Category Archives: Allyson Holliday

Remembering Dr. Wade Hall (1934-2015)

Posted on November 19, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Amy Hildreth Chen, Clark Center, Donnelly Walton, Kate Matheny, Kevin Ray, Wade Hall, Wade Hall Collection | 2 Comments

It’s been difficult putting together this post commemorating Wade Hall’s life and meditating on his legacy. It’s not because there’s nothing to say; in fact, it’s just the opposite. “When I began working at the Hoole Library in 2001,” wrote Archivist … Continue reading →

Staff Favorites: Allyson Holliday

Posted on April 10, 2015 by | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Rare Books, Rare Books Collection | Leave a comment

By: Allyson Holliday, Complex Copy-Cataloger Cool@Hoole thought it’d be fun to feature our staff’s favorites from among our collections. After all, closed stacks collections mean that users rely on us to know our materials in and out so that we … Continue reading →

Armed Services Editions: A quest for a complete collection

Posted on February 16, 2015 by | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Armed Services Editions, World War II | 7 Comments

By: Allyson Holliday, complex copy-cataloger As we approach the 75th Anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War II, Hoole Library actively seeking to complete its collection of Armed Services Editions. Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., was … Continue reading →

2014 Cool@Hoole Year in Review

Posted on December 29, 2014 by | Posted in: A.S. Williams III Collection, Allyson Holliday, Amy Hildreth Chen, Annemarie Lisko, April Burnett, Christa Vogelius, Donnelly Walton, Emily Tarvin, Isabela Morales, Kevin Ray, Laci Thompson, Lauren Cardon, Martha Bace, Mary Haney, Samm Banks, Stacy Morgan | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow 2014 was the first calendar year I edited Cool@Hoole! Take a moment to revisit my favorite post from each month this year if you haven’t been following us for very long or if you’d like … Continue reading →

Time hop with Christmas music

Posted on December 22, 2014 by | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Audio Visual Collections, Wade Hall Collection | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Allyson Holliday, Complex Copy-Cataloger The W.S. Hoole Library has many different musical formats in its sound recordings collections. Considering that most freshman students at the University of Alabama were born around 1996 and don’t remember life before compact discs … Continue reading →

Halloween updates from Rare Book Cataloging

Posted on October 31, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Allyson Holliday, Book Arts, Book Collections, Rare Books, Rare Books Collection, Richard Minsky Collection, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Allyson Holliday, W.S. Hoole Library Complex Copy-Cataloger In the spirit of the season… there’s something for everyone in the Division of Special Collections! Whether it’s skeletons, haints, headless horsemen, witches, or demons, we have your interests covered. For skeletons: … Continue reading →

Rare Book Cataloging Update: After April 27, 2011

Posted on September 10, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Allyson Holliday, Audio Visual Collections, Tornadoes | 3 Comments

By: Allyson Holliday, W.S. Hoole Library Complex Copy-Cataloguer Today’s feature will be the first of a series of monthly updates from the cataloging department of the Division of Special Collections featuring new acquisitions and items from the published materials collections. As … Continue reading →

Confronting the Holocaust: Alabama Responses to Dachau, Part II

Posted on May 9, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Allyson Holliday, World War II | Leave a comment

By: Allyson Holliday, W.S. Hoole Library Complex Copy-Cataloguer This post is the second of a two-part series in recognition of Holocaust remembrance week April 27–May 4, 2014. (Better a little late than never!) Part I of this series featured testimony from … Continue reading →

Confronting the Holocaust: Alabama Responses to Dachau, Part I

Posted on May 1, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Allyson Holliday, World War II | 1 Comment

By: Allyson Holliday, W.S. Hoole Library Complex Copy-Cataloguer This post is one of a two-part series in recognition of Holocaust remembrance week April 27–May 4, 2014. The theme designated by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the 2014 observance … Continue reading →

Remembering Joyce Lamont, Part III

Posted on March 9, 2014 by | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Donnelly Walton, Joyce Haguewood Lamont, Martha Bace, Tom Land, UA History | 1 Comment

Joyce Haguewood Lamont passed away on February 22, 2014. Widely recognized for her work in historical preservation and her expertise on the history of the American South, Lamont excelled in her ability to promote the profession of librarianship. She became a … Continue reading →