Washington University Libraries Awarded Grant by Council on Library and Information Resources
The Washington University Libraries have received a $250,000 grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) for the new project...
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Documenting the Now: Archiving Social Media for Generations to Come
Collaboration between three universities will develop DocNow, a tool to archive social media content posted during significant events A two-year,... -
Film & Media Archive Acquires the Jack Willis Collection
The Film & Media Archive has acquired the collection of prolific documentary filmmaker and producer Jack Willis. The Jack Willis... -
Washington University Libraries and St. Louis LGBT History Project Form Archival Partnership
The St. Louis LGBT History Project has announced a new archival partnership with Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL). University... -
Seeing through the Smoke of Vintage Cigarette Ads
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. On this day, health risks associated with tobacco use are highlighted and tobacco users... -
Washington University’s First Commencement Address: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In June of 1862, William Greenleaf Eliot delivered the commencement address for Washington University’s first graduating class, whose numbers included... -
Public School Reform in Wartime: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In 1861, St. Louis’s public school system was threatened by the outbreak of the Civil War. As a member of... -
Women’s Education: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In December of 1870, William Greenleaf Eliot penned the following thoughts in his journal, which he jotted down after writing... -
Religion and the Civil War: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In the days and months leading up to the Civil War, Missouri was torn by the decision of whether or... -
Eulogy for Freeman George: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
As a prominent Unitarian minister in nineteenth-century St. Louis, one of William Greenleaf Eliot’s religious responsibilities was to prepare and... -
Immigrants and Nativists in St. Louis: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
Before the outbreak of the Civil War, St. Louis’s population ebbed and flowed as various groups of immigrants and travelers... -
The Independent Western Sanitary Commission: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot
In June of 1861, the United States Congress created the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a government organization that would funnel funds...