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Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

From Special Collections/University Archives: The History of Larison Hall

In 1856, Larison Hall was built to house the women attending the Lewisburg Female Institute, a school affiliated with and administered by the University to…

Posted by Jason Snyder at 1:52 pm

Tuesday, February 27th, 2018

From Special Collections/University Archives: Reverend Eugenio Kincaid

Reverend Eugenio Kincaid, often called the “Hero Missionary,” was an important figure in the early history of Bucknell University. A Baptist minister and missionary, Reverend…

Posted by Haley Stodart at 1:49 pm

Thursday, February 22nd, 2018

From Special Collections/University Archives: The 1935 Orange Bowl

In 1935, the Bucknell Bison came face to face with the Miami Hurricanes in the first Orange Bowl game, and arose from the storm victorious.…

Posted by Jason Snyder at 3:19 pm

Thursday, February 15th, 2018

Digital Scholarship Summer Research Fellow Deadline EXTENDED!

Bucknell Students: The application deadline to apply for a summer research fellowship has been extended to 2/23! Program description: Library & IT invites rising sophomores, juniors,…

Posted by Jason Snyder at 10:00 am

Monday, January 22nd, 2018

Geofacets Database to search for maps and more

The Geofacets Database is a new tool for discovering reliable geoscience information: over 1.75 million maps, figures, and tables from scientific publications. It is not…

Posted by vanfleet at 1:09 pm

Friday, January 19th, 2018

LexisNexis Academic is now Nexis Uni!

Over the break, LexisNexis made changes to their name and user interface. Nexis Uni retains access to the source material we had in LexisNexis Academic,…

Posted by Jason Snyder at 12:18 pm

Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

Haley Stodart’s Going Abroad!

Dear Readers, Our intrepid Special Collections/University Archives blogger, Haley Stodart ’19, is going abroad for the spring semester. Thankfully, she has written a number of…

Posted by Jason Snyder at 2:58 pm

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