Happy Summer! Campus may be quieter, but your SCRC processing team continues to keep busy (and cool) working on another group of new and updated finding aids. As usual, all of the following collections are available for use in the Special Collections Research Center and the finding aids are available on our website (or […]
Charles Baptie, photographer for Capital Airlines and various books/publications, took many pictures of important people during his lifetime. World leaders, well-known public figures, and, interestingly enough, puppies. Like many other collections housed in SCRC, the Charles Baptie Photograph Collection (C0032) is filled with furry friends. When Baptie wasn’t off photographing the Fairfax area, airlines, […]
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) is excited to present another entry in our Archives Neighbors blog series. SCRC has recently had the opportunity to visit with some of our neighbor archives in the Northern Virginia-D.C. Metro area. In this series we’re recapping these new connections with members of our local archival community, providing […]
One of the Special Collections Research Center’s most exciting and recent acquisitions is the Joel Snyder audio description archive. Since October 2024, I have had the privilege of processing this collection with the ultimate goal of making it accessible to researchers and the public. For decades, Dr. Joel Snyder has been a pioneer and advocate […]
The semester may be slowing down, but your SCRC processing team isn’t! This month we’re dedicating our full new finding aids blog post to a fun and detailed scrapbook compiled by a nursing student back in the 1920s. If you want to see more after checking out the below highlights, you’re in luck, as […]
