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University Of Wyoming Wool Laboratory, 1907-2012, David Kruger
University Of Wyoming Wool Laboratory, 1907-2012, David Kruger
David Delbert Kruger
The University of Wyoming Wool Laboratory operated on campus from 1907-2012, in which time the sheep and wool industry experienced great change. For over a century, the faculty of the Wool Lab carefully cataloged research associated with sheep and wool, accumulating a collection of over 1,000 individual titles, 10,000 bound journal articles, correspondence, equipment manuals, and data notebooks, and a set of 872 preserved wool samples dating from 1837. This collection, now housed at the Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections Library at the University of Wyoming, is thought to be one of the most unique and complete collections ...
Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience, Catherine Mcintyre
Pioneers In Your Attic: Uvu's Sutherland Archives' Experience, Catherine Mcintyre
Catherine McIntyre
Utah Valley University's George Sutherland Archives participated in a state-wide digitization project called Pioneers In Your Attic: Preserving the Legacy of the Overland Migration. Developed by Scott Eldredge of Brigham Young University, several university digitization centers, or hubs, collaborated with regional public libraries, museums, and historical societies to host "scanning events," inviting members of the public to bring unique, historic family photographs and documents, such as diaries, journals, letters, and business papers, to be scanned for free, and added to an openly accessible online digital collection called Pioneers In Your Attic. This presentation focuses on the overall experiences of ...
Pulling The Wool Under Your Eyes: Preserving A Wool Lab And Library At The University Of Wyoming, David Kruger
Pulling The Wool Under Your Eyes: Preserving A Wool Lab And Library At The University Of Wyoming, David Kruger
David Delbert Kruger
Since 1909, the University of Wyoming boasted a Wool Department and one of the few wool laboratories, libraries, and scouring plants in the United States. With the decommissioning of the wool laboratory and library in 2012, University of Wyoming Libraries is working to preserve its vast contents including wool samples, book and scrapbook collections, and the process of wool research itself. University of Wyoming Libraries has partnered with UW Extension and the College of Agriculture to help preserve the history of wool research.
Engaging Students In Information Literacy: The First Year And Beyond, Diane M. Fulkerson
Engaging Students In Information Literacy: The First Year And Beyond, Diane M. Fulkerson
Diane M. Fulkerson
No abstract provided.
Remote Access Technologies For Library Collections: Tools For Library Users And Managers, Diane Fulkerson
Remote Access Technologies For Library Collections: Tools For Library Users And Managers, Diane Fulkerson
Diane M. Fulkerson
No abstract provided.
Multiliteracy Is The New Information Literacy, Diane M. Fulkerson
Multiliteracy Is The New Information Literacy, Diane M. Fulkerson
Diane M. Fulkerson
No abstract provided.
Institutional Functional Analysis At Northern Michigan University: A New Process Of Appraisal And Arrangement Of Archival Records, Marcus Robyns
Institutional Functional Analysis At Northern Michigan University: A New Process Of Appraisal And Arrangement Of Archival Records, Marcus Robyns
Marcus C. Robyns CA
This article argues in favor of institutional functional analysis as an effective tool for appraisal of institutional archival records.
Closing Remarks, Richard Clement
Heroes And Heroines Of Zion: An Oral History Of Utah Peace Activists, Kathryn French, Catherine Mcintyre
Heroes And Heroines Of Zion: An Oral History Of Utah Peace Activists, Kathryn French, Catherine Mcintyre
Catherine McIntyre
No abstract provided.
No Time For Adolescence: Growing Up In War-Torn London, Daphne Freeman, Dale Freeman
No Time For Adolescence: Growing Up In War-Torn London, Daphne Freeman, Dale Freeman
Dale H. Freeman
Memoir of UMB Archivist Dale Freeman's mother, Daphne G. Freeman (1925- ) about her growing up in London during the Blitz and first hand account of World War II.