New Finding Aids – March 2026

  The semester is in full swing and the weather can’t decide what season it wants to be, so it looks like your SCRC processing team is once again overdue for an update, but don’t worry, because we have some fantastic new and updated finding aids to share! As usual, all of the following collections […]

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From the Archives: The Corgi Skateboard

  This blog post was written by Maris Tiller, SCRC Research Services GRA. Maris a Graduate student pursuing her Master’s in Creative Writing with a concentration in fiction.   Among the books and manuscripts found within SCRC’s archives, there are also artworks and artifacts. One such artifact is this prop, which belongs to our extensive theater collection, […]

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Archives Neighbors: George Washington’s Mount Vernon

  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 […]

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From the Archives: Sara Crewe, or What Happened at Miss Minchin’s

  Anyone familiar with the realm of children’s literature will know Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of the classic The Secret Garden. Known and beloved among her works as well is A Little Princess, the story of a little girl named Sara who, having her wealth stripped from her after her father’s untimely death, is forced […]

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New Finding Aid – Jay A. Urice, Jr. papers

  November already? Looks like your SCRC processing team is overdue for a new finding aids blog post, but don’t worry, because this month we’re featuring an exciting personal papers collection that is now available for use in the Special Collections Research Center. As usual the finding aid is available on our website or at […]

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