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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

Types of Photographs - Part 2

Thursday, April 16, 2020 by Taylor Freiburger

(Continuation of Types of Photographs - Part 1)

Cartes-de-visite

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Breithaupt Hewetson Clark collection

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.

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.

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.

White Lotus Day

Wednesday, May 8, 2019 by Nick Richbell

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

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

The Lost Art of Khmer Classical Dance

Monday, January 7, 2019 by Paulina Hem

Famous Playwright under Our Noses

Monday, December 17, 2018 by Paulina Hem

Hello, my name is Paulina! This fall term, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of working with Special Collections & Archives for my MLIS co-op. As the term ends, I would like to share one of the amazing finds that I’ve come across during these past few months. One of which is the John Herbert fonds, which spans almost 2 meters of boxes! Now you might be wondering who John Herbert is, much like I did.

Mysterious Wand Work

Thursday, December 6, 2018 by Katie Turriff

Hello readers! My name is Katie Turriff and I have been a co-op student at Special Collections & Archives (SCA) since September. I’m studying planning here at the University and I will be in my 4A term in January. Working at SCA has been so thrilling – every day I learn something new and interact with so many intriguing objects and documents we have in the stacks.