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
Washington's Dispatches
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
Congratulations to the Class of 2024. You made it! *
05/10/2024
*And for those seniors who are still plugging away on edits and revisions to your Senior Capstone projects, we see you. Hang in there. You’re almost there!
- Commencement
- Eleanor Roosevelt
- Archives
Honoring Prominent Figures in Campus History: William Smith Hall
05/07/2024
It is one of the most iconic buildings on campus, and it is only fitting that it should bear the name of our first President, the Reverend Dr. William Smith.
- Rev. William Smith
- William Smith Hall
- Archives
May Day Reflections
04/30/2024
Since its first celebration at Washington College in the spring of 1967, May Day has involved different traditions that have changed with the times. Last year, we covered the earliest May Day traditions, when free cases of beer were given to the first student arriving at the local liquor store sans clothing on May 1, and naked photos graced the pages of the Elm in the days following.
- Bennett Lamond
- May Day
- Poetry
- Archives