Category: Digital Collections Center
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Furman Cougar Project
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The Digital Collections Center is pleased to announce the newest collection to be migrated into CONTENTdm: The Furman Cougar Project. The Furman Cougar Project began in 2008 as an effort to monitor and research cougars in south-central New Mexico. Each summer Furman University Biology professor, Dr. Travis Perry, and his students travel to Sierra County, New…
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Furman Magazine Now Online
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The Digital Collections Center is proud to announce the launch of its newest digital collection: Furman Magazine. This collection contains over 180 issues of the Furman Magazine beginning with its first issue in 1951 all the way up to its current issue from the Spring of 2015. The magazines are a fascinating look at the development…
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Now Online: The Echo
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The Echo has a rich history as an esteemed publication of student literary and art works. As a part of Furman’s effort to promote intellectual creativity amongst the student body, the magazine is a display of such academic and artistic excellence. The Echo is both by the students and for the students of Furman, with…
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Light Your FUSE!
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The Furman University Scholar Exchange (FUSE) is an open access collection of scholarly, research, and creative works produced by faculty, students, staff, and other members of the Furman community. FUSE is administered by the Furman University Libraries in cooperation with individual departments and academic units of the University. FUSE collects the varied and diverse scholarly…
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Work Smart Workshop
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Work Smart Workshop: Digital Media Resources Friday, March 27 @ 3:30 pm – 4:20 pm James B. Duke Library, Room 043 Looking for new ways to engage your students with your class material? Looking for images or video to add to a presentation? Consider adding media. The libraries provide access to an impressive number of digital…
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Travels of Robert Tucker
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Dr. Robert Tucker worked as the university librarian at Furman University from 1947 to 1978. Robert and and his wife Azile traveled extensively both before and after his retirement, amassing a collection of materials from North and South America, Europe, and Asia that form the Travels of Robert Tucker Collection. Dr. Robert Tucker was born…
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Charles Townes (’35) Remembered
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Charles Townes, a Nobel Prize winning scientist, Greenville native and a 1935 graduate of Furman University, died Tuesday morning. He was 99. In spite of his international acclaim and celebrity, Dr. Townes remained true to his Greenville roots and enduring faith. Though Dr. Townes and his longtime wife, Frances, lived in California, they visited the…
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Frozen
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The night of November 18th was a cold one with temperatures dipping into the teens and twenties. As the sun rose over the Furman campus, many students and professors bustled to reach the warmth of their class room, dorm, or office. For those lucky few that stopped and looked around them, they witnessed a veritable…
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Furman Tuition – $50
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The Furman University Catalogue is published annually and includes information on everything from courses of instruction, student organizations, athletics, student services, to student expenses. The library’s Special Collections & Archives department has print copies of the Furman University catalogues. In addition, the library’s Digital Collections Center has copies of The Greenville Woman’s College catalogues online…
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History Is Just a Mouse Click Away!
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Over the past 2 months, The Digital Collections Center launched two new online collections containing historical materials from the Furman University Special Collections and Archives. Now you can access these important primary source materials with just a simple click of a mouse. Civil War Correspondence View Online Collection This collection contains over 100 letters…