Smith College Special Collections

In a Friedman apartment, “You’re not Joe College any more, you’re a real person.”
This is according to a February 1978 interview in "The Sophian" with Susie Kendall ‘78, one of the first students to live in Smith’s first apartment complex, known as Friedman House. 🏘️
Smith College is known for its tight-knit residential communities steeped in traditions. However, according to a survey issued in 1975, 44% of students indicated that they might prefer to live in a “Smith-owned townhouse apartment complex”, as opposed to the traditional Smith “houses”.
Thus, in 1978, construction was completed on a complex of 12 units located on Henshaw Avenue, designed by Earl Flansburgh and Associates.
The February ‘78 article in The Sophian about the new residences found that the inhabitants of Friedman House were pleased about the greater level of independence afforded them by the apartments, where they were responsible for all cooking and housekeeping, while still living on campus. Others, like Holly Benson ‘79, also found the rules and organized social life of the traditional dorms to be a “stifled atmosphere” and preferred the privacy and flexibility of Friedman House.
The lack of a house council or social fund didn’t prevent the residents of Friedman House from forming their own community through potluck dinners and other events that celebrated their first forays into “real” adulthood. The 1986 residents of Friedman C2 even invited over their neighbors for food, drinks, and mature activities like coupon exchanging and learning how to replace vacuum bags.
Today, Friedman House/Friedman Complex refers to the student apartments on Paradise Road, which were constructed in 2016. The original complex on Henshaw Avenue is now primarily used for academic and administrative offices.

Did you live in Friedman? Share your favorite memory of apartment living below!
Written by Sydney Kilgore ‘25

In partnership with Smith College Special Collections / College Archives, Historic Northampton presents "Old Northampton and the 'Lupine Lady' - Brought to Life in Long Lost Letters," taking place June 11 at 7 p.m.

Forty years ago, the book "Miss Rumphius" introduced thousands of young readers to the lupine lady, "who made the world more beautiful." Winner of the 1983 National Book Award for Children, the story was inspired by the real life of Northampton resident Hilda Edwards Hamlin, who spread lupine seeds along the roads near her summer home in Maine.

For this presentation, Jennifer Hamlin Church, granddaughter of Hilda Edwards Hamlin, will share glimpses of Northampton history gathered from the letters and diaries written by her grandmother and her great granduncle, Harry Gardiner, a Smith College philosopher.

"Old Northampton and the 'Lupine Lady'" will take place at Historic Northampton, with a virtual option available on Zoom. Learn more: https://www.historicnorthampton.org/old-northampton-and-the-lupine-lady.html

Beginning next Monday, June 3rd, the Reading Room will have new hours! We will now be open Monday through Friday from 10am - 12pm, and from 1pm - 4:45pm. We look forward to welcoming you into the reading room and assisting with your research! 🎉 Learn more about how to make an appointment and where to find us at https://libraries.smith.edu/special-collections/visit

Now on display on the third floor of Neilson Library: Dolled Up: Playing with the Dolls of Smith College Special Collections.

In this exhibit, Vivian Derosa ’24 explores the meaning, emotional connection, and historical legacy of dolls. In order to better understand this history and how it interacts with our ideas about gender, race, and class, Derosa says her exhibit asks two questions: What is a doll? And what role do they play in our lives?

Derosa also notes the ubiquity of dolls, from the latest "Barbie" movie to even those nestled in the boxes of Special Collections. “Dolls both reflect and influence our cultural conversations,” she says. “As our inanimate look-alikes, dolls force us to confront what it means to be human.”

Learn more: https://libraries.smith.edu/news/dolled-playing-dolls-special-collections

Here in Special Collections, we’re looking forward to celebrating Commencement and Reunion weekends! 🎉
On the Fridays and Saturdays of Reunions I and II (May 17/18, May 24/25), join us for Open House activities, including button making, postcard writing, and films from the College Archives from 1:30 to 4:30pm. In addition, the student Archives Concentrators’ senior capstone exhibits will be on display on the third floor of Neilson and available for viewing during all open Library hours.
Please note that the Special Collections reading room will be open for visitors (though not for active research) during our Saturday Open House hours, and also on both Fridays from 10am to 4:45pm.
Come up to the third floor of Neilson, make a button or two, pick up a new Special Collections postcard, talk to our staff members, and enjoy all that we have to offer! See here for more details: https://libraries.smith.edu/news/join-reunion-and-commencement-celebrations-libraries 🥰

Today, we are highlighting another of our fantastic senior student assistants. Meet Jade!
Jade is a Digitization Assistant, meaning most of her shifts are spent in our digitization lab, working with rare materials on our scanners and then getting them ready for public access. Despite the extensive time spent in the digitization lab ‘cave,’ Jade always brightens our days with her sparkling personality! 💫 In her time here, Jade has scanned an unbelievable amount of pages – over 6,360!!! 👏🔥
As part of her work with us this year, Jade has been researching the history of the Computer Science Department at Smith. 🖥️ Jade turned this research into a wonderful presentation, which she shared at this year’s Collaborations and for Special Collections staff. We couldn’t be more proud of Jade, who is sure to shine in whatever she goes on to do! 🎓
We are going to miss our entire 2024 cohort SO MUCH. Please join us in one final round of applause and congratulations for the class of 2024!!🎊👏🥳

Let’s put the spotlight on another of our wonderful Reference Assistants! Say hello to Caroline 😊
Caroline has worked with us for the past 3 years, answering remote reference requests and diving into any research rabbit holes that come her way. We can always count on Caroline to answer questions thoroughly, and she always dazzles us with her intelligence and wit!✨
As a History major, Caroline’s work in the archives has meshed with her academic life in exciting ways, even turning her archival research into a screenplay! She told us, “I love when my job collides with my coursework! Last fall I used the War Service collection to complete a pedagogical podcast for Darcy Buerkle's “Topics in Gender and the Archive” AND a screenplay for Anaiis Cisco's Screenwriting Workshop. Both projects featured the incredible work of the Smith College Relief Unit, alongside other groups of Smithies and Seven Sister alumni who provided humanitarian aid to struggling communities in France, Serbia, Armenia, and Turkey during and after WWI. If you're interested in learning about Smithies' historical contributions to peace work and wartime aid, I highly recommend checking out the collection. (The Grécourt Gates - those gates you're not supposed to walk through until after you graduate - are named after the town in France that served as the Relief Unit's first outpost!)”
As part of her work with us, Caroline has also been researching courtship and love within our collections and put together a LibGuide, a public resource, titled 'Courtship in Smith College Special Collections.' Explore the guide at this link!: https://libguides.smith.edu/courtshipatsmithcollege 💌
In the future, Caroline hopes to combine her passions for history and cinema to research and write for historical films and television! 📺 We can’t wait to see Caroline’s dreams come to fruition, but we sure will miss her brilliance!! Congratulations Caroline!🎓🪩

Meet Sonia, one of our class of 2024 Reference Assistants! Sonia helps us with remote reference requests and the digitization of our materials. Shes been working with us for 3 years, and each day she amazes us with her knowledge and sunshine personality! ☀️
Sonia told us that she has particularly enjoyed working on family history requests from remote researchers who want to know more about their relatives who attend Smith. “It’s especially rewarding being a part of those researchers’ ‘Aha!’ Or ‘Wow!’ Moments as they dig into their family histories.”
“One of my most memorable research requests involved a deep-dive into the history of the bells at Smith College. Fun fact, in the early to mid 1900:, Smithie bell-ringers used to play songs on Sunday afternoons, and it was a tradition for Smithies and Northampton locals to gather and enjoy the music together!” 🔔
Sonia also provided us with some extra photos of fun materials she’s come across during her time here. Enjoy!
As part of her work with us this year, Sonia also created a LibGuide, a public resource, on the history of the Spoken English Department at Smith, and its college-wide voice correction campaign in the mid-20th century. View the guide at this link!: https://libguides.smith.edu/speech-at-smith
We are so going to miss having Sonia on the team, but we know she’s going to go on to do great things. Give it up for Sonia!! 🎓🥂

Say hello to Vera, one of our class of 2024 Reading Room Assistants! 🎉
Vera is a History major focusing on gender and sexuality, and a Book Studies Concentrator specializing in book arts and librarianship. They always come into work ready to engage with researchers about our rare books. 📚
Vera’s favorite part of working in Special Collections has been the opportunity to educate the public and increase access and awareness of our resources. As part of her work here, she has created a LibGuide, a public resource, on our 19th-century decorative bindings found in the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, to bring these materials to a wider audience. Follow this link to see Vera's guide!: https://libguides.smith.edu/mrbcbindings
An interview with Vera for the Transnational Adoptee Oral History Project will also be available to the public on May 20th, 2024. The collection documents the experiences of transnationally and transracially adopted students at Smith College. Vera says, “my work will discuss the emotions and experiences surrounding adoption, existing between shores, home, family, and belonging, which vary on a broad spectrum from Adoptee to Adoptee, and how they intersect and interact with racism, gender and q***r identity, mental health, disability, and community-building in a myriad of ways.”
After graduation, Vera will be attending the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to receive their Masters in Library and Information Sciences! We can’t wait to see all the amazing things Vera will do. 🎓💖

As graduation approaches, we want to take the opportunity to put the spotlight on some of our incredible senior student assistants. Today, say hello to Amelia!

Amelia has been one of our tenacious Reference Assistants for the past three years, digging into remote reference questions and digitization requests. Amelia has certainly come across a lot of interesting material in her time here, but she told us that her favorite item has to be, as she describes it, “a strange and off-putting love letter” from Elnathan P. Hathaway to Roena Porter in 1821, found in our Old Letters Club Collection. Some pages from this letter are included here! 💌

Amelia quickly became our go-to for any questions about handwriting. Even the tiniest, most scrawling penmanship could be deciphered by Amelia’s eye. So much so, that this year she has created a LibGuide, a public resource, on “Reading and Writing Cursive in Special Collections.” This guide will help anyone reading cursive from the 16th to 20th century, especially in our collections! Explore Amelia’s published LibGuide here!: https://libguides.smith.edu/scsc-handwriting 📝

Amelia’s work with us led her to an internship at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s Archives Center, and after graduation, she’ll be continuing her studies at the University of British Columbia iSchool as she works towards a Master’s in Library Science and Archive Studies! We couldn’t be more proud. Congratulations, Amelia!! 🎓🎊

🌟 Special Collections is hiring! 🌟

Do you have a passion for gender justice? Are you driven to challenge traditional narratives and promote a more inclusive and diverse understanding of the past? If you’re dedicated to and excited by social, political, and cultural change, Special Collections would love to hear from you!

We are seeking an archivist for the Sophia Smith Collection (SSC), one of the most substantial, interconnected, and diverse repositories of women’s history in the world. The SSC’s 1,000+ unique collections are used by hundreds of researchers annually from Smith College and around the globe.

We are looking for an archivist that’s empathetic, curious, and enthusiastic about creating a more equitable and inclusive future. The position will primarily include stewardship of the SSC and donor relations, facilitating instruction to students and researchers, and leading collection management. You’ll be joining a highly skilled team of supportive colleagues and will have opportunities for both collaborative and autonomous work that will shape the archive’s strategies for development and acquisition.

Sound like the right opportunity for you?
Visit here to learn more about the position: https://libraries.smith.edu/news/special-collections-seeks-sophia-smith-collection-archivist
See here to register for our virtual information session happening this Friday, May 3 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT: https://smith.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eGhSOGXGTNqvd--dRW57Dw #/
And click here to apply: https://smithcollege.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/smithcollege/details/Sophia-Smith-Collection-Archivist_R-202300727

Special Collections is hiring!

Do you have a passion for gender justice? Are you driven to challenge traditional narratives and promote a more inclusive and diverse understanding of the past? If you’re dedicated to and excited by social, political, and cultural change, Smith College Special Collections would love to hear from you!

We are seeking an archivist for the Sophia Smith Collection (SSC), one of the most substantial, interconnected, and diverse repositories of women’s history in the world. The SSC’s 1,000+ unique collections are used by hundreds of researchers annually from Smith College and around the globe.

We are looking for an archivist that’s empathetic, curious, and enthusiastic about creating a more equitable and inclusive future. The position will primarily include stewardship of the SSC and donor relations, facilitating instruction to students and researchers, and leading collection management. You’ll be joining a highly skilled team of supportive colleagues and will have opportunities for both collaborative and autonomous work that will shape the archive’s strategies for development and acquisition.

Sound like the right opportunity for you? Check out the link below to apply today and get the details on how to register for our virtual information session Friday, May 3 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT.

Learn more: https://libraries.smith.edu/news/special-collections-seeks-sophia-smith-collection-archivist

Join Special Collections this Friday, April 26th, to see students in the Archives, Book Studies, and Museums Concentrations present their capstone projects!
From 2:30-5, Museums Concentrators will present their projects in the Special Collections Classroom (Neilson 303)
From 3-3:45, Archives Concentrators will present in the Klingenstein Browsing Room, Neilson 102. (swipe through this post to learn more about them!)
And from 3:45-5, Book Studies Concentrators will present their projects (also in the Browsing Room)
Then from 5-6, don’t miss the reception on the third floor of Neilson Library. There will be food, drinks, and libations, so be sure to bring your ID! Grab a beverage and enjoy exhibits from the ARX concentrators. We can’t wait to see the culmination of all the hard work these students put in this semester. 🤓

Today we have a special post about the history of the Grécourt Gates written and compiled by one of our amazing student assistants, Naomi C. ‘25. Swipe through these slides to learn about the story behind our beloved Gates, and see images from the Smith College Archives.
Did you know the story of the Gates? Comment below!
If you want to learn more, come to the Special Collections reading room to page through more of Frances Valentine’s rich photo albums, or Harriet Boyd Hawes’ papers, and be transported to a past world.
Full text from images:
I’ve walked past Grécourt Gates hundreds of times on my way downtown, but I never stopped to read the plaque beside them, or to learn the full story behind the classic Smith monument.

In 1918, seventeen Smith College graduates set off for the French countryside. Their mission: to aid French people whose homes, farm equipment, and livelihoods had been utterly destroyed by the German army. Smith College volunteers helped the people of Grecourt rebuild their church and library, plant crops, and start on the long path to being self-sufficient again. 🌾 The volunteers also taught arithmetic and reading skills, and provided medical services for the community. ⚕️ Most of the images depicting displaced French people above were captured by Frances Valentine ‘02 (that’s 1902!). 🕊️ (Smith College Relief Unit records)

A quote from the inaugural address of President Sarah Willie LeBreton: “During World War I, a group of Smith graduates traveled to the Somme region of France to provide much-needed aid and hope to villagers there whose lives had been decimated by fighting and war. The Grécourt Gates at the college’s entrance symbolizes the bravery and willingness of these Smithies to risk their own lives for the safety and well-being of others. Smith is a college of and for the world.”

The gates are a replica of the gates that stood outside Grécourt’s Chateau Robecourt. In a speech celebrating the first opening of the gates in 1924, archaeologist Harriet Boyd Hawes, who had led the Smith College Relief Unit, said that “on the blackened ruin of the chateau a German soldier had scribbled ‘eine gute gebrannte Ganse,’ a well-cooked goose. He did not foresee that his cruel joke would become an incentive for American women to mend what he had tried to destroy – not, indeed, the chateau, but something much more precious, the self-respecting lives of the peasantry which centered about it.” (Grounds subject files, CA-MS-00137, Box 264.1)

I had learned about Harriet Boyd Hawes’ archaeological work before in a course called Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age (taught by the incredible Rebecca Worsham!) in Spring 2021. It was so meaningful to me to encounter Harriet Boyd Hawes again, this time in a new context.

There’s so much destruction in the world today. I hope that future Smith College students can learn from the efforts of the Smith College Relief Unit, roll up our sleeves, and use our privilege and our fantastic education to help people rebuild their lives.
Written and compiled by Naomi C. ‘25

As millions of people look upwards to watch the solar eclipse today, we wanted to highlight a few other eclipses throughout history that the Smith community has documented!
Astronomy Professor Mary Murray Hopkins filled a notebook with observations and sketches of an eclipse on June 8, 1918. The second and third slides show a few pages of her drawings! Decades later, Professor Lois Slocum captured images of the partial solar eclipse on April 7, 1940. Using a camera set up in the “Astronomy Penthouse” built on top of Neilson library in 1936 (you can see the shed and telescope in the first slide, and the last photo in this set shows a view of the exterior of the library where the penthouse is visible!), Slocum took shots at 10 minute intervals to create a record of the fascinating phenomenon.
Happy eclipse viewing! 🌘
Compiled by Chloé A. ‘26
See where these materials came from:
Astronomy Department records: https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/375
Mary Murray Hopkins papers: https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/1458

The time has come for the annual Enid Mark lecture on contemporary book arts and poetry! SCSC is excited to collaborate with The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College this year to welcome visual artist and poet, Jen Bervin! Jen Bervin will deliver 2024’s Enid Mark lecture, discussing her research-driven, multidisciplinary practice. Bervin will share a range of projects involving collaborations with artists, scholars, and scientists, including a constellation of ongoing works related to Emily Dickinson’s manuscripts and material histories.
Please join us on April 10th from 4:30-6pm online or in the Neilson Library Browsing Room. Don’t miss the reception with food and drinks to follow, beginning at 6 in the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center, Wright Hall 102.
Additionally, you can see selections of Jen Bervin and Enid Mark's work for yourself before the lecture on April 10th from 10am-4:45pm in the Special Collections Reading Room, on the third floor of Neilson Library! Visit this link for more info and how to register for the Zoom presentation: https://libraries.smith.edu/news/enid-mark-lecture-contemporary-book-arts-and-poetry-draft-notations-april-10. 📖

Happy April Fool’s Day from SCSC!
Enjoy some artwork from a folder labeled “Jokes and Lampoons” in the Ethel Hale Freeman papers. Freeman graduated from Smith in 1902 and went on to teach Theatre at Smith as well! The artworks pictured here were all probably created by Freeman, including a fictional news story made by collaging a May 1909 Boston Herald newspaper, a cat playing the banjo, and a cartoon called “Floppie Topples at Florence.” We hope this inspires you to have some April Fool’s shenanigans and lampoons for yourself! Or, explore the Ethel Hale Freeman papers at https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/359
Compiled by Sonia C. ‘24

Celebrate the Old Le****ns Oral Herstory Project (OLOHP) with a screening of the new documentary short ‘Old Le****ns’ (Old Le****ns) with director Meghan McDonough and OLOHP interviewer Edie Daly! On April 3rd from 2:30-4:30, come to the Special Collections classroom (Neilson 303) to see some of these oral herstories for yourself. Then at 4:30, travel over to the Campus Center room 103/4 for the screening! You won’t want to miss this.

Love. You. Me.
These are the lines at the end of the poem recited each year at Celebration. If you’re an alum, was Celebration a tradition when you were at Smith? Or maybe you knew it as Celebration of Sisterhood?
Student worker Maddie R. ‘26 did some digging to uncover the history of this relatively new Smith tradition:
Celebration is an annual gathering to celebrate the q***r community at Smith. It began as the Quad Vigil in 1991 after a series of homophobic incidents on campus led students to hold a candlelight vigil in support of the le***an and bisexual students living in the quad. The next year, the event was called Celebration of Sisterhood, aimed at celebrating le***an and bisexual students. Beginning as a gathering of about 100 people on the steps of Wilson House, the event quickly grew in scope and size, with The Sophian determining in 2006 that the event attracted about one thousand students a year! While it began as a candlelight vigil, it turned into a celebratory performance and parade, with groups from each quad house dancing, singing, and performing skits in support of q***r students at Smith.
In 2002, criticism of the event’s treatment and exclusion of transgender students came to a head, and in 2003 at the 14th annual event, its title was shortened to Celebration to be more inclusive of transgender Smithies. Today, Celebration is still held on the steps of Wilson House on a night in November. It begins with a candlelight vigil to cement the event with its history. Then groups from each quad house put on dance routines, along with performances from acapella groups, the K-Pop dance crew, and Celebrations Dance Co. 🕺🪩

Thank you Maddie for this wonderful research in the Celebration records, https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/252! We’d love to hear your Celebration memories in the comments. ⬇️

We are delighted to announce our Travel Fellows for the 2024-2025 cycle! Sixteen short and extended-term fellowships were awarded to help offset the travel expenses of researchers who will benefit from access to Smith College Special Collections. You can read more about this year’s Fellows and their projects at this link: https://libraries.smith.edu/special-collections/visit/research-fellowships/recipients #2024-2025-0

On April 3, Smith College Professor of Theatre Kiki Smith ʼ71 will discuss the work of developing, preserving, and teaching with the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection at her lecture, "Behind the Seams: Noticing Lives in the Details of Old Clothes."

Smith’s recent book, "Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore," provides insights into women's lives and their evolving roles at home and in the workplace.

This lecture is presented by the Friends of the Libraries Oculus Society. Learn more: https://libraries.smith.edu/news/lecture-behind-seams-noticing-lives-details-old-clothes-april-3

Today is all about the beloved Smith houses of Northrop-Gillett! Now lovingly referred to as NoGi and known for its vegan and vegetarian dining hall, these twin buildings were built in 1910 and 1911 respectively, and were both named after original Smith College trustees. With its central location on campus, it’s no surprise that many of our student assistants call NoGi home! 🏡 So three student assistants dove into archival material to research their houses:
Chloé A. ‘26 lives in Northrop house, and they looked into house photographs from the Buildings records (CA-MS-00104): “From candle-lit dinners to casual hangouts in the living room, Northrop has created close communities of housemates and friends for over a century. The photos I chose show some everyday moments of Throp residents’ lives in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It was so fun to learn about the experiences of the students who lived in Northrop before me, and see how the house developed over time!”
Levynn C. ‘26 lives in Gillett house and she took a peek at Gillett house merch in the Smith College Artifacts Collection (CA-MS-01118). She reports, “I loved researching the history of my house and finding materials that encapsulated the warmth and spirit of the Gillett house community. My favorite find has to be the house T-shirt from 1993!”
Alita K. ‘26 lives in Northrop house and she encountered lantern slides of the Northrop house parlor and exterior of NoGi in the Smith College Archives Slide Collection (CA-MS-01197): “these photographs were taken sometime between the house’s opening in 1911 and 1918 by Katherine E. McClellan, who was the first woman to be named “Official Photographer of Smith College,” and as a woman photographer, she was the first person allowed to photograph inside Smith houses! It was so fun to experiment with different lighting as I looked through the glass slides!”
Thanks to Chloé, Levynn, and Alita for this incredible research into Northrop-Gillett history! What’s your favorite NoGi memory? Let us know in the comments!💭✍️
Browse these collections online!
Buildings records: https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/7
Smith College Archives Artifacts collection: https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/8
Smith College Archives Slide Collection: https://findingaids.smith.edu/repositories/4/resources/1530

"Up Home: One Girl's Journey" - A Conversation with Smith College President Emerita Ruth J. Simmons President Emerita Ruth J. Simmons joins Ginetta E.B. Candelario ’90, professor and editor of Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism, the award-winning intersectional feminist journal founded and housed at Smith College, for a discussion of Simmons’ new memoir, Up Home: One Girl’s Journey....

On February 14th, over 450 people came to Special Collections to see our loveliest, sweetest, and, of course, steamiest archival materials, all curated by student assistants. Special Connections in Special Collections 2024 was such a blast!❤️‍🔥😽 We jammed out with WOZQ 91.9 FM Party DJs, made buttons, took Polaroids, pored over le***an pulp books, and delighted in miniature books and sappy poetry. What was your favorite part of Special Connections? Let us know in the comments!
If you couldn’t make it, good news! Favorite items from Special Connections are currently on display in exhibit cases outside the reading room welcome area on the third floor of Neilson Library. The exhibit will be up through March 11th, so make sure to swing by! You can also take our Meet Your Match quiz to learn what SCSC collections you might be most compatible with! Scan the QR code in the photos or go to https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/ugc/story.php?title=m-1237221qn 💋
Or, you can come to the reading room and see materials from the event for yourself. Visit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SYRuEqeMF_z5s_Enm9ClpThroMc5RBLDoBbvCj2SlVA/edit?usp=sharing to find a list of all the items out at Special Connections this year, and you can view at your leisure – the Special Collections reading room is open to the public Monday - Friday, 10a-4:45p.
And last but certainly not least, this event wouldn’t have been possible without the expertise and support of our fantastic student assistants and staff. Thank you to everyone who put in the work to make Special Connections ‘24 such a success. Until next Valentine’s Day! 🥰🫶