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Once a Student, Now an Intern: Examining the History of African-American Spirituals
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Arthur Lee Philanthropos "Address to Virginia General Assembly"
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<html><body><p>This post was written by Aleyah Gowell as part of the Fall 2018 HIST211 Books course, taught by Phillip Emanuel.</p>
Instruction in Special Collections: A Closer Look at SCRC's Recent Acquisitions
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<p>With a goal of not only collecting and preserving texts and objects for future generations, the Special Collections Research Center is devoted to acquiring books and artifacts that can ben
Doing Archaeology in the Archive
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From the Cradle of Printing into the Classroom
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Spell-Bound – Setting the Stage for Magic!
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<html><body><p><strong>The semester, and with it class visits to Special Collections, are in full swing.
From Fact to Fiction: Using Primary Sources in Creative Writing Classes
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<html><body><p>Libraries and archives may not be the first places that come to mind when creative writing students are thinking about composing their next assignment.
Keep it Class-y!
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<html><body><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small;">Since I began my apprenticeship with Swem Library's Special Collectio