Congratulations to our Class of 2024 SCUA Student Aides!
In May, we said congratulations(!!!) to two awesome student employees, Alice McCoy and Caroline Urove, who graduated from Mary Washington and ventured off for t...
Author: Angie Kemp
Congratulations to our Graduating Student Aides!
It’s been a bittersweet week in Special Collections & University Archives as we bid farewell and good luck to our two student aides, Jamie Van Doren a...
UMW Rare Books Spotlight Series #3: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Check out the third video in the UMW Rare Books Spotlight Series! In this installment, Dr. Antonio Barrenechea discusses our first U.S. edition of Mary Wollston...
UMW Rare Books Spotlight Series #2: Ulysses
The second video in our Rare Books Spotlight Series is now available! In this video, Dr. Antonio Barrenechea discusses one of our most popular treasures in the ...
Welcoming our first Rare Books Faculty Liaison, Dr. Antonio Barrenechea
This semester, Special Collections & University Archives is excited to welcome our first Rare Books Faculty Liaison, Dr. Antonio Barrenechea. Dr. Barreneche...
Recent Acquisition – The Adventure of Cobbler’s Rune
In December, Simpson Library added a new book to the rare book collection: The Adventure of Cobbler’s Rune by Ursula K. Le Guin. Cobbler’s Rune was publis...
Great Lives Lecture Series & the Rare Book Room – Thomas Paine
Did you attend last week’s Great Lives lecture by Craig Nelson on the subject of Thomas Paine? If so (or even if not!), you might be interested in stoppin...
Welcome!
Welcome to the new home for news and updates from UMW’s Special Collections & University Archives department. Staff will use this blog to share announ...