Over the summer, I was delighted to supervise Amy Archambault during her internship with Special Collections & Archives. Throughout her time with us, Amy gained hands-on experience with the digital collections lifecycle while working with the Grady R. Pulliam, Jr. World War II Collection. Her work included digitizing correspondence and other materials, creating metadata, preparing... Continue reading “All the People You Never Meet by Amy Archambault” ›
Join us for fast and fun tours (30 minutes) that highlight spaces and places ZSR Library! We will begin in the 24-hour study room (across from Smith’s café) in ZSR Library and end in Special Collections & Archives. In between, we will visit the wonderful study spaces in the ZSR Library and drop in on... Continue reading “Fun, Fast ZSR Library Tours – Move-In Day!” ›
I recently attended the annual meeting of the Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions (ALABI) in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference was held in a hybrid format, bringing together approximately 25 participants both in person and online. I always find these meetings rewarding because they provide dedicated time to think about our Baptist... Continue reading “(ALABI) Association of Librarians and Archivists at Baptist Institutions Annual Meeting in Charleston, SC” ›
This summer, I had the pleasure of supervising Margaret Marpoe during her internship with Special Coactions and Archives. As part of her MLIS program at the University of Alabama, Margaret spent the summer at ZSR gaining hands-on experience creating a digital collection. Her primary project focused on digitizing portions of the Samuel and Sarah Wait... Continue reading “A Summer in the Archives: Digitizing the Samuel and Sarah Wait Papers by Margaret Marpoe” ›
Walt Whitman’s American Dream, a new play by Sarah Vander Schaaff, will enjoy a staged reading in Special Collections & Archives on Thursday, September 10, at 4:30 p.m. The event will also feature an exhibit of 19th-century Whitman editions, including an autographed 1855 first edition of Leaves of Grass, from the ZSR Rare Books Collection.... Continue reading “Walt Whitman’s American Dream” ›
The recent report from the Council on Library and Information Resources on the impact of its Recordings at Risk program underscores the urgency of preserving vulnerable audiovisual materials. It also serves as a reminder of how fortunate we were to receive a $50,000 award to digitize the reel-to-reel recordings of the Baptist State Convention of... Continue reading “Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR): Recordings at Risk” ›
Unearthing NC Roots of the Revolution Written by Shannon Bothwell, SCA Volunteer The search for political self-determination and religious liberty motivated many immigrants to the British North American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. While each of the Thirteen Colonies had a unique mixture of cultural, political, and environmental influences, most of the colonies... Continue reading “Faith and Freedom: Exploring the Colonial Baptist Records of North Carolina” ›
Sauda’s artist’s book, “Lebenslauf” is composed of four individual pieces. Some are ceramic and fragile, which is the main focus I held as I created the box to house these items. I laid out the items and made a rough drawing with the measurements of each item. I ended up cutting out shapes of each... Continue reading “Sauda Mitchell’s Artist Book for Peter Oliver” ›
