Every person at least once in their life has heard some type of superstition. Bad luck can come from breaking a mirror or going under a ladder. Good luck can come from having a special coin. We have sung childhood rhymes that can ward off rain. These are all bits of information passed from generationContinue reading “Superstitions and Luck from the 1900s”
Category Archives: Recent Posts & Announcements
The Humanity in a Hollinger
One Intern’s Experience with Connection in a Collection As a recently graduated alum of Florida State University, I spent my last semester as a senior interning for Special Collections and Archives at FSU in collaboration with the John G. Riley House Center and Museum, and Tallahassee Community College. This position posed the opportunity for invaluableContinue reading “The Humanity in a Hollinger”
FSU Special Collections & Archives Summer Hours
FSU Special Collections & Archives will be open for walk-in hours this summer at the Claude Pepper Library in the Claude Pepper Center at 636 W. Call St. A reference associate will be available to answer questions and help with research in our collections. Our reading room in Strozier library will remain closed during theContinue reading “FSU Special Collections & Archives Summer Hours”
New Digital Collection: 17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents
A series of over 600 documents have now been digitized by the Digital Library Center into DigiNole, FSU’s digital library! The 17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents collection features manuscripts from 1618-1981 relating to international names and local celebrities. Some recognizable names apart of this collection include: General George Washington, Albert Einstein, and Mrs. Bram Stoker,Continue reading “New Digital Collection: 17th-20th Century Correspondence and Documents”
SCA Art Showcase
When using Special Collections and Archives as an academic resource, there tend to be certain collections or texts that get more attention than others, either because our staff are more familiar with these materials or because the materials pertain to subjects that our collections are relevant to. Inevitably, there are many materials in the archivesContinue reading “SCA Art Showcase”
Guide on How to Visit Special Collections
Have you ever visited FSU Special Collections & Archives? Not sure where to start? Well here’s your Guide on How to Visit Special Collections! Although the process does require some planning ahead, it’s quick and easy. First you need to find an item you want to explore. You can get more information about how toContinue reading “Guide on How to Visit Special Collections”
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 DigitalContinue reading “New(ish) Additions to the Digital Library”
Me and Dr. Jones: Glimpses of the Past
The William R. Jones Papers have been a hot ticket as far as projects go here at Special Collections & Archives. Under the guiding hand of our Director of Manuscripts Collections, a handful of us have been sorting away at the documents from a wide variety of dated technology. My colleague Michaela has written aboutContinue reading “Me and Dr. Jones: Glimpses of the Past”
Oral histories: Transcending physicality
Cultural heritage is not limited to the physical. It includes living traditions or expressions inherited from ancestors and transmitted to descendants, and concerns practices related to nature and the universe, knowledge, and techniques that transcend physicality. Working in archives, I love my papers and trinkets, and the mysterious photographs and calligraphy I have to decipher.Continue reading “Oral histories: Transcending physicality”
Snapshot of a Dynamic Life
Below is a brief letter from M. H. Boulware to Thelma Gorham. Boulware exchanged several letters with Gorham asking for her help in finding a wide variety of materials to write articles on. He was smart to write to someone as well connected as Gorham. Gorham was a lifelong journalist with a wide range ofContinue reading “Snapshot of a Dynamic Life”