Tag: Special Collections

New and improved (and inclusive) subject headings in Special Collections

We’ve been updating our records with new subject headings from the Library of Congress. Until last week, the above record for Christine Jorgensen’s autobiography had one subject heading: “Sex change — Biography.” This means that despite the fact that Jorgensen was a transgender woman, and the first American to become widely-known for having sex reassignment […]…Continue Reading New and improved (and inclusive) subject headings in Special Collections

More issues of The Middlebury Campus digitized

New old issues of The Middlebury Campus (1981-2008), now available via the Internet Archive! Thanks to the efforts of Middlebury’s Digital Projects & Archives Librarian, Patrick Wallace, we are happy to announce that digitized issues of The Middlebury Campus dating from 1981 to 2008 are now available via the Internet Archive (go/ia). These “new” issues […]…Continue Reading More issues of The Middlebury Campus digitized

Before and After Stonewall: Queer Stories Throughout American History

This fall in the Library Atrium, view Special Collections’ new exhibit commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event that sparked the movement for equal rights for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Curated by Suria Vanrajah ’22, the exhibit presents a timeline illustrating the increased visibility and acceptance of queer literature in America. […]…Continue Reading Before and After Stonewall: Queer Stories Throughout American History

The Library Responds to the Charles A. Murray Visit

The Middlebury Libraries are sensitive to the discord on campus surrounding Charles A. Murray’s recent visit. Given our core role of providing access to as wide a range of information as possible, as well as teaching the skills necessary to interpret and assess that information, we thought it might be useful to outline some of […]…Continue Reading The Library Responds to the Charles A. Murray Visit