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Art + Social Practice Archive

August 6, 2021 News, PDXScholar (Campus Repository), Special Collections and University Archives

Since 2018 we have been working with archivists, students, community members, artists, researchers and web developers and PDXScholar to establish the Art and Social Practice Archive at the Portland State University Library Special Collections. The digital component of this archive is now launched for public access and access to researchers globally! The Art and Social … Continue reading →

Athanasius Kircher and Other Curiosities from Special Collections

April 9, 2019 Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives

Welcome to Special Collections’ Spring 2019 exhibit: especially for bibliophiles! “Master of a Hundred Arts” Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) was regarded as a great intellectual during his lifetime. With insatiable curiosity, access to the expansive knowledge networks of the Jesuit order, and the power to disperse his ideas in print, Kircher produced over forty “seat-cushion-sized” tomes … Continue reading →

Senior Capstone Students Present Research on 16th-Century Book of Hours

November 21, 2018 News, Special Collections and University Archives

Thielman Kerver came to Paris in the late fifteenth century and operated a bookshop and printing press at the “Sign of the Unicorn.” Kerver’s large collection of engravings distinguished his printed works with rich detail in religious iconography, teeming Gothic illustrations, and delicate Renaissance marginalia. In 2018, with the generous support of the Gordon Hunter … Continue reading →

Autumn Exhibits: Special Collections and University Archives

November 7, 2018 Exhibits, News, Special Collections and University Archives

What do a rare devotional text, published writing by Portland State students, and arguments aimed at convincing Oregonian voters have in common? The simple answer is that these are all examples of unique artifacts and collections held by Portland State University Library Special Collections and University Archives! The Library’s exhibit this autumn reflects the beginnings … Continue reading →

PSU Library Special Collections Participates in Oregon Archives Crawl

October 16, 2018 Events, News, Special Collections and University Archives

Join PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives and more than 30 other local archives, special collections, and heritage organizations on Saturday, October 20, 2018 for the Oregon Archives Crawl. Start the Crawl at any of these locations: City of Portland Archives & Records Center, the Oregon Historical Society or the Multnomah County Library. At … Continue reading →

Origins of Modern Middle East Studies: Scholarly and Travel Writing Before 1900

March 7, 2018 Exhibits, News, Special Collections and University Archives

Middle East Studies in the West is informed by centuries of intellectual exchange that includes foundational works by Middle Eastern historians, language and cultural studies by European scholars, and popular travel writing by men and women who toured Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Turkey in the 19th century. The Library’s exhibit, richly annotated by PSU … Continue reading →

“Conservatism in a Revolutionary Era”

May 31, 2017 Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives

The latest Library exhibit, opening May 31, 2017, presents a less-examined side of political debates and demonstrations during the Vietnam War era. As United States military involvement in Vietnam escalated during the late 1960s, students at colleges and universities around the world mobilized against the war. From the Sorbonne in Paris to Kent State University in Ohio, … Continue reading →

Portland State Campus Rap-In

April 28, 2017 Special Collections and University Archives

University Archives presents a new audio collection in PDXScholar Portland State, like many colleges and universities in the United States, grappled with issues of political protest and freedom of expression at the start of the 1970s, and Portland State student media played a major part in creating public forums for campus voices. One outlet was the … Continue reading →

Never Built: The Past Future of Portland State

January 10, 2017 Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives

An astronomical observatory on the roof of the Ondine? An elementary school on campus? A student-run television studio? These are just a few of the Portland State projects that campus planners and architects envisioned, designed, and drew… but never built. The “never-built environment” is a term for architectural design and urban planning projects that were either … Continue reading →

Congressional Internship with Senator Merkley in Summer 2017

December 9, 2016 News, Special Collections and University Archives

Are you an undergraduate at Portland State who is seeking opportunities to get involved with making public policy? Are you inspired to work for social and economic justice? Senator Jeff Merkley wants you to join him and his staff in Washington, D.C., this summer! From Sen. Merkley’s press release: “Senator Merkley is offering a $5,000 stipend for … Continue reading →

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