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