Enjoy a brief musical interlude on Wednesday, February 24, from noon til 12:20 in the Blackwell Atrium of the James B. Duke Library. February’s Musical Moments features piano majors from Furman’s Department of Music. During this time, quiet study space is available on the 2nd floor of the library in Special Collections & Archives. Musical . . .Continue reading Musical Moments in JBD
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Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship
Dusty Roether received the Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship in 2013. We recently caught up with Dusty as he was beginning his first professional job. I graduated from Furman in 2011 with a major in Latin, but it took quite a while for me to reach that choice. When I started at Furman, I declared a . . .Continue reading Ethel Carlisle Southern Librarian Scholarship
Coin Collections Exhibit
Stop by the exhibit case on the Ground Floor of the Duke Library outside the Digital Collections Center to see the “Coin Collections” exhibit which features ancient and rare coins. These coins are part of the Furman Special Collections and Archives collections and have been digitized and are available online here.
2016 Election Information
Are you registered to vote? Do you need an absentee ballot? The websites listed will help you find the information you need to exercise your right to vote! Long Distance Voter Greenville County Voter Registration League of Women Voters® of Greenville County South Carolina State Election Commission
52 Years of Televised U.S. Presidential Debates
In 1960, when John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon met face to face in the first televised presidential debates in American history, a new era began in which on-camera personality, media exposure, and public image had major impacts on political campaigns. Fifty-six years later, televised presidential debates have become commonplace and even more critical to the outcome of . . .Continue reading 52 Years of Televised U.S. Presidential Debates
Professors on C-SPAN Broadcast
FURMAN UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, HISTORIANS WEIGH IN FOR C-SPAN’S “CITIES TOUR” FEATURING GREENVILLEBy Tina Underwood › February 12th, 2016 Coverage airs on C-SPAN’s “Book TV” and “American History TV” Feb. 20-21 GREENVILLE, S.C.—C-SPAN, a public affairs network with more than 100 million viewers, will feature the City of Greenville as part of its “2016 Cities Tour.” . . .Continue reading Professors on C-SPAN Broadcast
Special Collections Opening Reception 2/18 4pm
“A Return to Normalcy?” Growing Pains, Furmanville, and Life at Post-World War II Furman By Tyler R. Edmond ’17 Exhibition Dates: February 1 – May 31, 2016 Opening Reception: February 18 at 4:00 PM After the United States entered the war in 1941, American colleges and universities experienced a drastic decrease in student attendance. Male . . .Continue reading Special Collections Opening Reception 2/18 4pm
Classics Department Lecture
Newly Activated Database Trials
The Furman Libraries are offering a selection of database trials throughout Spring Semester. To discover and access trial databases, visit Electronic Resources Trials. Trials include: Illustrated London News Historical Archive 1842-2003 (Gale – Cengage Learning) will be available through Friday, March 10, 2016. The Illustrated London News was the world’s first fully illustrated weekly newspaper. This . . .Continue reading Newly Activated Database Trials
Protest Songs: Voices of Resistance and Possibility
The Maxwell Music Library is currently displaying a selection of books about protest songs. The exhibit, Protest Songs: Voices of Resistance and Possibility, includes the following books: Singing for Freedom: The Hutchison Family Singers and the Nineteenth-Century Culture of Reform Pistol Packin’ Mama: Aunt Molly Jackson and the Politics of Folksong Woody Guthrie, American Radical . . .Continue reading Protest Songs: Voices of Resistance and Possibility