Category Archives: Kate Matheny

The Bad, Bad Girls of Pulp Art

Posted on October 8, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Kate Matheny, Wade Hall Collection | Leave a comment

Not a lot of rare book collections boast as many paperbacks as we have. That’s mostly for good reasons — they’re not collectible editions, and they’re much more fragile than hardback volumes. But those collections don’t know what they’re missing. … Continue reading →

Dr. Wade Henry Hall, Jr. (1934-2015)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Kate Matheny, Wade Hall, Wade Hall Collection | Leave a comment

We’re sad to report the passing of our friend, Wade Hall, on Saturday. Having grown up with so little, Wade made it his mission to give as much as possible to others. Though he was born and raised in Bullock County, Alabama, … Continue reading →

Indian Comic Books

Posted on September 25, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Comics and Graphic Novels, Kate Matheny | Leave a comment

Comic books have become a popular form of entertainment in India. While at first they had to content themselves with our western characters and publishers, more and more India has produced its own heroes and superheroes, such as Super Commando Dhruva, … Continue reading →

The Year of Utopia

Posted on September 16, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Armed Services Editions, John Crowley Collection, Kate Matheny, Rare Books Collection | 2 Comments

The College of Arts & Sciences is today kicking off a year-long event, the Year of Utopia. We wanted to get in on the action and showcase some volumes in Special Collections that help trace the literary history of the concept. Let’s … Continue reading →

Recent Acquisitions, Spring-Summer 2015

Posted on September 1, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Kate Matheny | Leave a comment

What’s been going on since Amy Chen said goodbye? For one, you have two new blog managers: Chris Sawula and Kate Matheny. Chris is Director of Research & Academic Programs for the A. S. Williams III Americana Collection. Among other … Continue reading →

Pedagogy Series 2: “In the Archives” themed Honors First Year Writing, Part II

Posted on November 11, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Kate Matheny, Pedagogy Series | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow, and Kate Matheny, IT Technical Specialist I On Monday, we discussed the collaboration between Amy and Brooke that led to this fall’s “In the Archive” themed Honors First-Year Writing classes. Today, we’re covering what Brooke … Continue reading →

Pedagogy Series 2: “In the Archives” themed Honors First Year Writing, Part I

Posted on November 10, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Kate Matheny, Pedagogy Series | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow, and Kate Matheny, IT Technical Specialist I The Division of Special Collections and Digital Services collaborated to provide Honors First-Year Writing classes (English 103) with information pertaining to how best to search and discover … Continue reading →