Monthly Archives: July 2012

KWGS on House of Earth

In connection with the recently announced impending publication of Woody Guthrie’s 1947 novel House of Earth, the manuscript of which is housed in Special Collections here, Marc Carlson, Librarian of Special Collections and University Archives was interviewed this morning on … Continue reading

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New Collections

Stop on by the Department of Special Collections and University Archives to see our latest acquisitions. Charles G. Aldrich WWI-era photograph album, 1917-1920 (Coll. no. 2012.033) This collection documents the time of Charles G. Aldrich and his time in Siberia … Continue reading

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New Books and Periodicals

Stop on by the Department of Special Collections and University Archives to see our latest acquisitions. 11th Regiment Bulletin (U405 .U55) Eight issues (vol.1, no.1 Mar. 21, 1919-no.8 Apr. 19, 1919) of the 11th Regiment Bulletin, published by the students … Continue reading

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Closure Notice

Due to unforseen circumstances, The Department of Special Collections will be closed on Mondays for the rest of the summer while we shift materials. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

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Fight On and Fly: The First Air War, 1914-1918 (Finale)

On the night of September 2nd, 1916, the  Germans mounted the largest airship attack yet on Britain with thirteen airships crossing the North Sea heading for the Midlands and London.  One of the ships was spotted by the searchlights and … Continue reading

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