Jordan Patty, SC&A’s processing archivist, recently introduced me to this cool online tool for figuring out copyright protection offered by the Copyright Advisory Network: The Copyright Slider Found at the url: http://www.librarycopyright.net/digitalslider/ The Copyright Advisory Network is a wonderful resource for librarians, scholars, students, and educators. I highly recommend the site if you are interested […]
This introduction to The Road to Happiness (1924) explains how the producers used Fairfax County, Virginia, as the location but used a different name in the film so that the real county would remain anonymous. Real people that lived in Fairfax County are featured in the film. You can view the introduction video here. Also, […]
In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, SC&A will be closed on Monday, January 18th 2010. We will reopen Tuesday, January 19th with normal hours. Return to Vault217
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 […]
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 […]
