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A chance to celebrate history in a tasty way!
October 31st will be our 12th annual celebration of historic flavors in our “Taste of the ‘Chives-Recipe Showcase” event. This year we’re looking for inspiration from archived recipes for baked goods-breads, cakes, cookies, and the like-for a fun noontime hour of food … Continue reading
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New and Updated Finding Aids for July and August
We completed or updated six finding aids in July and August 2018. Two of the guides are updates to reflect current descriptive practice and incorporate additions to the collections Two of the guides are for collections that were only minimally … Continue reading
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“Plywood Jungle: 20th Century Transformations of Tropical Hardwoods”
This post is contributed by Maddie Connolly, a SCARC Student Archivist, and a senior majoring in archaeology, and minoring in French and history. Her Honors thesis focuses on redware ceramics in medieval England that were excavated from a witch’s house! Dr. Emily … Continue reading
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World War Two and Transformations of Wood and Forests
This post is contributed by Maddie Connolly, a SCARC Student Archivist, and a senior majoring in archaeology, and minoring in French and history. Her Honors thesis focuses on redware ceramics in medieval England that were excavated from a witch’s house! Katie Macica … Continue reading
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Activism and Social Justice through the Archive
This post is contributed by Natalia Fernández, Curator and Archivist of the Oregon Multicultural Archives and OSU Queer Archives. She was recently asked to speak at Emporia State University’s School of Library & Information Management (SLIM) graduation, which took place Sunday August 12, … Continue reading
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Exceptional Opportunities for Ambitious Young Women: Secretarial Science at Oregon State University
Rachel Lilley is the Public Services Assistant in SCARC, where she splits her time between providing front-line patron service in SCARC’s Reading Room, and assisting in the management, processing, and preservation of archival collections. The School of Commerce – proclaims … Continue reading
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The Fight for Wilkinson Hall
Continuing in her work with the William Taubeneck papers, this post is contributed by SCARC student archivist Hannah Lawson, a chemistry major with a passion for art, conservation, and preserving history. Wilkinson Hall, which resides on Orchard Avenue, is home to … Continue reading
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In Our Care, Part 1
This first post of a two part series is contributed by Valeria Dávila Gronros, a digitization technician at the Digital Production Unit of the Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center. She is an Argentinean photographer, filmmaker, and digital films restorer, … Continue reading
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Women’s Words, Women’s Work: Part Two
This is part two of a two-part series exploring the recently installed exhibit, “Women’s Words, Women’s Work.” The exhibit will be on display through December 2018 and explores the social and cultural expectations that have framed women’s experiences on the Oregon … Continue reading
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Women’s Words, Women’s Work: Part One
This is part one of a two-part series discussing the recently installed exhibit, “Women’s Words, Women’s Work.” The exhibit will be on display through December 2018 and explores the social and cultural expectations that have framed women’s experiences on the … Continue reading
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