University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives

03/28/2025

University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives is delighted to announce the Brian Lanker Fellowship, a new program supporting research in the Brian Lanker archive through an annual award of $4,000. Lanker was a Pulitzer Prize–winning photojournalist working in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, exploring broad topics including the history of Black America, pop culture, athletics and Oregon history.

Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Anyone, regardless of institutional affiliation or profession, is invited to apply.
https://library.uoregon.edu/find-materials/special-collections-and-university-archives/fellowships/brian-lanker-fellowship

04/10/2024

🎉 Join us for another enlightening lecture by a SCUA research fellow! Our series covers diverse topics such as feminist science fiction and Oregon le***an intentional communities to Ken Kesey, political movements, and print culture.

🧮 NEXT THURSDAY, we host curator, writer and photographer Ariel Goldberg as they discuss their work as a 2023 Tee A. Corinne Fellow.

Don't miss this free Zoom discussion—open to all! Thurs, April 18, 12–1 p.m.

Register here: https://uoregon.libcal.com/event/12153574

04/08/2024

04/08/2024

The second biennial plenary, “Memory Work for Black Lives,” will be held on April 12-13 at the White Stag Commons at the University of Oregon Portland, with a hybrid component for off-site attendees.

Registration is Free and Open to the Public 👏🏽

(https://memorywork.uoregon.edu/programming/plenary-2024/)

This two-day event is co-organized by University of Oregon Libraries and human rights organization, Dont Shoot Portland. The plenary will center the voices of Black activists and artists as well as librarians, archivists, UO students and faculty to discuss the power of Black archival memory. The emphasis of this event will be on community archiving initiatives, and how such efforts can instigate significant positive change for the people they serve, as well as shift the dominant historical narrative to be more accurate and inclusive.

04/01/2024

🌸 Spring Term Vibes
🌱✨ Excited to kick off this new season! Here's to blooming where we're planted, embracing growth, and seizing every opportunity that comes our way. Let's make this spring term one to remember! 💫

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03/20/2024

This week in three scenes:

1. study mode. 📚💻

2. and their bursting blooms 🌸🌼

3.
Please note that SCUA will be closed for the holiday, March 25-29

📷Students studying, circa 1970, UA Ref 3
📷Spring foliage, Knight Library
📷Students outside Condon Hall, circa 1950, UA Ref 3

02/16/2024

📸 SCUA is pleased to announce quarterly viewings of the Edward Curtis photo albums, led by UO Curator of Visual Materials, Danielle Mericle, and Jan Smith of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma.

🌟Join us on Monday, April 22nd at 1pm. All are welcome. Registration is required for this free event.

https://uoregon.libcal.com/event/12055895

02/09/2024

🌟 Happy Lunar New Year! 🎉 Wishing you all a year filled with joy and prosperity as we welcome the Year of the Dragon!



Image: Kites for sale, Chinese New Year, Gertrude Bass Warner collection. PH014_b033_001

01/25/2024

🌟 CALLING ALL ARCHIVISTS! 🌟

Looking to advance your practice into the world of digital materials? Learn to tackle the challenges of the digital world with two courses hosted at UO this summer: "Digital Forensics" and "Arrangement and Description of Digital Records." 🕵️‍♂️🔍

🖥️ Digital Forensics: Learn the skills need to care for the data stored on floppy disks, hard drives, thumb drives and more. 🔒🕵️‍♀️

📂 Arrangement and Description of Digital Records: A two-day course introducing approaches for implementing workflows, utilizing the OAIS Reference Model building on foundational and advanced processing strategies for born-digital and hybrid materials. 🗄️🔐

🚀 Don't miss out on the opportunity to enhance your skills and stay ahead in the digital age. Enroll now and join us in June!! 🚀📚

Detailed course information and registration information here: https://library.uoregon.edu/special-collections/events

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UO community members - $25 off using code “ADRX25OR” (Arrangement and Description) and “FRN125OR” (Digital Forensics)

01/11/2024

📚 In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy, our library will be closed on Monday, January 15th. Let's take this day to reflect on the values of justice, equality, and community that Dr. King championed. 🌐✨

Image: pulled from UO digital exhibit on “The March”, James Blue’s documentary on the 1963 March on Washington. https://blogs.uoregon.edu/themarch/

01/08/2024

📜 Welcome to Winter 2024, ducks! ❄️🔍 The journey into a new term begins, and so does the treasure hunt in our Special Collections and Archives! 🗝️✨ Immerse yourself in the unique stories, rare manuscripts, and historical gems waiting to be uncovered. 📚 Learn all about our collections here: https://library.uoregon.edu/special-collections 🏰🌨️

12/29/2023

That’s a wrap, 2023!
All of us at SCUA are sending best wishes for the start of 2024. We’ll see you back in the Reading Room on January 2nd!

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Image: Blaze, Rainbo, Caroline, New Year's witches' circle on the mountain, Ruth Mountaingrove Papers,
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