Abraham Lincoln: American Icon, in the Chapin Gallery (Sawyer 406) through August 23, celebrates Lincoln’s 210th birthday and the publication of Monument Man, Harold Holzer’s biography of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the seated Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial. Books, broadsides, letters, and prints – and a life mask… Continue reading »
The close alliance between second wave feminism (the women’s liberation movement) and feminist poetry reshaped the landscape of American poetry in the postwar period. As Nancy Berke has argued, “In the feminist movement of the late 1960s and 1970s, poets, and the poetry they wrote, were integral to the… Continue reading »
The College Archives invites the Williams community to reflect on our evangelical heritage and add new perspectives to the historic context of our public monuments in the Stetson lobby exhibit, “The Haystack, Mission Park, and Institutional Histories.” In 1806, as a summer storm approached, five Williams students sought shelter by… Continue reading »
Now on display in Sawyer Atrium, this new exhibit encourages viewers to explore a new universe: the libraries' folio collection. Continue reading »
This Spring's exhibit in the Steven Schow '81 Gallery celebrates fifty years of Africana Studies, an interdisciplinary field of study that emerged during the 1960s Freedom Movements, and that expands our knowledge of the vast experiences of people of Africa and the African Diaspora. Commemorating Africana Studies at Williams College is a recognition that, even in the rural hills of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, Black Lives have always and continue to matter. Continue reading »
The Chapin Library at Williams is a member of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium, a collaboration of 27 major cultural agencies, which will offer at least two dozen awards in 2019–2020. Continue reading »
Williams Libraries now offers campus-wide access to the Wall Street Journal web site. This includes unlimited access to wsj.com, WSJ mobile and tablet apps, and membership in WSJ+. The service is available to all students, faculty, and staff. It is accessible from anywhere in the world. Get started at wsj.com/Williams Send questions to Ask A Librarian Continue reading »
The library catalog and online resources remain available. Remote access instructions are available on the Researching Off Campus guide. Any acquisitions, interlibrary loan, or streaming requests submitted during the break will be processed after January 4. Wishing everyone a peaceful and restful break. See you in 2021. Continue reading »
In this interactive* performance, Alexia Barandiaran ’19 and her cast explore the feeling of being a fraud, of not belonging, of failing and of the fear holding you back from succeeding. Continue reading »
In commemoration of First-Generation College Celebration Day this display features books by and about prominent figures who also identify as first-generation students. Located in the lobby of Sawyer Library. Continue reading »