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Welcome to Special Collections, American Indian Initiative!
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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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<p>Written by <a href="https://www.wm.edu/as/americanstudies/g… Robinson</a
Nineteenth-Century Virtual Reality
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Cooking by the Book: Mary Randolph's The Virginia Housewife
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Lists and Linnaean Taxonomy in Jean Skipwith's Papers
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<html><body><p>This month we are featuring blog posts written by women studying at William & Mary, in recognition of Women's History Month.
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>
The Diane R. Clark Movie Poster Collection and The Importance of Destruction
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Rev. Curtis W. Harris, Hopewell's Drum Major for Justice
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"I seek only equality…"
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"[W]hy must I always suffer every misfortune which happens": An eyewitness account of revolution in the streets
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<html><body><p>The quotation in the title of this post is from a letter about an 1890 revolution in Buenos Aires known as The Revolution of the Park.
World War I in the Everyday Experience
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Christmas Behind the Scenes
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Basque in the Archives
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<html><body><p>Down in the belly of Special Collections sits a mysterious blue velvet box.
"[T]o be published in the usual places": The proclamation of William & Mary as King and Queen
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<html><body><p>What is the difference between printing and publishing? This is perhaps something many of us don't think about, but there is a difference.
"From my hand": A letter written by King William III enters Swem Library Special Collections
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Printing Anti-Spanish Propaganda for European Purposes
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<html><body><p>It may seem like Spanish empire in the Americas would have little to do with European politics, but we should not assume that the Atlantic world of the sixteenth an
Williamsburg before Williamsburg
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<html><body><p>William & Mary was founded before the City of Williamsburg, the former in 1693, the latter in 1699.
The ties that bind: How the decay of a binding shows its construction
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<html><body><p>Swem Library has a great many books in very bad bindings. Most modern books, for instance, are held together only by glue at the spine.
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.