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Special CollectionsSpecial Collections’’Golden AgeGolden Age
Michael J. Paulus, Jr.Michael J. Paulus, Jr.Whitman CollegeWhitman College
RBMS PreconferenceRBMS PreconferenceCharlottesville, Va.Charlottesville, Va.
June 19, 2009June 19, 2009
Cover of Cover of Library Library JournalJournal, ,
November 1, November 1, 20052005
Special Collections Initiatives at Special Collections Initiatives at Whitman CollegeWhitman College
►►CurricularCurricular
►►DigitalDigital
►►AdministrativeAdministrative
Special Collections at the CenterSpecial Collections at the Center“The library is, of course, the central laboratory of the institution. It is more important than any other part of the equipment. It is the heart of the institution, sending its life-blood into all different departments.”
—Stephen B. L. Penrose, Whitman College President, 1923
The Whitman College Library Annex,The Whitman College Library Annex,a.k.a. a.k.a. ““The ShackThe Shack”” (circa 1921)(circa 1921)
Whitman Whitman Seminary Seminary Building (1866)Building (1866)
History of Whitman CollegeHistory of Whitman College
Walla Walla (1859)Walla Walla (1859)Whitman Whitman College Hall College Hall (1883)(1883)
Whitman Whitman Memorial Memorial Building Building (1900)(1900)Walla Walla (1900)Walla Walla (1900)
History of CollectionsHistory of Collections
College Librarian College Librarian Arminda Fix (1908)Arminda Fix (1908)
Museum Curator Howard Museum Curator Howard Brode (1908)Brode (1908)
Myron Eells Myron Eells (1843(1843--1907)1907)
Bookplate for the Bookplate for the Eells Northwest Eells Northwest History CollectionHistory Collection
EellsEells’’s Library, Historical s Library, Historical Manuscripts, and Indian CabinetManuscripts, and Indian Cabinet
The Penrose Library; The Penrose Library; the Whitman College and Northwest Archives; the Whitman College and Northwest Archives;
the Maxey Museumthe Maxey Museum
The Library, Archives, and The Library, Archives, and Museum at Whitman CollegeMuseum at Whitman College
Teaching with Special CollectionsTeaching with Special Collections
Leaf from a Leaf from a manuscript Bible manuscript Bible
(circa 1350)(circa 1350)
Leaf from a Leaf from a Gutenberg Bible Gutenberg Bible
(circa 1450)(circa 1450)
Cuneiform Cuneiform Tablets and Tablets and Cones (circa Cones (circa 2350 BCE) 2350 BCE)
►►Show and tellShow and tell
Teaching with Special CollectionsTeaching with Special Collections
GentlemanGentleman’’s s Magazine Magazine (1747); (1747); Fables of Aesop Fables of Aesop
(1788)(1788)
On the Origin of On the Origin of SpeciesSpecies (1859)(1859)Nuremberg Nuremberg
ChronicleChronicle(1493) (1493)
►►Show and tellShow and tell
►►Curricular integrationCurricular integration
Teaching with Special CollectionsTeaching with Special Collections
Information literacy and communityInformation literacy and community--based researchbased research
►►Curricular integrationCurricular integration
Teaching with Special CollectionsTeaching with Special Collections
Engraving studio and Engraving studio and tools, from Diderottools, from Diderot’’s s
EncyclopEncyclopéédiedie
““Knowledge of the Knowledge of the World in 18World in 18thth--Century Century
FranceFrance””
Digital Special CollectionsDigital Special Collections►►The oldThe old
Online finding aids and digital collectionsOnline finding aids and digital collections
Digital Special CollectionsDigital Special Collections►►The newThe new
The Collections Grid, developed by and Lorcan The Collections Grid, developed by and Lorcan Dempsey and Eric Childress of OCLC Research Dempsey and Eric Childress of OCLC Research
New Special CollectionsNew Special Collections
The Whitman College Institutional Repository The Whitman College Institutional Repository (part of the Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository)(part of the Liberal Arts Scholarly Repository)
An Administrative ResourceAn Administrative Resource
An Administrative ResourceAn Administrative Resource
An Administrative ResourceAn Administrative Resource
Returning to the CenterReturning to the Center
MonumentalMonumental, an, an art art installation in front of installation in front of the Penrose Library, the Penrose Library, by Michelle Acuff and by Michelle Acuff and Tyler Tyler CalkinCalkin, , May May 20092009
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