The Board of Trustees recently announced the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Davis as Furman University’s 12th President. See photographs of Furman’s presidents below: Additional Resources: – Presidential items in our digital collections – Presidential information from Special Collections and Archives
Category: Digital Collections Center
Greenville Civil Rights Exhibit
The exhibit “Protests, Prayers, and Progress: Greenville’s Civil Rights Movement” opens to the public today at the Upcountry History Museum – Furman University. Set against the backdrop of the national Civil Rights movement, the exhibit focuses on the challenges and triumphs of Greenville area civil rights activists during the 1960s, as well as lesser known . . .Continue reading Greenville Civil Rights Exhibit
Happy New Year!
Furman University Library’s online Postcard Collections contain many treasures such as this New Year’s postcard from 1910. It was sent from a former student at Greenville Female College named Bessie to Stella Rossignol. The reverse of the postcard reads: Miss Stella Rossignol . . .Continue reading Happy New Year!
391 issues of Paladin now online
The Furman Student Newspapers digital collection now contains 391 new issues of The Paladin. The additions to the collection span 17 years from September 1982 – October 1999. With this latest addition, the digital collection now contains over 2,000 items including all issues of the University’s original student newspaper the Hornet (1916-1961) and 30 years . . .Continue reading 391 issues of Paladin now online
Cheer for our Champions
Congratulations to the Lady Paladins! On Sunday, they won the Southern Conference Championship. You can read a recap of the exciting game by visiting the athletics’ site. Women’s soccer was a varsity sport at Furman for the first time in 1994. Previously it had been a club sport. A 1963 article in The Furman Paladin, shown below, announced the arrival of . . .Continue reading Cheer for our Champions
Digital Collections News Has a New Home
The digital collections news and information that you love is moving to a new home! http://blogs.furman.edu/digitalcollections is being merged with several other Furman Library news blogs to provide our users with a “one stop shop” for news related to library events, resources, services, and more! Please check out our new home for digital collections news . . .Continue reading Digital Collections News Has a New Home
Furman Magazines Now Online
The Digital Collections Center is proud to announce the launch of its newest digital collection: Furman Magazine. This collection contains over 170 issues of the Furman Magazine beginning with its first issue in 1951 all the way up to its current issue from the Summer of 2013. The magazines are a fascinating look at the development of Furman University . . .Continue reading Furman Magazines Now Online
Do You Rick-Rack?
The following article was published over 80 years ago in the Furman Hornet student newspaper on September 29, 1932. (Number 18, Issue 2, page 6). “Rick-Racking” Latest Fad to Invade Local Campus; Profs Approve Do you Rick-Rack? Well! Well! Well! if you don’t, you are about as out of date as short dresses and prosperity. . . .Continue reading Do You Rick-Rack?
Creating a Digital Museum
The Library has partnered with the Art Department and New York artist, theatre designer, and producer, Peter Wexler, in the creation of an art exhibit titled “Creating a Digital Museum: The Art and Theatre Work of Peter Wexler.” The exhibit, which is currently on display in the Thompson Art Gallery of the Roe Fine Arts . . .Continue reading Creating a Digital Museum
Furman Oral Histories Now Open to the Public
The Furman Oral History Project, which was previously restricted to current Furman students, faculty, and staff, is now accessible online to the general public. Created in June of 2010, the Furman Oral History Project contains video interviews and accompanying transcripts featuring legendary Furman professors, trustees, and alumni including: Frances Furman Hewitt, Max and Trude Heller, . . .Continue reading Furman Oral Histories Now Open to the Public