Eye of the Beholder 2009 exhibit part 2
Here are a few more pieces from our guest curators for Eye of the Beholder II.
Behnaaz Irani, a UAA graduate student and a library worker at the time, was inspired to write a poem.
Category: Exhibits
Eye of the beholder 2009 exhibit
It’s coming up on the end of the fiscal year, traditionally a time when I try to finish off projects or clean up my office. In that spirit, I’ve been meaning to go online with some of our Eye of …
George Harper’s “Blacks in Alaska History” exhibit.
George T. Harperwas born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1930. In 1981, he moved to Anchorage from Oregon to work as a computer programmer for the Bureau of Land Management. After his retirement in 1990, he ran a consulting business called, …
When state fairs go international
In 1862, the British Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Trades sponsored an international exposition in London. Exhibitors brought wares from 36 countries, and a publishing house chose 300 of the items in the exhibit to publish via tinted lithographs.…
Eye of the Beholder 4
Call for Participation: Be a Co-Curator!
Archives & Special Collections
Eye of the Beholder 4: One Image, Many Perspectives
October 3, 2011-?
THE EXHIBIT: Archives & Special Collections is mounting an exhibit to demonstrate how a single item: this image …
Dusty and quiet? Riiiiight.
It’s not been a quiet week here in A&SC! In fact, at one point yesterday I think our research area was probably the noisiest room in the library. Lots of people having some great discussions about collections, research, and archival …
the campaign season
[Ed note: I don’t know what’s worse, that I put down the wrong election day in this posting originally–based on the advice of a colleague which I didn’t confirm–or that none of you caught it in the 4 days it …
Too much fun to leave
From an unsolicited Facebook posting by a library colleague last night:
Too much partying at the Archives Open House–I missed my bus.
For those of you who missed the previous blog posting, we here at A&SC decided to celebrate Archives …
Archives & Special Collections and AMIPA Open House, October 6th
Dear readers of our blog,
We are inviting you – and anyone you know – to stop by our Open House at the Archives on Wednesday, October 6th from 4-6pm. October is Archives Month, and we’re celebrating by …
Friday in the Archives: a few of my favorite things
Guest blogger: Mariecris
One of the aspects that I really enjoy about working at A&SC are the tours and workshops we provide to students, faculty, and community members. On Friday, June 18th, I had the opportunity to give …
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Eye of the beholder 2009 exhibit
It’s coming up on the end of the fiscal year, traditionally a time when I try to finish off projects or clean up my office. In that spirit, I’ve been meaning to go online with some of our Eye of …
George Harper’s “Blacks in Alaska History” exhibit.
George T. Harperwas born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1930. In 1981, he moved to Anchorage from Oregon to work as a computer programmer for the Bureau of Land Management. After his retirement in 1990, he ran a consulting business called, …
When state fairs go international
In 1862, the British Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures, and Trades sponsored an international exposition in London. Exhibitors brought wares from 36 countries, and a publishing house chose 300 of the items in the exhibit to publish via tinted lithographs.…
Eye of the Beholder 4
Call for Participation: Be a Co-Curator!
Archives & Special Collections
Eye of the Beholder 4: One Image, Many Perspectives
October 3, 2011-?
THE EXHIBIT: Archives & Special Collections is mounting an exhibit to demonstrate how a single item: this image …
Dusty and quiet? Riiiiight.
It’s not been a quiet week here in A&SC! In fact, at one point yesterday I think our research area was probably the noisiest room in the library. Lots of people having some great discussions about collections, research, and archival …
the campaign season
[Ed note: I don’t know what’s worse, that I put down the wrong election day in this posting originally–based on the advice of a colleague which I didn’t confirm–or that none of you caught it in the 4 days it …
Too much fun to leave
From an unsolicited Facebook posting by a library colleague last night:
Too much partying at the Archives Open House–I missed my bus.
For those of you who missed the previous blog posting, we here at A&SC decided to celebrate Archives …
Archives & Special Collections and AMIPA Open House, October 6th
Dear readers of our blog,
We are inviting you – and anyone you know – to stop by our Open House at the Archives on Wednesday, October 6th from 4-6pm. October is Archives Month, and we’re celebrating by …
Friday in the Archives: a few of my favorite things
Guest blogger: Mariecris
One of the aspects that I really enjoy about working at A&SC are the tours and workshops we provide to students, faculty, and community members. On Friday, June 18th, I had the opportunity to give …