April 2013
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March 2013
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February 2013
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January 2013
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It is a casualty of our visual culture that good books seem to be hard books....
– Paula Marantz Cohen, on Pride and Prejudice at 200: “The Postmodern Phenomenon” (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
November 2012
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October 2012
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Goucher Library Open House TODAY from 2-4!
Come to the 4th floor magazine reading area for cake, crafts, and photo opportunities with Darth Vader, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, and Dr. Goucher.
There will be glitter.
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September 2012
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To our followers of Goucher SCA:
As much as I love posting interesting things I find during work, I’m interested to know what you would like to see from our collection.
Here’s an idea of the things we have and are best known for:
Jane Austen collection
First-edition Mark Twain books
Early American periodicals
Books, newspapers, and letters from the Abolitionist era
Local Maryland historical books
Lewis Carroll...
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The Corrin Science Fiction Collection is...
For those of you now settling into another (or a brand new) year at Goucher, come up to the fourth floor of the Athenaeum to marvel at our newest displayed exhibit.
The case will be filled with science-fiction memorabilia until November, and a cart filled with suggested reading will remain next to it until the end of the exhibit.
Enjoy!
August 2012
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ex-tabulis asked: Hey! Not so much an Ask as a welcome to tumblr! I've added you to the list of Archives & Archivists on tumblr. Be sure to also check out thelifeguardlibrarian's list of Tumblarians. I can't include links in this Ask, but the lists are both linked on our pages. I can't wait to see what you post!
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About Goucher Special Collections & Archives...
It’s been a long time that we have been planning on having a platform to share our experiences and discoveries of the Goucher Special Collections and Archives. Those who contribute and curate these posts are mostly students who work within the SC&A and we are constantly finding things we’d love to share with others.
Alongside our usual duties in SC&A, we often stumble across...