New Reference Book: Tis the Season TV
Tis the Season TV: The Encyclopedia of Christmas-Themed Episodes, Specials and Made-for-TV Movies by Joanna Wilson, 1701 Press, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 791.45 W69T A one volume set providing summaries of Christmas television. Entries fall with three categories: TV … Continued
December 16, 1930
A visit from a mysterious beast: On the sixth of December, the peculiar animal first seen at St. Paul’s in 1888, forty-two years ago, appeared again on the ice in Library Pond. . . Mr. Wiggins, it will be remembered, … Continued
From the Archives: Faculty Chess Tournament, 1894
The Nugalia column in the February 22, 1894 edition of the Horae Scholasticae notes with unusual brevity: A chess tournament is being played among the masters. Pasted to the page preceding that issue, in a bound volume of issues … Continued
New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Motherhood
Encyclopedia of Motherhood edited by Andrea O’Reilly, Sage, 2010. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 305.4 Or3M This three volume set presents reference articles focusing on concepts, debates, and theories important to the field of global motherhood studies. Daugher-Centricity Ethics … Continued
New Database: Illustrated London News Archive
Ohrstrom Library is pleased to share its most recent digital purchase: the Illustrated London News Archive. This database provides access to the complete London Illustrated News from 1842 – 2003. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica the Illustrated London News was … Continued