Category: Special Collections

  • Explore Furman’s StoryMaps

    Explore Furman’s StoryMaps

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    Christy Allen

    Members of the Furman community are creating compelling digital storytelling and mapping websites thanks to ESRI’s ArcGIS StoryMaps software. For the first time, Furman-created StoryMaps are now accessible in one place. The new Digital Storytelling and Mapping Portal located in the University’s institutional repository (FUSE) allows users to explore a rich selection of StoryMaps created…

  • Postcard Collections on Display

    Postcard Collections on Display

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    Jeffrey Makala

    The new display in the Duke Library’s foyer showcases postcards. Special Collections and Archives houses several postcard collections: from Furman and the Greenville Woman’s College; from Greenville; tourist sites and locales from around South Carolina; and prominent buildings and sites from around the USA. We also have a collection of postcards from Camp Sevier, the…

  • Skating Along at Furman

    Skating Along at Furman

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    Christy Allen

    Finals are nearly over and the winter break is fast approaching! The Furman Libraries’ website celebrates the impending break with a festive image of skaters on Furman’s lake. This photograph was most likely taken in January of 1977. It was a particularly cold winter that year with a few snow storms and several weeks of…

  • Libraries Receive Gift of 17th and 18th Century Literature

    Libraries Receive Gift of 17th and 18th Century Literature

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    Jeffrey Makala

    Earlier this year, Dr. Duncan McArthur (English, emeritus) gave the Furman Libraries a collection of early printing that he has spent a lifetime assembling for his own teaching and research. “The Duncan McArthur Collection of Early Newspapers, Magazines, and Periodical Essays” is rich in some of the earliest printed periodicals and is now available for…

  • Introducing the Paladin Legacy Project: Preserving the Stories of Furman’s Student Organizations

    Introducing the Paladin Legacy Project: Preserving the Stories of Furman’s Student Organizations

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    Miles Dame

    As Furman University approaches its third century, Dr. Nashieli Marcano, Archivist for Digital Collections, is leading an exciting new initiative: The Paladin Legacy Project: Preserve Your Stories. This project empowers Furman’s student organizations to document their unique histories, ensuring that their legacies are preserved for future generations. Through her work in Special Collections and University…

  • Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s

    Furman Athletics Photos from the ’80s and ’90s

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    Christy Allen

    Hundreds of new photographs showcasing Furman athletes and sports events are now available online in the Furman University Historical Images digital collection. Most of the photographs date from the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and all of the originals are part of Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives. Here are some notable photographs that were…

  • Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections

    Medieval Manuscripts: Treasures from Furman’s Collections

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    Jeffrey Makala

           The largest corpus of objects of material culture from the medieval period in the West come to us as examples of textual culture: handwritten manuscripts on treated animal skin (parchment, or vellum) and, later in the 15th century, early printed books. Considering surviving textiles, household objects, and even architecture in stone, it…

  • The Bluebird and the Crane

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    Christy Allen

    The Furman University Historical Images digital collection is filled with fascinating, but sometimes mysterious photographs related to the University. Take this image as an example. When it was uploaded to the Historical Images digital collection, it carried the simple description: “A crane operator inspects his crane during construction of Furman’s new campus.” But if you…

  • Furman’s Legacy of Slavery: A Digital Exhibition

    Furman’s Legacy of Slavery: A Digital Exhibition

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    Madeline Eastergard

    Written by Nashieli Marcano In a similar fashion to the Seeking Abraham Report produced by the Task Force of Slavery and Justice, and its accompanying physical exhibition held in 2018, Furman’s Legacy of Slavery  is a digital exhibition space for visitors to interact with Furman historical materials related to the institution’s connection with slavery. The sections of the website…

  • Graduate students in Advocacy & Equity Studies beta-tested DEI Audit Tool for Finding Aids

    Graduate students in Advocacy & Equity Studies beta-tested DEI Audit Tool for Finding Aids

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    Madeline Eastergard

    Written by Nashieli Marcano This spring semester we welcomed students from the Advocacy & Equity Studies graduate program to beta-test the DEI Audit Tool for assessing finding aids. As part of the course, AES 630: Seminar in Public Narratives—Cultural Institutions as Vehicles for Storytelling and in collaboration with Dr. Kylie Fisher (Art Education; Advocacy &…