Why choose FSU? Let 2002 explain.

We’re just coming off Spring Break here at FSU’s main campus in Tallahassee and over that week, I saw huge tour groups all over campus as students from all over the country came to see if FSU was the school for them on their next big adventure following high school. It has been many a

Battle of the Dill Dips

I have not done the appetizer category before for the Great Rare Books Bake Off which is slightly surprising as if you’ve ever attended a family gathering of mine, the table groans with the different dips we make for our parties. Our dips are not very cleverly named; veggie dip, fruit dip, chip dip (a

“You Should Just Digitize It All”

If you are ever to meet a digital archivist someday, and for some reason want to get under their skin, proceed to ask them this one question: “You’re just going to digitize all the books right?” When their eye starts twitching, you’ll know you hit your mark. It is becoming a tradition of mine as

New(ish) Additions to the Digital Library

When you’re in the thick of things and just excited to cross off one project on your list and start another, you sometimes forget to celebrate and share what you did just accomplish. A lot of our bigger projects added to the Digital Library get their own post here at Illuminations (exhibit A New Digital

Cinnamon Rusks

“Mould into biscuit and bake immediately” seemed to be missing some crucial instructions but I was game to try it out

Digital Housekeeping for Archives Month

As part of our celebration here for American Archives Month, I thought a few tips on how you can be the best archivist of your own digital archives might be helpful. We all create documents, photographs, and other digital content every day at an ever increasing rate. This is our personal archives and while we

Digitizing Local History

One of my favorite programs I oversee is our Community Digitization Partnerships. These partnerships allow me to work with local organizations in the North Florida area to bring their materials online via DigiNole: FSU’s Digital Repository. We often work with non-traditional organizations like schools and churches, bringing collections online that would otherwise be unknown to

Student Archival Investigations, Part III

Guest Authors: Nadia Rassech and Eli McKown-Dawson, with Tarez Samra Graban, Associate Professor of English and Honors Teaching Scholar This is the last installment of three highlighting the work of students in Special Collections and Archives with HUM 2937/IDH 3109 Sustainable Public Discourse during American Archives Month 2021. You can read the first and second

Student Archival Investigations, Part II

Guest Authors: Miranda Fuller and Kate Kramer, with Tarez Samra Graban, Associate Professor of English and Honors Teaching Scholar This is the second installment of three highlighting the work of students in Special Collections and Archives with HUM 2937/IDH 3109 Sustainable Public Discourse during American Archives Month 2021. You can read the first installment on

Student Archival Investigations, Part I

Guest author: Tarez Samra Graban, Associate Professor of English and Honors Teaching Scholar Florida cannot develop its parks too rapidly or conserve its attractiveness too zealously. Governor LeRoy Collins, Dec. 1960 During American Archives month, the 17 students enrolled in HUM 2937/IDH 3109 Sustainable Public Discourse embarked on an archival investigation that invited them to