November 14, 2018, Filed Under: Conservation, Meet the StaffA day in my life as a preservation and conservation intern As an English student at Florida A&M University, I was attracted to this internship because it granted me an opportunity to really explore an archival library.
November 14, 2018, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + EventsPowerful currents: John Wilson’s Down by the Riverside prints The dark male figure, head bent to the driving rain indicated by the dense lines that cover the page, lifts a slight woman into a simple rowboat. The boat’s bow is pointed through the floodwaters toward higher ground, its port side steadied by a second stooped male.
November 14, 2018, Filed Under: Books + Manuscripts, Research + TeachingCentral Texas to west Texas and beyond “What do the books smell like?” asked one of my students. In my Shakespeare class at West Texas A&M University, we must use the internet as our rare book room. Our institution could never afford the kinds of specialized resources we use every week online: my students can easily flip… read more
