Monthly Archives: September 2011

Google Apps at Work in Special Collections

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Jenifer Bartle

With the changeover to Google Apps for Education, Wellesley College’s Special Collections has adopted some new and exciting technological improvements for its readers. Until yesterday, visitors to Special Collections were asked to register by filling out a paper registration form. … Continue reading →

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Making Books & Taking Them Apart

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Jenifer Bartle

I call myself the book doctor. I spent the summer with a scalpel in hand, suturing pamphlets back together with linen thread and patching boo-boos with Japanese tissue. Maybe I didn’t draw blood (other than my own, on rare occasions where the needle … Continue reading →

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The Wellesley Prelude

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Jenifer Bartle

On September 21, 1889, a new Wellesley student paper called The Wellesley Prelude released its inaugural issue.  The Prelude was published weekly during the academic year from September 1889 to June 1892. Annual subscriptions were available for $2.00, and individual issues for … Continue reading →

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Wellesley College Special Collections receives gift of Bruce Rogers books

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jenifer Bartle

Wellesley College Special Collections is pleased to announce the receipt of a gift of 250 of Bruce Rogers’ fine press books from Charles Rheault, of Dover, MA, a retired printer and manager at the Riverside Press in Boston. The texts … Continue reading →

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