November 2 2018, beginning at 8:30am. ProShred, a professional confidential disposition company, will shred (on-site at the Library Shelving Facility) records in need of destruction. If you have materials to shred, see full post for details. Continue reading »
The College Archives invites the Williams community to reflect on our evangelical heritage and add new perspectives to the historic context of our public monuments in its latest exhibit, “The Haystack, Mission Park, and Institutional Histories.” Continue reading »
It’s a new school year and things are quickly gearing up. If you happen to find yourself with some free time and enjoy unwinding with a good book, check out recommendations from the Schow Student Desk Assistants! Located in the display case outside of Schow Science Library. Continue reading »
Celebrate Constitution Day in Special Collections and Sawyer Library. Come for an informal chat September 17th at 4:00 p.m. in the Chapin Gallery (Sawyer 406) and see the freedom of the press exhibit on Sawyer Level 3. Continue reading »
We build complete institutions around our books, but do you know how a book is built? In a display done in collaboration with Collection Management and with Special Collections, the underappreciated art and practice of bookbinding is brought into the spotlight. Continue reading »
The reading will be indoors due to the weather. On July 4th the Chapin Library and the Williamstown Theatre Festival will once again mark Independence Day with readings of the Declaration of Independence and other American documents. Sawyer Library, 1:30 p.m., admission free. This year’s reading will feature Ben… Continue reading »
On view in the Special Collections Instruction Gallery (Sawyer 408) through mid-September are important works in the history of Astronomy and Astrophysics, from Copernicus to Newton, chosen from the collection of Jay and Naomi Pasachoff on deposit in the Chapin Library. The display is in honor of Prof. Pasachoff’s… Continue reading »
2018 Student Theses are now available in Unbound: unbound.williams.edu/theses If you have questions about this collection, please contact [email protected] Continue reading »
"Proven and Published: Research by Science Quad Professors", in Schow Library features publications in the sciences. "What Are They Thinking?: Current Faculty Scholarship" in Sawyer Library includes publications in humanities and social sciences. Continue reading »
Marking a century since the end of the First World War, and in conjunction with Williams courses to be taught in Fall Term 2018, the Special Collections department presents “The Great War at 100: Williams College and Beyond”. In the Schow Gallery (Sawyer 455), items from the College Archives… Continue reading »
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