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World War I in the Everyday Experience
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Must Love Dogs: Cecil Aldin
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<html><body><p>Cecil Aldin (1870-1935) was a British artist and illustrator, famous for his portrayal of dogs.</p>
"His Soul is Marching On": Artifacts from the Raid on Harpers Ferry
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<html><body><p>On the night of Sunday October 16, 1859, twenty-three men emerged from the woods surrounding the town of Harpers Ferry, which sits at the confluence of the Potomac
Christmas Behind the Scenes
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Tis the Season
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<html><body><p>In this month's dog series post, we decided to focus on dog books related to the December holidays.
Basque in the Archives
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<html><body><p>Down in the belly of Special Collections sits a mysterious blue velvet box.
Family Donates Civil War Diary of Henry Alexander Scandrett
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<html><body><p>This past spring Sharon Summers, Charles W. Scandrett, Janet S. Hunt, Barbara J. Kaufman, and Sandra S.
Must Love Dogs: 11/11/18
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<html><body><p>In 1918, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany, effectively ending World War I.
Processing Reveals Trading Cards of Decades Past
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<html><body><p>As a child of the 90's, I'm pretty familiar with trading cards.
Must Love Dogs: Journal of a Neglected Bulldog
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<html><body><p>You may recall from our <a href="https://scrc.blogs.wm.edu/2017/09/13/mu…
Mourning Lincoln
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<html><body><p>In reviewing boxes labeled as "unprocessed ephemera," a colleague and I came across something really cool. It is a tiny image of Abraham Lincoln framed i
Must Love Dogs
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<html><body><p>If you've ever visited the Special Collections Research Center, you may have learned that we hold the second largest collection of books about dogs in the Unit
John Marshall Letters Document Writing of George Washington's Biography
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<html><body><p>In December 2016, David B.
"The Looted Book"
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<html><body><p>Institutional knowledge is an awesome thing and something that is often taken for granted and/or overlooked.
Mosaic Intern's Work Offers Glimpse of Artistic Text
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<html><body><p>What do Indiana Jones and the Content Services Mosaic Intern have in common?
Instruction in Special Collections: A Closer Look at SCRC's Recent Acquisitions
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<html><body><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 an
An Intern's Experience in Special Collections
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<html><body><p>From the warm and welcoming reading room to the frigid ground floor stacks, the Special Collections Research Center offers a wealth of historical resources, right a
"[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.
Bingo Finds his Way to Belarus: Yiddish Dog Books in the Interwar Period
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<html><body><p>Many of the treasures in Special Collections don't actually live in the stacks downstairs but are instead housed in Swem Library's Offsite Stacks (SOSS).
"From my hand": A letter written by King William III enters Swem Library Special Collections
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