Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving March 20, 2013 4:30 pm James B. Duke Library, Pitts Room CLP An auctioneer and a curator discuss the concept of value on March 20, 2013 at 4:30 pm in the Pitts Room of the James B. Duke Library. Scott Derrick, a Furman employee and certified auctioneer, will . . .Continue reading CLP: Value Added
Category: Special Collections
Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving
Furman University Special Collections and Archives is holding a lecture on March 20 called Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving. The event will feature Scott Derrick, a Furman employee and certified auctioneer, and Helen Hockwalt, curator of the Pickens County Museum of Art and History. Derrick will describe the process of assessing the monetary . . .Continue reading Value Added: Objects for Sale and Saving
The Purple Hurricane!
I thought it rather appropriate on this windy and rainy day to highlight a little bit of Furman University history: “The Purple Hurricane.” In the 1920s, the Furman University football team first used the title “The Purple Hurricane” to refer to their team; it was a moniker that would endure for over 30 years. The . . .Continue reading The Purple Hurricane!
From the Archives: Celebrating Selvy – February 13, 1954
February 13th, 1954 will always be remembered as an amazing night for Furman sports history. On that date, Paladin Senior, Frank Selvy, scored a record-breaking 100 points in a basketball game against Newberry College. Even before the opening tip, the game was notable – the first live television broadcast of a college basketball game in . . .Continue reading From the Archives: Celebrating Selvy – February 13, 1954
F.U. All the Time!
F.U. All the Time! Furman University Memorabilia, 1826-2013 Exhibition Dates: February 1 – May 6, 2013 Furman University and those attached to it have left behind evidence of life on its many campuses, beginning in Edgefield in 1826 and continuing to the present. From the unusual—books containing doodles by James Clement Furman, first president of . . .Continue reading F.U. All the Time!
American Archives Month
Opps, we almost forgot…October is National Archives month! It’s time to celebrate the important role archives play in documenting history for future generations. Furman’s Special Collections and Archives is located on the second floor of the library. This department of the library contains the unique, the unusual, and the unexpected. For example, their collection includes Medieval . . .Continue reading American Archives Month
The Max Heller Collection
The Max Heller Collection: Evidence of an Extraordinary Life an exhibition presented by Furman’s Special Collections and Archives Exhibition Dates: September 7 – December 21, 2012 A Holocaust refugee who arrived in the United States from Vienna in 1938, Max Heller built a successful career in textiles, but retired early to devote his life to public . . .Continue reading The Max Heller Collection
Recent Donations
Special Collections and Archives has recently received several postcard collections. John L. Plyler, Jr., a valued supporter of Special Collections, recently donated a postcard collection of approximately 600 postcards that were received by Plyler family members from family and friends traveling around the world. All fifty states are represented as well as many foreign countries. Several . . .Continue reading Recent Donations
Wish You Were Here
Wish You Were Here Postcard Exhibition Exhibition Dates: May 1 – August 24, 2012 Is the price of gas too high for a road trip? Too many camps for kids, too much yard work or just plain too much to enjoy traveling this summer? If so, travel locally (and vicariously) and drop by Special Collections . . .Continue reading Wish You Were Here
Max Heller Collection
photograph courtesy of Special Collections and Archives Max Heller: Weaving Life Into Greenville Max Heller has been described as a humanitarian, philanthropist, beloved citizen, visionary, and the conscience of Greenville, among many other flattering descriptions. In 2009, he deposited the first installment of his personal collection with Special Collections and Archives at Furman University. This . . .Continue reading Max Heller Collection