The Digicenter is actively seeking feedback from its users about the Digital Collections website. The website is powered by the software, LUNA, and contains 35 digital collections and over 55,000 distinct items. The Digicenter has been using LUNA since 2006, and is hoping that user feedback and input will help lead to improvements on the . . .Continue reading Take the Digital Collections Survey!
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Take the Digital Collections Survey!
Since 2006, the Library has provided access to unique resources from faculty and Special Collections & Archives through their digital collections website. There are currently 35 distinct digital collections and over 55,000 digital items available. We want to hear how you’re using the Library’s digital collections, what you like about the collections, and what we . . .Continue reading Take the Digital Collections Survey!
Poem: To Furman
Continuing with our theme of National Poetry month, the following poem was published in the first edition of the Furman yearbook, Bonhomie (1901). The poem is entitled “To Furman” and was written by Samuel Marion Wolfe, who graduated from Furman University in 1903, and went on to become the attorney general of South Carolina (1918-1924). . . .Continue reading Poem: To Furman
New(ish!) Postcard Collections
Special Collections and Archives has recently completed inventories of two major postcard collections that were donated within the past year: the John L. Plyler, Jr. Postcard Collection and the Richard D. Sawyer Historical Postcard Collection. The Plyler collection contains roughly 1,600 postcards from throughout the United States and the rest of the world, and the . . .Continue reading New(ish!) Postcard Collections
Poetry at Furman University
In 1996, the Academy of American Poets established April as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poetry and its vital and positive impact on humanity. It is celebrated across America by schools, book stores, publishers, libraries, and anyone who loves poetry. Furman University embraces National Poetry month, and is a strong supporter of poetry . . .Continue reading Poetry at Furman University
Easter Traditions in the Czech Republic
As Americans prepare for Easter with egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, and the ubiquitous marshmallow chicks, other countries around the world are engaging in their own individual Eastertide celebrations. One of the more unique Easter traditions can be found in the Furman University digital collection “Czech Republic & Central Europe.” This digital collection contains photographs from . . .Continue reading Easter Traditions in the Czech Republic
Hidden Treasures
Founders Week at Furman University
Founders Week (March 18-24) is an opportunity to remember and celebrate all those who were influential in the establishment of Furman University, including Richard Furman, the University’s namesake. Richard Furman was born in 1755 in New York State, but moved to South Carolina with his family when he was a child. As a teenager, he . . .Continue reading Founders Week at Furman University
Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving
Furman University Special Collections and Archives is holding a lecture on March 20 called Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving. The event will feature Scott Derrick, a Furman employee and certified auctioneer, and Helen Hockwalt, curator of the Pickens County Museum of Art and History. Derrick will describe the process of assessing the monetary . . .Continue reading Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving
Hidden Treasures: The Elizabeth Pringle Diaries
The digital collections at Furman University Library are full of hidden treasures that contain rich historical, cultural, and educational content. One such collection is the Elizabeth Pringle Diaries. Elizabeth Waties Allston Pringle (1845-1921) was born in 1845 on Pawley’s Island, South Carolina to politician and rice farmer, Robert F.W. Allston and his wife, Adele Petigru. . . .Continue reading Hidden Treasures: The Elizabeth Pringle Diaries