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Happy Archives Month from the Archives Troll
We are tracing the history of a troll figurine which stands on the top of a filing cabinet in the Archives and Special Collections. Because it is not associated with an archival collection, we think it belonged to someone who worked in the library or archives. Our first full-time archivist writes that it was here […]
Doris Peterson
Oct 14, 20251 min read
Herman P. Chilson’s Donation of the Western Americana Collection to I. D. Weeks Library
The Chilson Collection started with Herman Chilson’s donation to the I. D. Weeks Library. Since then, it has more than tripled in size. Its contents contain a treasure of books, maps, and images associate with Western America material.
Evelyn Schlenker
Oct 7, 20252 min read
Miniature books in the Chilson Collection
Please let us know if you find miniature books in the Herman P. Chilson Collection not shown in the image above. We know there are more. “Miniature books are books measuring 10 centimeters or less in height and 10 cm. or less in width. A book exceeding 10 centimeters in its longest dimension is not […]
Doris Peterson
Oct 2, 20251 min read
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