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They have been available through the Internet Archive for some time, but now can be found in the Digital Commons. Can you find your friends? Your parents? Your teachers? http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/yearbooks/

• Giant zen sand garden
• Postcards to family and friends (back by popular demand … we mail them for you!)
• Study Paws from 8-9pm each evening outside the Library

Extended hours begin Monday, Aprill 22.

Thanks to the Janet D. Greenwood Library, Longwood Dining Services, the Office of Enrollment Management and Student Success, Cormier Honors College, Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences, the Writing Center, and Printing Services for sponsoring this event.

 

Who Knew?: Reflections on Vietnam by J. Holley Watts

In the Inscribed Collection; signed by the author

Link to catalog: http://readpac.longwood.edu//record=b1301128

Student assistant Chandler Pascale chose to highlight Rural Virginia. He writes:

Published in 2004, Who Knew? is a collection of photographs and memories from J. Holley Watts’ service in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In 1966 as a senior in college, Watts decided to join the Red Cross and chose to serve in Vietnam. There she became close to the American troops fighting a bloody war, and many of her memories are very emotional. For instance, she noted that radio operators often listened to telephone calls made to the United States. When Watts asked why she couldn’t have a private conversation, the operator said “It’s just that you…you remind me of home.”

I chose this book because I don’t know much about the Vietnam War, but I wanted to read personal stories from the conflict. Its contents are very emotional and often surprising. Watts’ reflections reminded me that my grandfather said he would take cut out sports articles from the newspaper and send them to his friends stationed in Vietnam. Any student with an appreciation for history who would like to see a very unique perspective of a very tenuous episode in America’s past would find this book fascinating.

Special Collections Spotlight will periodically feature material that can be found the Longwood University Special Collections and Archives. If you have questions or would like to request an item to be featured, please contact Amanda Hartman at hartmanar@longwood.edu

Rural Virginia

In Virginiana Collection

Link to catalog: http://readpac.longwood.edu//record=b1060272

Student assistant Chandler Pascale chose to highlight Rural Virginia. He writes:

Compiled by Bill Westbrook and John Hurt Whitehead III, Rural Virginia was published in 1974, and is a collection of photographs of rural life across Virginia.

I found the book fascinating because it also contains the words of rural Virginians, such as one man who said “I can’t read or write much, but I learned more here at the mill than I ever learned at school. I learned how to count a dollar and keep it.” This book would certainly appeal to the environmentally conscious, as it offers a look at the former composition of Virginia’s countryside. Indeed, while flipping through Rural Virginia, I found myself wondering how much of the landscape shown has remained untouched or unaltered.

Special Collections Spotlight will periodically feature material that can be found the Longwood University Special Collections and Archives. If you have questions or would like to request an item to be featured, please contact Amanda Hartman at hartmanar@longwood.edu

The Last Lecture

In Virginia Authors Collection

Link to catalog: http://readpac.longwood.edu//record=b1369020

Student assistant Chandler Pascale chose to highlightThe Last Lecture. He writes:

The Last Lecture is an autobiography of Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2006. The book is part of the Virginia Authors Collection because its author, Randy Pausch, lived in Virginia for the last year of his life. After his diagnosis, Pausch realized that he could have either a negative or optimistic outlook in relation to his life. He decided to savor life’s pleasant moments, cherishing the time spent with his wife Jai and their three young children.

Although Pausch died in July 2008, most readers will find his story as inspiring as I did. Many college students (myself included) can begin to feel overburdened by academic or social stresses. Pauch’s advice to live each day and cherish each experience to the fullest can renew students’ lowered motivation and imbue them with excitement for the future.

Special Collections Spotlight will periodically feature material that can be found the Longwood University Special Collections and Archives. If you have questions or would like to request an item to be featured, please contact Amanda Hartman at hartmanar@longwood.edu

Lee’s Last Stand: Sailor’s Creek Virginia, 1865, By Derek Smith

In the Virginiana collection

Link to the catalog: http://readpac.longwood.edu//record=b1260592

Student Derek Johnson chose to highlight Lee’s Last Stand: Sailor’s Creek Virginia, 1865. He writes:

This book peaked my interest because of the subject matter.  The Battle of Sailor’s Creek has always interested me during the American Civil War because of the small amount of information that is normally provided in histories of the American Civil War about this battle.  Another point that I noticed after choosing this book is that the author was the same first name as I do, right down to the spelling.

Special Collections Spotlight will periodically feature material that can be found the Longwood University Special Collections and Archives. If you have questions or would like to request an item to be featured, please contact Amanda Hartman at hartmanar@longwood.edu

To End A War by Richard Holbrooke

In the Inscribed Collection; signed by the author

Link to the catalog: http://readpac.longwood.edu//record=b1222702

Student assistant Kim Honor chose to highlight To End A War. She writes:

The book is about Bosnia and the administrations diplomacy towards that country. Books about diplomacy tend to be boring and dry, but this one makes you feel like you are there listening to the debates, phone calls, arguments and compromises that took place. Definitely a must read!

Special Collections Spotlight will periodically feature material that can be found the Longwood University Special Collections and Archives. If you have questions or would like to request an item to be featured, please contact Amanda Hartman at hartmanar@longwood.edu