June is Audiobook Month We invite you to visit our display of audiobooks in the James B. Duke Library. Titles on display include Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Coast Trail by Cheryl Strayed. The books on CD in our Multimedia Collection cover all genres. Browse the shelves . . .Continue reading Get Caught Listening
Category: Special Collections
Change in Hours for Special Collections
Beginning Monday, May 11, the hours for Special Collections and Archives located on the second floor of the James B. Duke Library, will change to Monday – Friday, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Please call or email in advance so we can confirm your appointment time and pull materials ahead of your visit. For faculty or students who have . . .Continue reading Change in Hours for Special Collections
CLP: Poetry Reading
To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, the Library’s Special Collections and Archives and the English Department will co-sponsor South Carolina poet and internationally celebrated performer, Kurtis Lamkin. He will recite his poetry while accompanying himself on the kora, a twenty-one-stringed West African harp-lute. Kurtis Lamkin is a contemporary American embodiment of the ancient West . . .Continue reading CLP: Poetry Reading
Travels of Robert Tucker
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 . . .Continue reading Travels of Robert Tucker
History Is Just a Mouse Click Away!
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 . . .Continue reading History Is Just a Mouse Click Away!
Archives Adjust Hours
Beginning August 26, Special Collections and Archives will return to its regular operating hours for the Fall Semester. 9:00am to 5:00pm Tuesday – Friday Closed Saturday – Monday Planning a Visit? Please drop by to see our latest exhibition or to peruse the yearbooks in the Simms Research Room. If you are planning to . . .Continue reading Archives Adjust Hours
“Nothing but rain, rain”
The Digital Collections Center is partnering with the Furman University Special Collections and Archives on the creation of a new digital collection titled “Civil War Correspondence.” The contents of the collection will include over 100 letters from Furman alumni who served in the Civil War. Among the letters is one written from Charles Manning Furman . . .Continue reading “Nothing but rain, rain”
Look who we found!
Look who we found! Notable Autographs and Signatures in Special Collections Exhibit Dates: July 10, 2014 – August 22, 2014 Autographs and signatures have been favorite collectables in Europe from as early as the 16th century and in America from about 1815. People have long sought to hold in their hands items that have been . . .Continue reading Look who we found!
Recent Addition to Special Collections and Archives
We recently received this wonderful Furman scarf designed by Furman alumna, Frankie Welch (’48). This scarf was first unveiled at a fashion show and alumnae tea in the university rose garden as part of Alumni Weekend in 1969. Mrs. Welch was the owner of Frankie Welch of Virginia boutique in Alexandria, and designed scarves for . . .Continue reading Recent Addition to Special Collections and Archives
SC Baptist Historical Collection
The South Carolina Baptist Historical Collection at Furman University is a comprehensive archives that documents individuals, churches, and associations in South Carolina Baptist history. Located in Greenville, SC, it is housed in the Special Collections and Archives Department of the James B. Duke Library. Although Furman University and the South Carolina Baptist Convention separated . . .Continue reading SC Baptist Historical Collection