Category: Feature
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Search everything! (in Reed Digital Collections)
We’re excited to share a new feature in Reed Digital Collections: the ability to search across collections! Want to see all items relating to the traditional game of tug of war between Reed first years and sophomores? You’ll now be able to easily search both the digitized photos from archives and the Quest newspaper collection!…
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Reed College Canyon: new digital collection now available!
We are excited to announce a new RDC resource: the Reed College Canyon collection! The images in this collection were largely created by Canyon Restoration Manager Zac Perry to document the Canyon from about 1999 to the present. The Reed Canyon was declared a wildlife refuge by the state of Oregon in 1913, and restoration…
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Portland Muslim History Project archives collection now available in RDC!
We’re excited to announce our most recent addition to Reed Digital Collections: selections from the Portland Muslim History Project archive, recently donated to Special Collections and Archives by Reed College professor Dr. Kambiz GhaneaBassiri. View the Portland Muslim History Project archive in Reed Digital Collections The 2004 Portland Muslim History Project narrated the history of…
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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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Great Ideas: The Inventivity of Books
April 4 – June 23, 2017 Flat cases and wall case by the Reference Desk Surprisingly, the book format has long experienced creative developments. Though outliers to the normal codex format, the items shown in this exhibit confirm that bookmakers are ingenious in their invention. From the physical—like The Invisible Book made out of clear…
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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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Radicle: Reed Anthropology Review
Check out Radicle, Reed’s first open access undergraduate journal! Edited and written entirely by Reed anthropology students, the first issue spans geographically from the U.S. to Ireland, to Inner and Southeast Asia, and the topics included range from poetry, to same-sex marriage, to political propaganda, and more.