by Staff | Aug 28, 2020 | Collections, Exhibitions, National Celebrations
The year 2012 marked a centennial for the state of Oregon – a truly historic victory in the lives of Oregon women in 1912 — suffrage, or the right to vote. Pioneers breaking down barriers in the cause of woman suffrage in Oregon included Susan B. Anthony, Dr....
by | Feb 4, 2020 | Events, National Celebrations, News
RESCHEDULED – FEBRUARY 28TH (details below) Join us for an upcoming guest presentation: Underground Tunnels Revealed: Unearthing the History of Black Deaf Education by Dr. Lissa D. Stapleton Knight Library, Browsing Room, Friday, February 28th, 9am-10:30am Black...
by Alexa Goff | Apr 27, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, National Celebrations
Why is preservation important? In 2005 the first comprehensive national survey of the condition and preservation needs of the nation’s collections reported that U.S. institutions hold more than 4.8 billion items. Libraries alone hold 3 billion items (63 percent of the...
by | Mar 1, 2018 | Collection Highlight, Collections, Finding Aids, Manuscripts, National Celebrations
In honor of Women’s History Month, Special Collections and University Archives is highlighting the Oregon Women’s Political History Collection. The Oregon Women’s Political History Collection comprises over a dozen individual manuscript collections....
by Staff | Feb 8, 2018 | Exhibitions, National Celebrations
— David de Lorenzo, Giustina Director Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) has recently mounted an exhibit focusing on Black Deaf Americans to celebrate Black History Month. Black Deaf people have one of the most unique cultures in the world. The...
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...
