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Scrapbooks

Who doesn’t love a good scrapbook? This kid, not anymore, at least not initially. Maybe I should explain. Growing up, I was …

Experience in Special Collections

As a history and government and law double major, I have always been interested in looking at old artifacts, photographs, and pictures …

Meteorology at Lafayette College

One of my primary projects this semester as an intern in the Special Collections department has been cataloging Lafayette’s collection of meteorological …

Fore-Edge Paintings

The tradition of including drawings, paintings and photographs in books is common in our society because it is an easy and interesting …

Extra-Illustrated Books

Some people might think that if something is a rare book, it is old and musty. However, this couldn’t be further from …

Exhibitions

At a young age I realized that I loved going to museums and galleries to view different exhibitions, and now, as an …