Presenting: 1ère Cigarette
| by Kaitlin Buerge and Rebekah Irwin
We love sharing images of the books in our collections. Some books, though, need to be captured in action.
Special Collections
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Alexander Twilight Day, or Happy 225th Birthday
| by Danielle Rougeau and Rebekah Irwin
On Juneteenth—the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of the last slaves in America— Vermont state lawmakers designated Sept. 23 as Alexander Twilight Day in Vermont.
The perfect prune whip: Tastes of the Middlebury Nursery School cook book
| by Kaitlin Buerge
We were thrilled to receive this donation of the 1938-1939 Middlebury Nursery School Cook Book from Deborah West Zipf, Class of 1958.
What Angelina Weld Grimké taught me about Black authors in Special Collections
| by Kaitlin Buerge
While researching Black authors in Special Collections for Black History Month, I was inspired by Angelina Weld Grimke (of whom I knew nothing), to work on a project to make our works by Black authors more visible and accessible.
Library staff lend their hands to Special Collections
| by Kaitlin Buerge
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the Library’s frontline staff were forced to abandon their books and leave the circulation desk behind. While in exile from the building, collections, and people who normally keep them extremely busy, they pitched in to help Special Collections cross off items from our very long wishlist of projects.
Transcribing in Isolation
| by Danielle Rougeau and Kaitlin Buerge
College Archivist, Danielle Rougeau, shares her experience transcribing the journals of Pliny Fisk, Class of 1814.
Make Something Old, New Again
Middlebury Special Collections and the Vermont Folklife Center have joined forces to make our old, archival collections new again. But we need your help.
How 653 Old Photos Can Make You Feel Less Lonely
| by Rebekah Irwin
Two centuries of portraits of Middlebury alumni portraits are available online for the first time. They’d love to meet you.
How to Use the College Archives During a Pandemic
| by Kaitlin Buerge and Rebekah Irwin
Writers for The Middlebury Campus dig into digital archives
The Middlebury COVID-19 Archive Project: Seeking Submissions
| by Rebekah Irwin