by Jennifer O'Neal | Nov 22, 2017 | Collection Highlight, Exhibitions, National Celebrations, Photographs
“Salmon are the icon of this place. They are valued as food, as resources, and as a representation of the wildness and wilderness for which the Pacific Northwest is known. Whether they realize it or not, every single person in the Northwest is Wy-Kan-Ush-Pum. We...
by Jennifer O'Neal | Oct 15, 2014 | Collections, National Celebrations
~Guest post by David Woken, History and Latin American Studies Librarian, for National Hispanic Heritage Month Spanish-speaking peoples have shaped Oregon for centuries, and the University of Oregon Libraries are committed to making sure that role is understood. The...
by Jennifer O'Neal | Oct 8, 2014 | News, Students
We are pleased to announce that we have two exciting new student job positions available for the 2014-2015 school year. The first position is for an Archives Research Assistant that will focus on the “Documenting UO History Project” that aims to research, document,...
by Jennifer O'Neal | Sep 26, 2014 | Events, Exhibitions
Two exhibits on Senator Wayne Morse, an Oregonian who was a proud and controversial figure in state and national politics for more than four decades, reveal much about his public and private life as one of the country’s most influential politicians. “Senator Wayne...
by Jennifer O'Neal | Sep 25, 2014 | Collection Highlight, Manuscripts, National Celebrations
Happy National Comic Book Day!! We are pleased to celebrate this day and highlight some amazing comics from the Gardner Fox collection. A prolific author of comic books, as well as other genres, Gardner “Gar” Francis Fox (1911-1986) was one of the most...
