Media Request Form

by drewadmin | Aug 22, 2019 | Library Posts

Use this form to request that library staff provide a DVD or a streaming version of a film for use in your courses. We will try to acquire a streaming license first. Before completing this form, please check the Library Catalog to make certain that we don’t already...

Sermon on Witchcraft, 1697, from the George Fraser Black Collection

by drewadmin | Aug 22, 2019 | Library Posts

Witchcraft in the Archives by Jim Hetherington – January 29, 2019 back to the Special Collections Blog James Hutchisone preached in court on April 13th, 1697, addressing seven “unfortunates” condemned to die for their occult activity and bewitching of a girl. As...

Daily Food for Christians, from the Rare Book Collection

by drewadmin | Aug 22, 2019 | Library Posts

Religious Text in the Archives by Jim Hetherington – February 5, 2019 back to the Special Collections Blog I have here a book of hymns called Daily Food for Christians. I hold it in one hand and ponder how the accessibility of the item flourished day to day...

Beyond Time from the Zuck Collection

by drewadmin | Aug 22, 2019 | Library Posts

Nature Texts in the Archives by Jim Hetherington – February 19, 2019 back to the Special Collections Blog From the Zuck Collection of Botanical Books, I picked Beyond Time. Written and illustrated by Gwen Frostic, it is an all-encompassing take on nature through...

A Witness Tree

by drewadmin | Aug 22, 2019 | Library Posts

Poetry in the Archives by Jim Hetherington – February 26, 2019 back to the Special Collections Blog Robert Frost, a prominent poet, and award-winning poet Pulitzer Prize recipient earned his niche in short lyric artistry. Notably, the man who pulled together a...