Category: Special Collections News
Summer Support for Faculty
Posted May 7, 2025
Congratulations—you’ve made it to the end of the academic year! As you take a breath or turn to what’s next, remember that we’re here to support your research and teaching. You can connect with us online or in person—just be sure to check […]
A New Way to Share Scholarly Audiovisual Materials Online: Announcing Aviary
Posted May 5, 2025
You now have access to a new tool for sharing your scholarly audiovisual (AV) materials online! We recently launched Aviary at JMU, an online repository that will host: Coming soon: Aviary will soon be the home for recordings of musical […]
Join the George A. Newman Symposium on May 1
Posted April 9, 2025
All members of the JMU and local community are invited to a public symposium honoring the recent publication of a novel written by trailblazing Harrisonburg Black educator George A. Newman just after his 1875 arrival in Harrisonburg. The novel, A […]
Centering and Celebrating Black History
Posted January 28, 2025
February is Black History Month, an opportunity to bring intentional focus to the centering and celebrating of Black history. We’ve compiled this list of local Black history resources, books, films, and other avenues to dig deeper into our local and […]
Pushing the boundaries: New collections document history (just) beyond the central Shenandoah Valley
Posted December 12, 2024
Since its inception in 1983, James Madison University Special Collections has collected historical materials to document the central Shenandoah Valley, specifically Page, Augusta, Shenandoah, and Rockingham Counties. Occasionally, Special Collections staff employ their discretion to acquire collections beyond those geographic […]
How to Use JMU Libraries: 2024-25
Posted August 17, 2024
Carrier Library may be closed for renovation and expansion until we can welcome you back in time for Fall semester 2026, but you can still get library services and resources in four locations and online! Learn more below or in […]
18 Ways We Can Help Advance Faculty Research
Posted June 17, 2024
JMU faculty members, if you are working on scholarship or research projects this summer, take a moment to check out the many resources we offer that can propel your research forward! More Free Tools to Help with Your Research We […]
New collection of UPB scrapbooks document over 50 years of entertainment at JMU
Posted May 20, 2024
James Madison University Special Collections is pleased to announce that the University Program Board (UPB) Records are now fully processed and available for research. The collection comprises 26 scrapbooks of photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera as well as posters, fliers, […]
Daily News-Record: JMU Special Collections Preserves History Through GameDay Signs
Posted November 16, 2023
We Want Your College GameDay sign!
Posted November 16, 2023
Do you want your hilariously creative College GameDay sign to go down in history? Then donate it to JMU Libraries! We’re setting up a booth in front of Moody Hall on November 18 from 10am to 2pm, and we want […]