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New Exhibit, "Milestones: Superhero Comics by Black Writers, Artists, and Editors"
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Strollin’: A History of Black Greek Letter Organizations at William & Mary
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Outtakes, Known Unknowns, and a Problem with the Archive
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<html><body><p>Written by graduate student assistant, Erna Anderson. This exhibit is on view in the Swem Library lobby through April 1, 2021.</p>
Flying Further: More Stories from the William & Mary Flight School
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<html><body><p>Recent visitors to Swem Library will have noticed a change in the exhibit facing the front entrance.
The Resurrection of Frankenstein
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World War I in the Everyday Experience
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Founders: The People Behind William & Mary
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<html><body><p>This year's Charter Day marked the 325th anniversary of the founding of William & Mary by William III and Mary II, the first and (to date) only joint-m
The Dark Side of College Life
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<html><body><p>In my everlasting search for materials relating to African Americans in Special Collections, I was pointed to the 1921 edition of the Colonial Echo. Within its worn
Christmas Behind the Scenes
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The World Before QWERTY
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<html><body><p>Can you type without looking at the keyboard? This used to be a skill taught to people who wanted secretarial or clerical jobs.
SCRC's Exhibition Now Open at the Muscarelle Museum of Art
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<html><body><p>On February 11 the exhibition, <a href="https://libraries.wm.edu/e
"'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
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<html><body><p>Everyone knows these famous lines even if the rest of the poems escapes them. "A Visit from St.
Lasting Impressions: Printing from the Fifteenth Century to Today
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<html><body><p>In the basement of Swem Library is a room used mostly for storage. Along two walls are machines and wooden cases full of drawers.
The Library of Lady Jean Skipwith: "a small, but well-chosen library"
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<html><body><p>The recent acquisition of seven letters written by Sir Peyton Skipwith and one by Sir Gray Skipwith reveal what Sir Peyton thought of his wife Lady Jean's libr
"Exceptional in Any Age": The Library of Lady Jean Skipwith
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<html><body><p>The Library of Congress's reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's library now receives many visitors who wander through the remarkable library of a remarkabl
Sarpi's History of the Council of Trent and Captain Nicholas Humfrys
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In Alphabetical Order
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Scholarship on Display
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From Collection to Exhibit
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