In honor of Memorial Day, the James B. Duke Library will operate on an adjusted schedule. May 27 – Saturday – CLOSED May 28 – Sunday – 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm May 29 – Monday – 10:00 am – 10:00 pm In 1921, Furman paid tribute to the University’s World War I veterans in . . .Continue reading Memorial Day Hours
Category: Special Collections
Isaqueena
“Our magazine bears the name of one who is indeed famous in tradition for her perseverance and heroism in bearing such important news to her friends” writes Louise Scarborough, student editor of the Isaqueena, the literary magazine of the Greenville Woman’s College first published in 1906. Over 90 issues of the Isaqueena have been scanned . . .Continue reading Isaqueena
Exhibit Opening: February 16
Please join us for the opening reception of the exhibition “Over Here, Over There: Greenville in the Great War,” curated by Professor Courtney Tollison and Helen Mistler ’19. WHEN: Thursday, February 16, 2017, 4:00 – 5:30pm WHERE: Second floor of the James B. Duke Library This exhibit surveys World War I’s (1914-1918) impact on the . . .Continue reading Exhibit Opening: February 16
Research & Creative Fellowships
Special Collections and Archives Research and Creative Fellowships, Summer 2017 Sponsored by Carolyn ’67 and Joseph ’68 Warden This year, Special Collections and Archives will offer two 10-week summer fellowships for Furman undergraduates. These competitive fellowships will allow students to perform original research using materials in Special Collections and Archives for a research or creative . . .Continue reading Research & Creative Fellowships
Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
The James B. Duke Library will have modified hours of operation during the Thanksgiving holiday. November 22 Tuesday 8:00am – 5:00pm November 23 Wednesday CLOSED November 24 Thursday CLOSED November 25 Friday CLOSED November 26 Saturday CLOSED November 27 Sunday 5:00pm – 1:00am Thanksgiving wishes postcard addressed to Miss Stella Rossignol, postmarked 1909. This postcard is part . . .Continue reading Thanksgiving Holiday Hours
Summer Research & Creative Fellowships
Special Collections and Archives Research and Creative Fellowships, Summer 2017 Sponsored by Carolyn ’67 and Joseph ’68 Warden This year, Special Collections and Archives will offer two 10-week summer fellowships for Furman undergraduates. These competitive fellowships will allow students to perform original research using materials in Special Collections and Archives for a research or creative . . .Continue reading Summer Research & Creative Fellowships
Homecoming Tent and Open House
Are you planning to attend Homecoming? If so, visit the Furman University Library’s tent on the mall in front of Furman Hall. We would love to see alumni, and especially library student assistant alums, on Saturday, November 5th from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The Furman Special Collections and Archives is celebrating Homecoming with an Open . . .Continue reading Homecoming Tent and Open House
Embracing the Digital Liberal Arts
The Digital Collections Center has always been committed to supporting faculty digitization projects, so it is no surprise that the Center recently began contributing its expertise to the creation of digital liberal arts projects housed in the Furman University Scholar Exchange (FUSE). The Center recently worked with Music Librarian Patricia Sasser and Furman Advantage Student . . .Continue reading Embracing the Digital Liberal Arts
Furman’s First Incunabulum
Earlier this year, we acquired our first 15th century book, or “incunabulum,” as books from the first 50 years of printing are called. It is a copy of the first illustrated edition of the Roman poet Horace, and was printed in Strasbourg in 1498 by the printer Johann Gruninger. The work has commentary by Nicolaus . . .Continue reading Furman’s First Incunabulum
Do in Dour
Furman University Professor of English Emeritus William Aarnes read from his newly-published book Do in Dour (Kelsay Books) on Monday, September 12th, at 5:30 in the Pitts Memorial Room of James B. Duke Library on the Furman campus. “William Aarnes keeps finding the little seed words inside larger words—“the get in vegetables,” “the real in . . .Continue reading Do in Dour