Category: Special Collections News
Keeping Up-to-Date with an Age-Old-Art
Posted August 9, 2018
JMU Libraries’ Preservation Officer Attends Summer Workshops atCat Tail Run School for Bookbinding Arts by Julia Merkel The time to hone “bench” skills, learn new repair techniques, and catch up with colleagues in the book arts is always a welcome […]
The 19th Amendment: A History of Women’s Rights at JMU
Posted May 16, 2018
By Fiona Wirth JMU Libraries is pleased to present the sixth Dressing for Education exhibit collaboration between Special Collections and the JMU Historic Clothing Collection. This exhibit celebrates the upcoming 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment’s ratification and explores the […]
Q&A with Yoon Ji Kim on processing the Bradley and Brian Flota Comic Book Collection
Posted May 7, 2018
Special Collections Graduate Student Assistant, Yoon Ji Kim, has recently completed processing The Bradley and Brian Flota Comic Book Collection. A portion of the comic books were donated in 2015 by Dr. Brian Flota, Humanities Librarian at James Madison University, and became the Brian Flota […]
Color Our Collections – February 5-9, 2018
Posted February 1, 2018
Join us for the Color Our Collections event, February 5-9, 2018! Led by The New York Academy of Medicine, the event invites you to download images from library and cultural institution collections, color them, and share them on social media using the event […]
Nancy Bondurant Jones: Shenandoah Legend
Posted December 18, 2017
On Wednesday, December 13th, the Shenandoah Valley lost a beloved member of the community. Nancy Bondurant Jones was a well-known author throughout the Valley, and she leaves a unique mark on all that either read her work or had the […]
A horse with no name
Posted December 12, 2017
America’s folk rock hit “A Horse with No Name” became the background music as I made my way through processing a newly acquired archive of Henkel Family papers. Rarely would I apply a music soundtrack to archival arrangement, but in […]
REMIX | Spirits in the Archives
Posted September 6, 2017
American Archives Month is right around the corner in October! This year, various Archives and Special Collections throughout Virginia are teaming up to give YOU a chance to showcase your talents, while celebrating the importance of archival material. You could even win a $100 gift card! […]
The Carol Barton Pop-Up Book Collection
Posted August 31, 2017
by Fiona Wirth Have you ever had an interest in paper engineering? The Carol Barton Pop-Up Collection found in Special Collections has over 700 examples of movable books. Jen LeMay and Fiona Wirth, two student assistants, spent several weeks this […]
Pop-Ups: A New Way to Study Art History
Posted August 31, 2017
Written by Fiona Wirth This past summer, I began working in Carrier Library for Special Collections and Preservation. Over the summer my fellow student workers and I have worked on many projects such as the Blackley Collection, both archiving and […]
A Look Back – Interview with Preservation Assistant Madison Whitesell
Posted August 24, 2017
Madison Whitesell is a recent JMU graduate with degrees in art history and studio art. She began working in Preservation as a sophomore in 2015 and spent this summer working as a wage employee. This is her JMU Libraries story. […]