Monthly Archives: June 2016

Summer (Cooking) School, Part 2: Canning and Preserving

by archivistkira Posted on June 23, 2016

Picking up on the theme from earlier this month, I thought it might be fun to continue some cooking school lessons over the summer. So, this week, we’re looking at Ola Powell’s Successful Canning and Preserving; Practical Hand Book for Schools, Clubs, and Home Use, published in 1917. Each chapter includes a LOT of informational […] Continue reading →

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Food in the News: Terroir (#4)

by archivistkira Posted on June 20, 2016

Late last week, NPR’s blog, The Salt ran a story about wine and terroir. “Terroir” is one of those beverage buzzwords that you might or might not have heard and might or might not know. The article, “Demystifying Terroir: Maybe It’s the Microbes Making Magic in Your Wine” offers a good background on the word […] Continue reading →

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A Look Behind the Glass Door… Part 2

by lmrvt Posted on June 16, 2016

If you are curious what Special Collections looks like behind the scenes, Kira Dietz showed a glimpse of onsite storage previously in this blog. Well, we also have offsite storage in the Library Storage Building, managed by the University Libraries. In addition to Special Collections, Newman Library and the Records Management Department house material at the storage […] Continue reading →

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The American Woods . . . the 19th Century . . . and Beyond

by marc9 Posted on June 9, 2016

Some of us carry around images or a sensibility of the 19th century, often for no other reason than to be able to see or hear something and to instantly be able to say, “Ahh, that’s soooo 19th century.” OK, maybe not many of us. For one friend of mine, the slow-moving Connecticut River on […] Continue reading →

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Summer (Cooking) School is in Session: A Few Food Lessons in Domestic Science

by archivistkira Posted on June 9, 2016

The spring semester is over, but summer school has begun here at Virginia Tech. If that reminds us of anything, it’s that we’re ALWAYS learning. So, this week, we’re looking at Twenty Lessons in Domestic Science by Marian Cole Fisher, published in 1916. We won’t look at all 20 (and honestly, we almost weren’t going make it […] Continue reading →

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A Monday Morning Recipe (#5) (& a Note on Summer Posts)

by archivistkira Posted on June 6, 2016

Summer (which isn’t even here yet!) is turning out to be busier than expected, so it looks like I may be posting features on a bi-monthly basis over the next few months, but I’m trying to get back on track with Monday quotes, news, and recipes. Lately, I’ve been diving into a couple of culinary topics […] Continue reading →

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New Strategy Emerges to Expand Second Year of International Librarian Collaboration between Virginia Tech’s University Libraries and CPUT in South Africa

by HaveLanguageWillTravel Posted on June 3, 2016

  We welcome Veliswa to America, Inga is heading for The Western Cape, and Angela, Keith, and Collin are working with South Africans online in a new virtual collaboration strategy. This brings total new research projects to 5 this year. Virginia Tech’s University Libraries is widening its collaboration with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology […] Continue reading →

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William “Uncle Bill” Gitt, Virginia Tech’s Original Campus Character

by jojacks2 Posted on June 2, 2016

A century ago, the most recognizable face on Virginia Tech’s campus probably wasn’t that of the college president (Joseph Eggleston) or the football coach (Charles Bernier) but instead belonged to a beloved figure now all but forgotten in campus lore, William Grove “Uncle Bill” Gitt, Virginia Tech’s original campus character. Born to William and Amanda […] Continue reading →

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