This week's Rare Books Bakeoff features Archivist Sylvia Kennick Brown: Preparation of the cake coincided with our puppy's first birthday. Because the 1830s recipe includes nutmeg, however, Mishka couldn't nibble at the leftovers. Yes, nutmeg is poisonous for dogs. Continue reading »
In observance of Juneteenth, our Ask a Librarian service will be closed Friday 6/19 so libraries staff can reflect on our role in upholding structural racism and plan anti-racist action. Continue reading »
This summer we are cooking from the Chapin Library's historic cookbook collection. First up: Library Director Jonathan Miller cooks Sir Kenelme Digby's Excellent Marrow Spinage Pasties (1671). Jonathan reports: Continue reading »
“Their Wonderful Mechanism”: Looking at Bugs in the Age of Enlightenment, a display by graduate art history student Troy Sherman, Class of 2021, opened in the Special Collections Instruction Gallery in March just as the libraries were closing due to the pandemic. The exhibition, drawn from books in the Chapin… Continue reading »
Faith Rodriguez images, 2020. Williams Black Lives Matter Project. Williams Special Collections. Williams Student Union and Williams Libraries are collaboratively putting out a call out for submissions from all Williams students, staff, and faculty for photos, videos, poetry, art, and reflections on… Continue reading »
While Massachusetts is gradually re-opening, the college's remote work policies are still in effect, therefore the library facilities remain closed. We are planning for a phased re-opening through the summer, but at present the conditions of access and use remain unchanged. Online library services remain available. Read on for more information, or send your questions through the Ask A Librarian service. Continue reading »
Just before we all left campus the libraries opened several new displays. Whether or not you had a chance to visit, check out this virtual version of the display in Sawyer Atrium, Beyond Zines here. More displays coming soon!… Continue reading »
Thesis students and advisors: remember that theses are submitted electronically using our online form. The deadline for submitting your thesis to the College Archives this year has been delayed to May 31. Further details on submitting your thesis and obtaining a personal copy can be found on the… Continue reading »
250,000 library books are now available online through HathiTrust's Emergency Temporary Access Service. That's nearly 50% of our print collection. This emergency access to copyrighted materials is in addition to the 6.5 million out-of-copyright titles already accessible through HathiTrust. All you need to do to access these books is to log in to HathiTrust. Read on for more information. Continue reading »
In light of these extraordinary times, we in the Libraries, in collaboration with the Davis Center, are interested in documenting the wide range of recent Williams’ experiences. This documentation, called The Covid-19 Williams Experience Project, will be collected, preserved for posterity, and made accessible by Special Collections. We are… Continue reading »