Photographer Oliver Atkins Saw the Rise and Fall of Two 20th Century Cultural Icons

Oliver Atkins (1917-1977) photographed some of the world’s most recognizable individuals and created some of the world’s most recognizable images.  A photographer for The Saturday Evening Post from 1946-1968, Atkins captured both the national/ international political scene and human interest stories from mid-century America. In a recent article, The Saturday Evening Post explores Atkins’ somewhat […]

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Holiday Recipes from Former Times

With the holiday season in full swing, we’ve been inspired here in the library by some of the recipes found in our Rosemary Poole Cookbook Collection. The collection includes over 200 cookbooks from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries covering a range of regions and cuisines with books on proper etiquette, table settings, and dress […]

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Clive DuVal Finding Aid Update

The finding aid for the Clive L. DuVal papers has been updated to include the full inventory. In addition to DuVal papers, graduate student assistant Eron Ackerman also completed the full inventory for the Virginians for Dulles records, an organization that DuVal participated in as a board member. Click here to return to vault217

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