Special Collections
October 29, 2024
Maps, Yeah Yeah Yeah
Okay, so we aren’t talking about the resurgence of the 2003 song, “Maps” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but that would make for a fascinating research project on music history. We are talking about actual, physical maps! Thousands of them! Did you know – the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections Division’s Rare Map Collection…
September 16, 2024
New Exhibit: The Language of Flowers
By Kat Lewis, Special Projects Curator Enjoy the changing seasons with Special Collections through our annual lobby exhibit, The Language of Flowers. Each quarter will feature new material related to our botanical collections, local plants, and more. Launching September 2024 for the year. Plants make us happier and improve our environment, so this year we…
Zeitgeist: Seattle in the 20s
By Kat Lewis and Karalee Harris UW Libraries’ newest exhibit in Special Collections, Zeitgeist: Seattle in the 20s, is all about the air and social consciousness of Seattle in the ‘20s-–both the 1920s and today! We are excited to spotlight the depths of our historical collections that speak to “the spirit of the age” 100…
June 27, 2024
Tracing Authoritarianism: Linking Southeast Asia and Southeast Asian America Through Archives, Language, and Pedagogy
Influenced by social justice movements, critical archival studies seek to question power differentials assumed in frameworks of archival collecting and access, and center curatorial responsibilities in communities who may re-interpret, re-define and use materials for community-based public memory projects. For example, when official colonial archival collections are made more accessible via online or other methods,…
March 6, 2024
March Update
We are nearly to the end of winter quarter! Cherry blossoms are right around the corner and our Libraries are “blooming” with valuable opportunities for students, including the Libraries’ annual video contest! We are celebrating new exhibits (including first-ever “pop up” events with rare music and art collections), our amazing student employees and the grand-reopening…
December 12, 2023
Fiat Lux – By Daniel James Brown
The following is a version of a keynote speech given by author Daniel James Brown at the 2014 UW Libraries’ Literary Voices fundraising event that has been edited for length in this context. PREFACE: Daniel Brown’s love of libraries began decades ago when, as a struggling high school student, he was instructed to complete correspondence…
September 26, 2023
Exploring Library Careers: Conservation
UW Libraries Welcomes New Senior Conservator Did you know? Each year, Conservation staff repair, bind or make enclosures for an estimated 10,000 items in the UW Libraries. This care helps to preserve, stabilize or restore the usability of book, paper, and photograph materials. See also: How the UW Libraries bring damaged, rare books back to…
August 28, 2023
Field Trip: Japan and Korea
UW Librarians share their journey of discovery to acquire new, historic materials for East Asia studies. Hyokyoung Yi, Interim Director of Tateuchi East Asia Library and Korea Studies Librarian Azusa Tanaka, Japan Studies Librarian Through the advancement of technology and the historically close relationship among East Asia countries, academic research within the field of East…
March 7, 2023
Women’s History Month: Exhibits Highlight Amazing Women
From one trailblazing fellow husky to an international hero of medicine and science, these UW Libraries’ exhibits explore the lives of two amazing women. Celebrating Seattle Black Women: Daisy Tibbs Dawson University of Washington’s Special Collections has dug into its own archive to celebrate the life and work of a UW grad who waged peace…
February 3, 2023
Black History Month 2023
While Black History Month provides a focused platform for collective reflection and celebration of Black History, the responsibility to self-educate is never-ending. Making space to read, listen and watch something new – as a continuous practice (well beyond February) broadens our understanding of Black History in support in our collective work as allies, advocates, educators…
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