Category: Digital Collections Center

  • Digital Collections Center Website Refresh

    Digital Collections Center Website Refresh

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    Christy Allen

    The Digital Collections Center Homepage has a fresh new look and exciting new functionality. For the first time ever, users can  search for digital collections content natively from the homepage. Simply enter a keyword or phrase that will search across all collections, or scope the search to a specific collection using the drop-down. The “Featured…

  • Duke Library Hosts Cuban Art Exhibit

    Duke Library Hosts Cuban Art Exhibit

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    Christy Allen

    The James B. Duke Library hosted “Citizen Diplomacy: A Cuban Art Exhibit” from March 11th – 29th. The exhibit was held in the atrium and hosted in collaboration with Nuance Galleries.. The exhibit showcased 11 artists from Baracoa, Bayamo and Santiago, Cuba including 30+ pieces from the Rob Rowen/Clyde Hensley Collection paired with new works…

  • S.C. Baptist Church Records Now Online!

    S.C. Baptist Church Records Now Online!

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    Christy Allen

    If you are interested in searching through the records of South Carolina Baptist Churches, you might want to check out The South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection at Furman University’s James B. Duke Library. This expansive collection documents individuals, churches, and associations in South Carolina Baptist history from as far back as the early 1700s. Currently,…

  • First Nations Lectures

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    Christy Allen

    In Spring of 2018, Furman University hosted 3 Native authors and/or poets to read their work and speak about their culture and their experiences. Recordings of these lectures are available as part of the Libraries’ digital collections. Feel free to give them a listen! Cherokee Life Through Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s Short Stories This is a…

  • Furman’s Legacy of Slavery Digital Exhibition

    Furman’s Legacy of Slavery Digital Exhibition

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    Miles Dame

      Furman University Libraries’ Archivist Dr. Nashieli Marcano has completed work on a digital exhibition related to the university’s connection with slavery. This exhibition is designed to serve as the digital equivalent of a physical exhibition that was curated by Dr. Jeff Makala and Dr. Stephen O’Neill and displayed in 2018. That exhibit included artifacts…

  • Visit the Exhibition!

    Visit the Exhibition!

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    Christy Allen

    Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition Furman University. James B. Duke Library Atrium March 22 – April 25, 2023 The Furman University Libraries proudly present Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling exhibition made possible by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association. Americans and the Holocaust examines the motives, pressures…

  • Pathways to Diversity: Documenting Racial Desegregation

    Pathways to Diversity: Documenting Racial Desegregation

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    Christy Allen

    About In 2018, Centre College, Furman University, Rollins College, and Washington and Lee University collaboratively began to collect documents, images, stories, and artifacts related to the desegregation of their campuses. This effort was funded by three generous grants from the Associated Colleges of the South and led by librarians, in collaboration with faculty, students, and…

  • Statements on Potentially Harmful Content and on Accessibility

    Statements on Potentially Harmful Content and on Accessibility

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    Nashieli

    As we embark on our efforts to review our digital collections and finding aids (see our first blog post in the series), FUL Special Collections & Archives and the Digital Collections Center are self-reflecting on how we can better address representational gaps and improve user experience when interacting with our digital collections. At this stage…

  • Auditing Furman Libraries Digital Collections and Finding Aids: A Self-Reflection of our Archival Practices

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    Nashieli

    Furman Libraries has been documenting life at Furman through its digital archival collections. The Digital Collections Center, in partnership with the Special Collections & Archives, brings together unique digital reproductions and descriptions of over 130,000 records—from ancient and modern artifacts, photographs, music recordings, and oral histories, to manuscripts, diaries, correspondence, yearbooks, newspapers, and ephemera. With…

  • What’s New at Furman Libraries?

    What’s New at Furman Libraries?

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    Miles Dame

    Are you looking for the latest Furman Libraries news? Well you’ve come to the right place.We have a new faculty member in our archives, we’ve received donations from our Dins Day fundraiser, and we’ve published a new edition of our newsletter. Nashieli Marcano Dr. Marcano comes to us from the Kennesaw State University Library System…