PennStateHarrisburg Archives & Special Collections

Archives and Special Collections in the Madlyn Levine Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg...preserving history one day at a time!

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“Recording Personal Histories: When History Becomes Personal” focuses on how we have recorded our lives over history. Come visit the Madlyn L. Hanes Library to view and explore the exhibit!

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Now that we're beginning the second full week of classes here at Penn State Harrisburg, let's take a moment to look back at the students of the 1980s!

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Continuing on with our back to school series, enjoy these photos from the 1970s!

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Continuing with our theme of marriage, take a look at this hand drawn "Map of Marriage" ca. 1900 from our Alice Marshall Collection! Can you spot the "Gulf of Matrimony" and "Cape Courtship"?

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Summer is commonly known as wedding season! Our Alice Marshall collection has many materials relating to weddings, marriage, and women's experiences in both. We'll be featuring some of these this month, beginning with this beautifully illustrated marriage certificate from 1867!

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To wrap up our Summer "Fun and Games" mini-series, here is an Elizabeth Taylor Coloring book ca. 1950. The starlet, known for roles in Little Women, Cleopatra, and much more, appears in this coloring book in scenes from her life.

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Many children throughout generations can recall playing with paper dolls. A child growing up in the 1940s might remember playing with a set like these! From our Alice Marshall Collection, this book of paper dolls features Gloria Jean, a popular actress from the time.

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This summer, we will highlight materials that are all Fun & Games, literally. This is the Annie Oakley Game from our Alice Marshall Collection, ca. 1955. This is "a game of the real wild west" with a board, spinner, play money, metal pieces which are Annie Oakley on a horse.

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Pictured here is a fatigue blouse from the United States Army Volunteers, and a Model 1895 forage cap worn by officers.
-Materials and information provided by the NGP History Project

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Our current exhibit, "Much More than the Splendid Little War" is on display now until September 1. To learn more about it's curator, Dustin T. Smith, read on here!

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Part 8 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…​

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Part 7 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…​

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Part 6 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…​

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Part 5 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…​

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Part 4 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…​

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Part 3 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…

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Part 2 of our Harrisburg Rock Festival series is up! Click the link below to read on…

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The first installment of the 9-part Harrisburg Rock Festival Virtual Exhibition is live! So “bring your kites, blankets & frizbee” and we’ll see you on May 16th, 1971… Click the link to read on: https://t.co/ObjHwVmxrb

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The Penn State Harrisburg Archives and Special Collections is proud to introduce the Rock Festival Virtual Exhibition! Click here for more information: https://t.co/eobx0przYQ

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Several objects in the exhibit are generously on loan from the NGP History Project, https://t.co/0aD9comCcQ Can't make it to campus? Check out a selection of objects on Flickr https://t.co/wDhsDJj0OK

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We are pleased to announce our latest exhibition, "More Than The 'Splendid Little War': Exploring the Spanish-American War's Legacy on Its 125th Anniversary." Curated by archives graduate intern Dustin T. Smith, it is on display now through September 1, 2023!