Distinctive Collections & Digital Engagement at @FalveyLibrary. Collections include Irish history, pop culture, & more. Disclaimers: https://xitter.cf/t.co/TTMfpnEhba
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In celebration of the 35th Special Olympics Pennsylvania Fall Festival at Villanova (Nov. 3-5, 2023), we're sharing a photo of the lighting of the Olympic flame from the 1992 Fall Festival. Best of luck to all the athletes competing this weekend!
Photo: @VillanovaDigLib
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This week's #TBT features a photo from the 1957 Villanova University varsity baseball season. Villanova first began playing varsity baseball in 1866. The program is one of the oldest collegiate programs in the country! Image courtesy of the @VillanovaDigLib!
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Reunion 2023 is right around the corner! We can't wait to welcome both undergraduate and Charles Widger School of Law alumni back to campus this weekend.
Photo: Students outside Stanford Hall, 1975. Villanova University Archives.
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This week, we're reflecting upon Commencement ceremonies from years past! What do you remember most from your graduation?
(Commencement Procession, 1944)
Photo: Villanova University Archives
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[THREAD] In the 1950s Black Villanovans made large impacts on campus. We recently discussed the efforts of the Interracial Club on campus in the 1940s. Today we’ll highlight Black student athletes on Villanova’s incredible Track and Field teams throughout the 1950s. 1/
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For the past several weeks our research has focused on life for Black Villanovans in the early-mid 20th century. Over the next few weeks we will present this research in a series dedicated to broadening the understanding of the experience of Black Villanovans during this time
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Join us in Falvey Library Speaker's Corner on Monday, March 20 at 4pm for a lecture, "Shadow of a Taxman: Who Funded the Irish Revolution (1919-21)?" Dr. Robin Adams is a Leverhulme Research Fellow at Queen's University Belfast.
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Please join us on Monday, March 20, from 4-5:30 p.m. in Falvey Library’s Speakers’ Corner for a presentation by Robin Adams, DPhil, titled “Shadow of a Taxman: Who Funded the Irish Revolution (1919-21)?” bit.ly/3Y4QFYO
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Learning about georeferencing historic maps, students in Jennifer Santoro's Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) course had the opportunity to examine maps from the John F. Smith, III and Susan B. Smith Antique Map Collection in Falvey. bit.ly/3ko56tf
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Online today: all 12 issues from v. VIII of F. M. Lupton's Good Literature. digital.library.villanova.ed…
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“Poetic License” is now on display @ Falvey Library! Pictured below is Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy” from his book Lyrics of the Hearthside. “This poem later inspired the title to Maya Angelou’s autobiography, I know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” bit.ly/3HWNNIC
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Thanks to everyone who attended the 2023 Freedom School yesterday! Falvey Library staff celebrated the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with two workshops focusing on various topics surrounding MLK’s vision and work. bit.ly/40ccCHQ
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Falvey Library has acquired the senatorial papers of Patrick J. Toomey, who served as US Senator from Pennsylvania from 2011 to 2023. It will be housed as part of Falvey Library’s Distinctive Collections.
Learn more: l8r.it/SuU8
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@FalveyLibrary and @VillanovaDigLib Spring #FalveyForum line-up has been announced: library.villanova.edu/resear…
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New on @gutenberg_org: Kwasa the Cliff Dweller, by Katherine Atherton Grimes. blog.library.villanova.edu/2…
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New on @gutenberg_org: The Wooing of Leola, by Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller. blog.library.villanova.edu/2…
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#Ireland1922 #IrishinPhiladelphia
For more information on the Irish experience in Philadelphia, see the essay by @IrishStudiesVU Rebecca Oviedo and Michael Foight on @FalveyLibrary @VillanovaDigLib for my #GlobalArchives project @BCDublin @CenturyIRL:
rte.ie/centuryireland/index.…
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Falvey Library and the Office of Veterans and Military Service Members are honored to present an exhibit talk and reception on Wed., Nov. 9, at 5:30 p.m. Invited speakers will discuss maps, their history, their use, and what the future holds for them in the military and beyond.
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Ghosts and Witches and Creatures of Fright,
Don’t miss the call of Halloween Night!
Come One, Come All in Threads of the Season,
Join us for Some Haunting Snacks and Witches’ Brew,
And celebrate Distinctive Collections Annual Halloween Event!
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Meg Piorko, PhD, joined Distinctive Collections and Digital Engagement as Distinctive Collections Librarian. “I am responsible for cataloging new acquisitions and materials currently in the Library’s collections and adding them to the Digital Library.” bit.ly/3gnNMC3
