VT Special Collections and University Archives

Located on the first floor of Newman Library.
Open M-F 9-5, appointments preferred, walk-ins welcome.
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It's time for an adventure! This week: an experimental medical treatment gone awry in Weinbaum's "The Adaptive Ultimate." Join us on #Twitch 3:00 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz' 1940 list of SciFi "classics".

🔗https://t.co/w94fFST9Rm
#ArchivalAdventures

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Today on #ArchivalAdventures, we're heading to the 1960s for a refreshing look at two collections of Coca-Cola materials. Join us at 3 p.m. for a taste of an iconic American brand's history. 🥤

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Catch up on past episodes: https://t.co/6ENv6CueuB

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Tomorrow on #ArchivalAdventures, we'll explore John D. Clark's work in science fiction, including the first sci-fi story to deal with antimatter and his connections to prominent authors in the genre. 🪐💫

3 p.m. | https://t.co/p2EpDP4mcn

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From archival research to virtual reality, creative technologies student Aurora Ortega transforms history and imagination into an immersive spaceflight experience inside of University Libraries' Virtual Environments Studio.✨

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Zoe Brooks grew up surrounded by the culture & legacy of coal mining in SWVA. Now studying @VT_History, Brooks researches Appalachian labor & carceral history while working in @VT_SCUA preserving the places, labor, & communities that shaped coal country.

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This week, we'll explore John D. Clark's work in science fiction, including the first sci-fi story to deal with antimatter and his connections to prominent authors in the genre. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. 🔗https://t.co/9MEdUVI7Iq

#ArchivalAdventures

[VT Special Collections and University Archives @VT_SCUA]

Today, we rejoin Fannie Murdoch in 1862 Mississippi via her teenage diary. Join us at 3:00 p.m. for more of Fannie Murdoch's thoughts, fears, and joys as a young teenage girl in the Confederacy.

🔗https://t.co/9MEdUVI7Iq
#ArchivalAdventures

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🏴‍☠️ It's time for an adventure with space pirates from Pluto, as imagined in 1935 in Stanley G. Weinbaum's The Red Peri. Join us at 3 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz' 1940 list of SciFi classics.

🔗 https://t.co/p2EpDP4mcn

#ArchivalAdventures

[VT Special Collections and University Archives @VT_SCUA]

It's time for an adventure with space pirates from Pluto, as imagined in 1935 in Stanley G. Weinbaum's "The Red Peri." Join us on #Twitch 3:00 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz' 1940 list of SciFi "classics".

🔗https://t.co/w94fFSTHGU
#ArchivalAdventures

[VT Special Collections and University Archives @VT_SCUA]

This week on #ArchivalAdventures Archivist Kira joins as we explore Pi(e). We'll get a taste of historic recipies for pie 🥧 and explore the history of the number π (3.14159...) on our slightly early #PieDay episode.

Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. 👉https://t.co/9MEdUVHzSS

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This week, we're learning more about the care and feeding of rockets! 🚀 Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. for more about the early days of liquid rocket fuels with the John D. Clark papers on this week's #ArchivalAdventures.

🔗https://t.co/9MEdUVHzSS

[VT Special Collections and University Archives @VT_SCUA]

Today, we rejoin Fannie Murdoch in 1862 Mississippi via her teenage diary. Join us at 3:00 p.m. for more of Fannie Murdoch's thoughts, fears, and joys as a young teenage girl in the Confederacy.

🔗https://t.co/9MEdUVI7Iq
#ArchivalAdventures

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Wednesday we head to the turn of the 20th century and the iconic advertising illustrations of Jessie Willcox Smith from magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal and Good Housekeeping.

Come explore with us at 3 p.m.! 🔗 https://t.co/p2EpDP4U1V

#ArchivalAdventures

[VT Special Collections and University Archives @VT_SCUA]

What do you know about the care and feeding of rockets? 🚀 Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. as we learn about the early days of liquid rocket fuels with the John D. Clark papers on this week's #ArchivalAdventures.

🔗 https://t.co/9MEdUVHzSS

[VT Special Collections and University Archives @VT_SCUA]

Today, we rejoin Fannie Murdoch in 1862 Mississippi via her teenage diary. Join us at 3:00 p.m. for more of Fannie Murdoch's thoughts, fears, and joys as a young teenage girl in the Confederacy.

🔗https://t.co/9MEdUVHzSS
#ArchivalAdventures

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It's time for a relaxing and restorative visit to 1924 and the Craig Healing Springs resort. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. as we explore this late-19th/early-20th century health resort via correspondence with guests.

🔗https://t.co/9MEdUVHzSS
#ArchivalAdventures

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Hop in for a ride through time! This week's story from our 1940 list of sci-fi classics, "Night" by Don A. Stuart, is a sequel to "Twilight" and takes us billions of years further into the future.

Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. 👉 https://t.co/9MEdUVI7Iq
#ArchivalAdventures

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We're flying ✈️ into our 2026 #ArchivalAdventures faster than the speed of sound as we explore the development of supersonic commercial aircraft by NASA with the F. Edward McLean Papers.

Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. 👉https://t.co/9MEdUVI7Iq

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It's Winter Wonderland time! Today's archival materials will blanket us in fresh snowfall as we explore snow-related items from our collections.❄️

Join us at 3 p.m. 🔗 https://t.co/9MEdUVHzSS

📺Catch up on past episodes: https://t.co/2vkqpXu9xi

#ArchivalAdventures

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This week we're peering into a future where intellect reigns & brains inside life support machines are common, in a story by Harry Bates. Join us Wed., at 3 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz's 1940 list of SciFi classics.🧠

🔗https://t.co/w94fFST9Rm
#ArchivalAdventures