Summer for a Midwesterner means corn on the cob, days at the pool or setting up the sprinkler in the front yard, gnats galore, and humidity that makes the air feel like soup. However, summer in the Midwest also brings to mind pictures of tornadoes that swoop down from the sky and destroy so muchContinue reading “Archivist Remembers Hometown Tornado”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Riordan
On to the Next Chapter
It is with a mix of sadness and joy that Special Collections bids goodbye to Colleen Theisen as she leaves to start her next big adventure. Colleen has accepted a job at Syracruse University as their Chief Curator of Exhibitions, Programs, and Education. Although we are sad to see her go, we cannot help butContinue reading “On to the Next Chapter”
Breaking News, Brokaw Collection in Process
By Elizabeth Riordan, Graduate Assistant Last fall, Special Collections became the new home for the Tom Brokaw papers, a collection that covers the life and career of a man who was welcomed into the homes of millions of Americans through NBC Today and Nightly News. The collection contains various aspects of his life, from appointmentContinue reading “Breaking News, Brokaw Collection in Process”