| 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
| 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
| 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.
| 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!
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Liefe Temple
If the word “archives” makes you think of dusty books and boxes of papers, we are egg-cited to share with you that that is not the case! Check out this post by Special Collections Student Associate, Liefe Temple, Class of 2025.5! 🥚🐣
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Ambar Vasquez-Mitra
Last spring, Special Collections hosted two oral history internships. Our interns chose their own projects and conducted interviews with Middlebury students, staff, and alums. Check out this project by Ambar Vasquez-Mitra, Class of 2025!
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Beatrice Donovan
Last spring, Special Collections hosted two oral history internships. Our interns chose their own projects and conducted interviews with Middlebury students, staff, and alums. Check out this project by Beatrice Donovan ‘23.5!
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Special Collections continues to evaluate our legacy finding aids and descriptions with an eye to reduce harm and change out-of-date language. Check out this post to learn more and to see newly-digitized photographs of Black students at Middlebury from the 1970s through the 1990s.
Special Collections, MiddPoints
| by Special Collections
On September 7th, 2023 staff from Middlebury Special Collections joined artists and volunteers at the Vermont Studio Center to support their flood recovery efforts.
Special Collections, Library Mews
We hope you’ve enjoyed Library Mews, which featured felines owned by Middlebury Library employees. Library Mews is going out not with a bang, but a hop and a thump.
