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Fulbright, brighter, brightest

We were very lucky to get a visit last Friday from some exceptional students. They’re part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, so they were from countries around the world. One component o… more →

Notes For Bibliophiles

Fulbright, brighter, brightest — 1 comment

Jordan Goffin wrote 2 months ago: We were very lucky to get a visit last Friday from some exceptional students. They’re part of … more →

Tags: Whaling collection, Manuscripts, 19th Century, Class Visits, Letters, Manuscripts, Nautical, RI Events, whaling

Special Collections under the microscope

Jordan Goffin wrote 8 months ago: Today’s agenda included a field trip to the RISD Nature Lab, a very cool Providence resource t … more →

Tags: General Collection, Nature, Science

Medieval Ireland

Jordan Goffin wrote 12 months ago: Three groups of Providence College students on their way to Ireland later this week stopped by Speci … more →

Tags: Manuscripts, Class Visits, Middle Ages

The Literary Life of the Whaleman

Jordan Goffin wrote 1 year ago: If you’re wondering what kept whalers occupied when they weren’t busy whaling, Robin Dav … more →

What's a special collections library for? — 2 comments

Jordan Goffin wrote 1 year ago: For anyone wondering who actually uses those old books in Special Collections, here are two examples … more →

Tags: Announcement, RI Events, whaling, Exhibitions, Magicians

Wondershow — 1 comment

Jordan Goffin wrote 1 year ago: The Wondershow is a terrific Providence project to recreate the magic of an optical-entertainment tr … more →

Tags: News


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