Skip to content
Skip to main content

Voices from the stacks: Corita Kent

The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant, Kaylee Swinford. Corita Kent was an American artist, educator, activist, and former religious sister. With a rebellious spirit, Corita was a pioneering designer, who produced a body of work for over three decades combining themes of spirituality, hope, peace, and acceptance. Inspired by the popular PopContinue reading “Voices from the stacks: Corita Kent”

Voices from the Stacks: Riot Grrrl and the Jen and Sarah Wolfe Zine Collection

The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant Kaylee Swinford and Instruction Graduate Assistant M Clark On their 1995 track, “Criminal Boy,” female pop punk band Bunnygrunt begs the question: ‘what is a girl to do?’ The song chronicles a tough sister’s plans to break her all bark and no bite brother out ofContinue reading “Voices from the Stacks: Riot Grrrl and the Jen and Sarah Wolfe Zine Collection”

10 Adolescent books to read at Special Collections & Archives

The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant Kaylee Swinford Recognized as a powerful force, the Young Adult genre of fiction has taken the literary world by storm. With cultural phenomena like Twilight, The Hunger Games, and almost any book by John Green, it is difficult to imagine a time when there wasn’t YA.Continue reading “10 Adolescent books to read at Special Collections & Archives”