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New additions to the Waterloo Digital Library

Thursday, July 16, 2020 by Danielle Robichaud

Mohawk Crisis poster with illutration of Mohawk with feathers in hair.

As COVID-19 and the closure of the University of Waterloo campus continues to impact how Special Collections & Archives (SCA) staff interact with on- and off-campus researchers, the SCA team has gotten creative about how it delivers reference and research services. I talked about some of that work in Episode three: Dear Library of the Virtual Library Bunch series back in May.

Waterloo Digital Library

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“How are you holding up?”

Friday, May 1, 2020 by Danielle Robichaud

"Hold up" meaning: To maintain one's position or state; to endure, hold out¹

Nearly two months into the era of physical distancing, self-isolation and quarantines, I still find myself asking those around me: “How are you holding up?”

COVID-19

Anne Innis Dagg fonds

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Types of Photographs - Part 1

Thursday, April 16, 2020 by Taylor Freiburger

Hello everyone, my name is Taylor and I am the newest co-op student within the Special Collections & Archives (SCA) department. I am a Fine Arts major with a passion for photography. Luckily for me, working in SCA, I was able to combine my passion with my job. Unfortunately, the length of my position within the department was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the time that I was able to spend within the department was a great experience, so I thought I’d share some of the different types of photographs I encountered.

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Breithaupt Hewetson Clark collection

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Types of Photographs - Part 2

Thursday, April 16, 2020 by Taylor Freiburger

(Continuation of Types of Photographs - Part 1)

Cartes-de-visite

photographs

Breithaupt Hewetson Clark collection

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Archives Database

Wednesday, September 11, 2019 by Danielle Robichaud

Special Collections & Archives (SCA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Archives Database, an online resource for searching SCA holdings.

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Stranger Shoes

Tuesday, August 13, 2019 by Ishleen G Singh

The new season of Stranger Things is out and it contains a snippet that links to our very own Special Collections & Archives department. The new season is about a newly opened Starcourt Mall which has become the focal point of the town causing other stores to be run out of business. While everyone is at the mall, there are power fluctuations that trigger Will’s (the main character’s) awareness of something not so good.

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Marie Stopes, the woman behind the Birth Control Movement in Britain.

Wednesday, July 3, 2019 by Ishleen G Singh

F9975: Marie Stopes and her son, Harry.

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White Lotus Day

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by Nick Richbell

Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, foundress of the theosophical movement. From F13414

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All the stamps I loved this month

Tuesday, January 29, 2019 by Danielle Robichaud

Over the past month I’ve been working with records in the Anne Innis Dagg fonds for an upcoming project. Although Dagg has published extensively about topics ranging from Canadian wildlife and camels to gender discrimination in academia and the prevalence of anthropomorphizing in science research reporting, she is best known for her ground breaking field research of the giraffe.

Anne Innis Dagg fonds

Stamps