At the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives, the staff has continued to share our many collections with Miami students, faculty, staff, and the greater Miami community. The work that is performed with our collections has been recognized by…
Get to know our spring 2021 commencement speaker One of the many fascinating collections that the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives holds is that of Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins. Dr. Jefferson-Jenkins, a 1974 Western College for Women graduate, is…
May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. To recognize this celebration of heritage here at Special Collections and University Archives, our reading room features a new exhibition curated by our student assistant, Carson Minter. If you are interested…
It’s the last week in April, and you know what that means: it’s Preservation Week!. This annual event, hosted by the American Library Association (ALA), spotlights the work involved in preserving cultural heritage materials for the benefit of future generations.…
Happy World Digital Preservation Day! “Organised by the Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) and supported by digital preservation networks across the globe, World Digital Preservation Day is open to participation from anyone interested in securing our digital legacy” (DPC). Each year,…
Most of us have accumulated many gigabytes of digital files over the years. Whether they are decades-old word processor documents or the hundreds of photographs you took on your last vacation, you know they’re saved… somewhere. You expect them to…
