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From The Vault - November 2021 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of the newsletter, staff share information about first generation college students, details for the Fall 2021 exhibit, the Samurai & the Cross, news of additions to the Artifact Collection in the SCU Digital Collections, and two blog posts featured on Arthur’s Attic this month, one about the Catalá Crucifix in the Mission Church and the other about marbled papers used in book arts and book binding.

From The Vault - August 2021 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In the August 2021 issue of From the Vault, we reiterate that Archives & Special Collections is open by appointment and announce an early preview of the Samurai and the Cross exhibit and the new collection of mini books we acquired during the pandemic. Additionally, we announce the addition of Ethnic Studies Department newsletters to the Digital Collections and share links of our most recent blog posts.

From The Vault - June 2021 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of the Archives & Special Collections newsletter From the Vault, we announce our post-COVID re-opening plans (July 12, 2021 for SCU affiliates), give a shout out to the amazing class of '21, and share some updates on what we've been up to recently, including the entries for SCU in Quarantine, A&SC instruction statistics for the academic year, scholarly output related to our collections, and our recent blog posts.

From The Vault - May 2021 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of From the Vault, we share blog posts about Asian students at SCU, student protests, and celebrate the 60th anniversary of women being admitted to SCU as undergraduates. Additionally, we solicit entries for the SCU in Quarantine: Our Pandemic Stories time capsule, and share the projects of arts students using archival photos.

From The Vault - March 2021 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of From the Vault, we reflect on 1 year of the COVID-19 pandemic, share information about the copies of Shakespeare's tragedy Othello held in Archives & Special Collections, and include links to our four most recent blog posts.

From The Vault - December 2020 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this holiday edition of the Archives and Special Collections’ newsletter, our very own Nadia Nasr sends out a video message to give thanks. We also announce that our Scholar Commons will be opening up a social justice themed scholarship series.

From The Vault - November 2020 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this Thanksgiving issue of the Archives and Special Collections’ newsletter, we update patrons on our remote work with classes, researches, and new materials. We also announce our new blog posts featuring the American Prison Newspapers and our work with SCEMBI.

“Of Course It’S There!”: Null Archives & Ohlone Representation In Scu’S Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Kelci Baughman Mcdowell, Erin M. Louthen

Staff publications, research, and presentations

In this panel on Intersectional Studies of Race, Ethnicity, Disability, and Indigeneity, Erin Louthen and Kelci Baughman McDowell position the Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection within the issues of indigenous representation in archives as it relates to the Ohlone in Santa Clara.

From The Vault - September 2020 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of the Archives and Special Collections’ newsletter, we announce the limited reopening of the SCU library. We also announce the Twin Pandemics Forum hosted by SCU Center for Arts and Humanities featuring our very own Erin Louthen and Kelci Baughman McDowell.

From The Vault - July 2020 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of the Archives and Special Collections’ newsletter, we update our patrons on how we’ve been conducting work amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. While quarantining we have been able to host a virtual talk with Professor Panich about his new book, Narratives of Persistence: Indigenous Negotiations of Colonialism in Alta California.

From The Vault - June 2020 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

In this issue of the Archives and Special Collections’ newsletter, we give our support to the Black Lives Matter movement and provide a Racial Justice Resource Guide. We also show our three part blog post series about SCU during WWII.

From The Vault - May 2020 Newsletter, Archives & Special Collections

From the Vault: Archives & Special Collections Newsletter

The Archives & Special Collections introduces the first addition of our newsletter in order to keep in touch with patrons amidst the Covid-19 pandemic with four new blog posts.

2020 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Lev Rickards, Nicole Branch

State of the Library

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Budget & Library staffing
• Mission, Vision, Values

Lev Rickards, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication

• Scholarly Communication & Open Access
• Archives & Special Collections

Nicole Branch, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• Instruction & Assessment
• Space & Access

Partners With Passion For The Archives, Nadia Nasr

Staff publications, research, and presentations

On November 7, 2019, the Sisters of the Holy Family religious congregation located in Fremont, California, celebrated the 148th anniversary of their founding at their community event "Celebrating Our Legacy: Past, Present, and Future," held at the conference center of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, located in Fremont, California. This presentation provides an update to the Sisters of the Holy Family after completion of the SHF Archives transfer to SCU, articulating the reasons why this partnership is important not only to Santa Clara University but also to understanding the history of women in the Catholic Church, as well …

Shf (Sisters Of The Holy Family) Archive Homecoming, Nadia Nasr

Staff publications, research, and presentations

On January 28, 2019, the SHF Archive began a nearly 3,000 mile journey from Fremont, California, to the archival processing facilities of History Associates located in Rockville, Maryland. Seven months later, on August 26, the SHF Archive arrived at its new home at Santa Clara University. This short presentation provides an overview of activities spanning three days during which History Associates and Archives & Special Collections staff unpacked and shelved the SHF collections in their new home.

Joined Hands, Joined Archives: Collaborating To Build A Future For Catholic Religious Archives, Nadia Nasr

Staff publications, research, and presentations

"What do you do when the records of a shrinking community - a community that historically has provided services to every level of society - are in jeopardy?" asked Malachy McCarthy in the November/December 2018 issue of Archival Outlook. "Such is the case for the records of many religious communities that are coming to completion, closure, or merging with other religious communities." Although many congregations have formed or are considering forming joint archives and heritage centers, congregations most at risk are outlier congregations, such as the Sisters of the Holy Family (SHF) in Fremont, California. Drawing momentum from the …

2019 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Lev Rickards, Nicole Branch

State of the Library

Agenda

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Budget & Library staffing
• Space changes
• Open Access & Social Justice

Lev Rickards, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication

• Support for Open Access
• Allocating the Collections & Access Budget
• Archives & Special Collections

Nicole Branch, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• Assessment Projects
• New Initiatives
• Instruction

Frameworks For Collaboration: Articulating Information Literacy, And Rhetoric And Writing Goals In The Archives, Amy J. Lueck, Nadia Nasr

Staff publications, research, and presentations

Rhetoric and composition scholars have recently called our attention to the value of archival research in the undergraduate classroom, leading to rich collaborations with archivists and librarians at many institutions. As we engaged our own pedagogical collaboration as a university archivist and English faculty member, we realized that, though we might use slightly different language to articulate them or cite different sources in support of them, many of our learning goals overlapped. As we explored these goals together, we realized that they evidenced a correspondence in our disciplines that we had not explored—one that is reflected in our fields’ recent …

Inclusivity In The Archives: Expanding Undergraduate Pedagogies For Diversity And Inclusion, Amy J. Lueck, Beverlyn Law, Isabella Zhang

English

This chapter uses the experience of two undergraduate students conducting research in their university archives to consider the “hidden curriculum” entailed in archival research at some institutions. When diverse identities and experiences are not represented in our archives, we run the risk of communicating a lack of value for those identities, producing a feeling of marginalization and exclusion for some students and foreclosing an opportunity to build solidarity across difference for others. In light of the limited holdings at many university archives and the increased prevalence of archival research in the undergraduate classroom, the authors draw on research from writing …

Priest, Explorer, Lecturer: The Various Adventures Of Fr. Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J., Daniel Morales

A&SC Student Apprentice Program

From 1926 until 1929 Fr. Bernard R. Hubbard, S.J. taught geology, Greek, and German at Santa Clara College. A native San Franciscan, Hubbard was better known as the Glacier Priest, a moniker he earned for his treks into the Alps while completing his theological studies in Innsbruck, Austria. During the summer of 1927, after leading a spiritual retreat for the Sisters of St. Anne in Juneau, Alaska, Hubbard spent time exploring and photographing the glaciers of Alaska. Over the next 28 years Hubbard led over 30 Alaskan expeditions and his photographs and films were featured in newspapers and movie theaters …

2017 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Elizabeth Mckeigue, Rice Majors

State of the Library

Agenda

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Budget
• ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award
• Strategic Plan 2017-2020

Elizabeth McKeigue, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• Learning and study spaces
• Instruction and student engagement
• Digital humanities

Rice Majors, Associate University Librarian for Resources and Digital Services

• Collections & Access budget & assessment
• Archives & Special Collections donations
• Scholarly Communication

Fall 2016, Santa Clara University Library

@SCU_Library Newsletter

The focus of our fall 2016 newsletter is the amazing work occurring in SCU's Archives & Special Collections.

Articulating A Clear Vision For Archives & Special Collections, Nadia Nasr

Staff publications, research, and presentations

It has been five years since OCLC published its report, “Taking Our Pulse: The OCLC Research Survey of Special Collections and Archives,” a report that prompted many institutions to transform their special collections through a series of recommended shared actions. Using this report as a frame, department heads from different institutions will discuss their experiences and perspectives on the changing environments in their respective Archives and Special Collections departments. How do reorganizations affect us, and can they present opportunities to re-envision department structures? What is the impact of the increase in instruction we provide and how can we address that …

2016 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Elizabeth Mckeigue, Rice Majors

State of the Library

Agenda

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Budget
• Strategic Plan update
• Donor funded programs/opportunities

Elizabeth McKeigue, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• New service initiatives
• Enhancing student learning
• Assessing teaching impact

Rice Majors, Associate University Librarian for Resources and Digital Services

• Collections & Access budget & assessment
• Scholarly communication
• Archives & Special Collections

Paper, Wood, And Copper Catalogue, Elizabeth Newsom, Thomas Farrell

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This is the catalogue that was produced to accompany the physical exhibit "Paper, Wood, and Copper," of books from the Archives & Special Collections Department at the Santa Clara University Library.

2015 State Of The Library, Jennifer Nutefall, Elizabeth Mckeigue, Rice Majors

State of the Library

Agenda

Jennifer Nutefall, University Librarian

• Strategic Plan
• Budget
• First Floor Renovation

Elizabeth McKeigue, Associate University Librarian for Learning and Engagement

• New and Improved Services
• Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
• Faculty Collaboration

Rice Majors, Associate University Librarian for Collections and Scholarly Communication

• Library Collections
• Collections & Access Budget
• Initiatives in Collection Development

Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This presentation describes the process of organizing, describing, and digitizing one of Santa Clara University's most important archival collections, the Mission Santa Clara manuscripts, a wide-ranging group of records, journals, correspondence and documents. The collection provides a view of the early days of colonization in the Santa Clara Valley and the growth of the mission culture.

Scu Mission Santa Clara Manuscript Collection, Erin M. Louthen, Thomas Farrell

Staff publications, research, and presentations

This presentation describes the process of organizing, creating a finding aid, and digitizing one of Santa Clara's most important archival collections, the Mission manuscripts. These letters, records, journals, and documents offer a view into the life of colonial California in the 18th and 19th century.