Monthly Archives: October 2015

There’s Something about Mary…or rather, James or Eleanore or William

by archivistkira Posted on October 29, 2015

This week, I though we might peel back another layer of Special Collections and peek behind the curtain again. It seems like a good follow up on the heels of my colleague John’s post last week. He described a particular collection and included lots on information on the collection’s creators, Joseph P. and Margaret James. […] Continue reading →

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There’s Something about Dairy!

by archivistkira Posted on October 29, 2015

This week, I had it in mind to find something Halloween related. Then I realized, with a busy day today and tomorrow, hunting for Halloween recipes wasn’t on my menu. We haven’t talked about dairy in quite some time, though, and that seemed as good a topic as any. The even better news is that […] Continue reading →

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A Recap of Open Access Week 2015 at Virginia Tech

by Philip Young Posted on October 28, 2015

Virginia Tech’s fourth Open Access Week took place October 19-23 with five events, featuring the annual faculty/graduate student panel discussion and a keynote address by Victoria Stodden. As always, the panel discussion was one of the most interesting events of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Treasure:

by jojacks2 Posted on October 22, 2015

The Joseph P. and Margaret James Collection Sometimes, despite all of the proactive efforts we make in Special Collections to find “new” and interesting collections to add to our holdings, some of the best materials just fall right into our laps, thanks to the thoughtfulness of generous donors. Such is the case with the Joseph […] Continue reading →

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An Unexpected Treasure:

by jojacks2 Posted on October 22, 2015

The Joseph P. and Margaret James Collection Sometimes, despite all of the proactive efforts we make in Special Collections to find “new” and interesting collections to add to our holdings, some of the best materials just fall right into our laps, thanks to the thoughtfulness of generous donors. Such is the case with the Joseph […] Continue reading →

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Reliable Flour, Reliable Recipes, Reliable Baking

by archivistkira Posted on October 21, 2015

With all our talk of baking powder on this blog, I feel I’ve neglected an equally important ingredient: flour! They go together quite well, each with their baking-related tasks. So, it seems time to put flour in the spotlight…at least this week. The Reliable Flour Company, based in Boston, Massachusetts, began distributing pamphlet recipe books […] Continue reading →

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Monday Afternoon News Bite

by archivistkira Posted on October 19, 2015

A quick early week news bite: NPR’s food blog, The Salt, ran a story this weekend about African-American culinary history, “Beyond ‘Aunt Jemima’: A Taste Of African-American Culinary Heritage.” Certainly, this is a topic we’ve touched on before! If you’re interested in listening to the interview with author or just want to read highlights, both […] Continue reading →

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Uncovering Hidden Histories: African Americans in Appalachia

by archivistwinn Posted on October 19, 2015

One of our many roles in Special Collections is to shed light upon hidden histories, uncovering communities that are traditionally marginalized or forgotten by time. The long history of African-Americans in Appalachia, for example, has traditionally been overlooked. Through the communities of New Town, Wake Forest, and Nellie’s Cave (among others), Montgomery County has a […] Continue reading →

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Uncovering Hidden Histories: African Americans in Appalachia

by archivistwinn Posted on October 19, 2015

One of our many roles in Special Collections is to shed light upon hidden histories, uncovering communities that are traditionally marginalized or forgotten by time. The long history of African-Americans in Appalachia, for example, has traditionally been overlooked. Through the communities of New Town, Wake Forest, and Nellie’s Cave (among others), Montgomery County has a […] Continue reading →

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An Anniversary. Plus, Some Summer and Fall Fruits

by archivistkira Posted on October 15, 2015

Somewhere in the hectic month of September, “What’s Cookin’ @Special Collections?!” celebrated it’s 4th anniversary, which only occurred to me earlier this week in the hectic month of October. (Are you sensing a theme?) Last week was our 281st post–that’s a fair amount of blogging and some days I can’t believe what started out as as […] Continue reading →

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