Me to a Grad Student: I’m so geeked. Even tho’ I can see some of the stuff online, I can’t wait to touch some archival papers at the University of Florida’s Smathers Libraries again. GS in so many words: I hear you, Dr. Green. I have held in my hand the thinnest folder containing a… Continue reading joy of the archive
Just returned from a great day trip to the Library of Congress courtesy of the University of Alabama. The university permits researchers and staff to travel to DC for a day via a plane ride! I met some of the most incredible scholars and employees. I hope we all meet again as we promised to… Continue reading great trip to the Library of Congress
I loved having a random talk today with my colleague Teresa Cribelli. A couple of years ago she joined me and other colleagues in curating a Breathe exhibit in the art gallery in the University of Alabama’s Ferguson Center. We wanted to share with others for one hour how faculty “breathe” through these troubling times.… Continue reading art matters
It was such a good feeling rolling my suitcase across campus today. Whenever I have a suitcase, it usually means I am picking up books – lots of books – from the library. My destination today was the University of Alabama’s McLure Library, which is filled with books for the School of Education (where I… Continue reading begin here…again
A chance meeting with a colleague created the impetus for me to return to the University of Alabama’s Hoole Library, a place I haven’t been since I taught a course on antebellum America. What was special about this visit was relearning how to use machines that let me study old documents. It’s been years. Even… Continue reading back at it
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