Category: Archives
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Reed Student Publications
April 6 – June 1, 2018 Flat cases and wall case by the Reference Desk In many ways, the types of publications Reed students choose to produce are indicative of much larger social trends at the college and beyond. The newest exhibit from the Archives and Special Collections, “Student Publications at Reed” takes a look…
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Quest newspaper digital collection now available
We’re excited to announce our most recent addition to Reed Digital Collections: digitized issues of The Quest newspaper, beginning with the first issue in 1913. The collection is open to current Reed students, faculty, and staff. Check out a sampler of Quest mastheads below to get you started!
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An Identity Crises: Images of Dissent at Reed, 1966-1972
Like any institution, Reed College has always been shaped by the individuals who care about it most. Founded out of Progressive Era ideals, Reed’s early years were fueled by a desire to reject the status quo of other institutions. This Reedie way of life, however, was not always interpreted in the same way. In the…
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Small Gems: Small Books from Reed’s Collection
August 2 – November 1, 2017 Library flat cases Often good things come in small packages, and the many small books in the library’s special collections testify to the great variety and beauty possible in tiny books. From a facsimile of a 1320’s Book of Hours (at 10cm high) to a foldout artist’s book showing…
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Thomas Lamb Eliot Papers: new digital collection!
We are pleased to announce a new RDC collection: the Thomas Lamb Eliot Papers! T.L. Eliot (1841-1936) was an influential Unitarian minister in Portland, worked in education and jail reform, founded the Art Association and the Humane Society, helped develop the public library, worked for temperance and women’s suffrage, and played a large part in the formation…
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Reed College Book Collecting Contest
Announcing the REED COLLEGE BOOK COLLECTING CONTEST! $1000 – top prize $500 – second prize $250 — third prize Reception in April with refreshments for winners and participants! Exhibition of winners’ books. Open to all full-time Reed students. Winner may participate in The National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest. **DEADLINE**: March 21, 2017, 5pm. Download the…
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Reed Archives, Early Writing and Printing, and more available in the new Reed Digital Collections
Join us on our march toward a better digital collections future! Several more collections have migrated to our new system, as of today. Visit the following in the new Reed Digital Collections (RDC) interface: Reed College Archives Early Printing & Writing Collection The Cooley Art Gallery exhibit collection Three illuminated manuscripts: The Beatus vir Psalter and…
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Realia: Objects from the Archives
August 4 – mid-November 2016. Flat and Wall Cases The new exhibit in the library’s flat and wall cases is “Realia: Objects from the Archives”. The Reed College Special Collections contain many objects from the history of the college, its founders, and its activities. These are documented and stored in the library’s many rooms devoted…
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Guerrilla Girls
April 11- May 3, 2016 Flat and Wall Cases The Guerrilla Girls are a small group of women outraged at the inequality in the art world over how few women are shown, reviewed, selected as playwrights, or accepted but also in the larger world of women’s rights, status, and politics. The library owns a large…
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The Book of Kells: Insular Script & Celtic Decoration
March 10 – May 31, 2016 Flat and Wall Cases The new exhibit focuses on the Book of Kells and its Insular Script, a half-uncial form of handwriting, and Celtic ornamentation. The library’s excellent facsimile of the Book of Kells (1990) is on display along with other research on the manuscript, a note about Celtic…