Middlebury College Library and Information Services does many things to preserve our collections. For instance, we regularly backup up computer file servers, bind heavily used paperback books in the circulating collections, perform conservation treatments on rare books in Special Collections, and digitize photos and films in the College Archives. Plus we spend a lot of […] Continue reading →…Continue Reading Preserving Your Family Treasures
Day: April 24, 2014
Timothy Billings awarded an NEH Enduring Questions grant
Timothy Billings (English & American Literatures, Comparative Literature Program) has been awarded an Enduring Questions grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support the development of a new course on the topic of “What is lost (& … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Timothy Billings awarded an NEH Enduring Questions grant
The Twelve Oldest Trees on Campus
Middlebury Magazine asked me to help with a story a month or so ago-they were looking for the 10 oldest trees on campus. Naturally, I gave them 12. There were a couple I just couldn’t leave off, and I walk … Continue reading →…Continue Reading The Twelve Oldest Trees on Campus