Persuasion by Miss Austen, an American First Edition
10/22/2024
A recent purchase by the Washington College Archives now means we have a complete Jane Austen American First Edition.
- First Editions
- Jane Austen
- Persuasion
- Special Collections
Washington's Dispatches
Honoring Prominent Figures in Campus History: Constance Stuart Larrabee Arts Center
10/15/2024
The Constance Stuart Larrabee Arts Center once had a location other than its current site at 100 Gibson Avenue. When it was originally dedicated in 1990, it was located in the building now occupied by the Career Center.
- Arts
- Constance Stuart Larrabee
- Photographers
- Archives
Id of the Squid
10/08/2024
Every year, International Cephalopod Awareness Days (October 8-12) mark the beginning of the holiday season.*
- Oceanography
- Poetry
- Special Collections
- Archives
October 1st is National Homemade Cookie Day!
10/01/2024
As the weather starts to cool and we move deeper into the semester, what better way to enjoy this time than by biting into a homemade cookie?
- Baking
- Cookies
- Recipes
- Special Collections
The Lost Princess of OZ, L. Frank Baum's books in the Rare Book Collection
09/27/2024
One of the stories that most of us grew up with was the tale of the Wizard of Oz. Our very own Rare Book Room has several books from the series by L. Frank Baum.
- Children's books
- L. Frank Baum
- OZ book series
- Wizard of OZ
- Archives
Honoring Prominent Figures in Campus History: Athey and Kibler fields
09/24/2024
While not necessarily a building, Athey Field is named after one of Washington College’s most prominent Athletic Directors.
- Athletics
- Ed Athey
- Thomas Kibler
- Archives
National Voter Registration Day September 17th
09/17/2024
Every year, the third Tuesday in September is celebrated as National Voter Registration Day; this year, that falls on today, September 17.
- Audiovisual
- Citizen Leadership
- Democracy
- Voting
- Archives
Here is Japan, descriptive travel in the Rare Book Collection
09/13/2024
This tour guide provides a glimpse into how Japan saw itself shortly after World War II as well as its perception of how other countries saw Japan.
- Descriptive Travel
- Japan
- Rare Book Collection
- Special Collections
- Archives
Welcome back to school, Adults!
09/10/2024
To welcome the WAC community back to campus, we would like to take a break from the regularly programmed Special Collections and Archives post and instead highlight some books from our circulating collections. These books encompass a range of genres- from memoir to dark fantasy- but all belong to my favorite made up category of “back to school books for adults”.
- Back to School
- Diversions
- Books
Around the Calendar: Washington College in the 1930s
09/03/2024
The Washington College Archives recently received a generous donation from Rena Fowler; those funds allowed us to digitize some of our oldest audiovisual materials, including film reels, reel-to-reel audio tapes, audio cassettes, and VHS tapes.
- 1930s
- Audiovisual
- Film
- Student life
- Archives