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Our incredible reading room

Posted on May 22, 2013 by edmunsot

We know our reading room is special and our researchers know it is an inspiring place to make connections and think deep thoughts. Visitors stop by with tours or by themselves to gaze out the wonderful windows. And earlier this … Continue reading →

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Friday Feature: finding aid for Charter Heslep Papers, newsman & Atomic Energy Commission member

Posted on May 17, 2013 by edmunsot

The OSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives Research Center is pleased to announce the release of a complete finding aid for the papers of Charter Heslep, a newsman and member of the Atomic Energy Commission. Charter Heslep, in profession and … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Trevor Sandgathe!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by edmunsot

We celebrated our fabulous library staff last week and SCARC’s own Trevor Sandgathe won the Outstanding Classified Employee of the Year award! This post comes from Anne Bahde’s award presentation speech for of Trevor — after reading it I think you’ll agree … Continue reading →

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Friday Feature: Take a walk!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by edmunsot

Planning your weekend? Join us for walking tour of campus on Mothers Day (May 12) at 2 p.m! As a historic district, with more than 80 contributing structures and the only Oregon Campus listed in the National Register of Historic … Continue reading →

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New updates to findings aids for parts of the President’s Office Records

Posted on May 6, 2013 by edmunsot

SCARC staff are working hard to update one of our most frequently used collections — the Office of the President! Recently updated finding aids for portions of the President’s Office Records include: President’s Office Records of John D. Letcher, 1892 (RG 013 … Continue reading →

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Friday Feature (on a Wednesday): WWII Newsmap Collection

Posted on May 1, 2013 by edmunsot

Those who know our student worker Mike DiCianna know that he LOVES war-related archival material and history! He is working on the WWII news maps (MAPS Newsmap) collection and has written this post to get you as excited about this “Must-See” … Continue reading →

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A view from above — tree planting and a song!

Posted on April 29, 2013 by edmunsot

There are many reasons the 5th floor reading room is a lovely place to be… We see sun breaks in the clouds, we watch travelers traversing the quad, and we have fabulous collections to share. And last Friday we saw two great … Continue reading →

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Friday Feature: The Ernst J. Dornfeld Papers, A Labor of Love

Posted on April 26, 2013 by edmunsot

At first blush, the Ernst J. Dornfeld Papers appear to be the output of a career entomologist. The stacks of maps charting butterfly movement, the encapsulated wings, and the thousands of butterfly photographs all point to the work of a … Continue reading →

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Ken Austin wears a special hat…

Posted on April 22, 2013 by edmunsot

Last week University Relations & Marketing borrowed one of our famous black and orange hats for a photo shoot with alumnus Ken Austin (class of 1953), who served as OSU’s original “Benny Beaver” when he was a student in the … Continue reading →

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Hannah Mahoney wins an award

Posted on April 19, 2013 by edmunsot

History student, SCARC student worker, and all around fabulous person Hannah Mahoney won one of the Libraries’  Undergraduate Research Awards this year for her paper “A Global Affair: Understanding 1960s Geopolitics Through the World’s Fair.” The ceremony was yesterday, which meant … Continue reading →

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