PSU Special Collections Reference Desk

A blog for the PSU Special Collections reference desk for notices and messages.

Update of Previous Message

Sorry, I meant to say that Steven Walton won't owe any money when he picks up the CD because I've billed it to his department fund number. Thanks, Lee G.

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Two Alerts

I have two items to call to your attention. First Prof. James West will be coming in on Wednesday to look at the Richard Wright books that are all in a white Hollinger box in the Hold Room for him.  Second I have put a CD in the Rare Books blue "copies ready" box behind the Reference Desk for Steven Walton. It will be in a small office envelope with the bill paperclipped to it. I've emailed him so he'll know the cost to him is $8.00.  Lee G.

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Theta Chi archives

The Theta Chi archives --a scrapbook box
and a file folder box are in the hall on
a cart.

They are on hold for Avi Sadiky who
plans to return this week to look at them.

Thank you.

Angela and Jenna

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The Spring Creek Church information for David Meyer is now in the Holds Room--Friday, 2/24/06

Meredith

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Update - Church Records

The Spring Creek Presbyterian Church records are not on microfilm, but instead are reverse copies from microfilm. They are sitting on the long table in the Ref. Reading Room and are not in the Hold Room since they are oversized. Lee G.

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Church Records

David Meyer pastor of the Spring Creek Presbyterian Church will coming in around 1PM today (Friday) to look at three rolls of microfilm containing records of the church. The microfilm will be in the On-Hold Room under his name. I have also printed out a page with a book that is in the stacks that he wants to look at. The microfilm reader is in the Audio-Visual Room and someone will need to show him how to use it.  Lee G.

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Books in Hold Room

There is a white Hollinger box with seven books by Richard Wright in the Hold Room for Professor Jim West to look at. I've put them all in one box so it will be easier and safer to carry them out to him. There are two titles, Black Boy and American Hunger. Let me know if there are any problems. Thanks, Lee G.

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Basic Legal Principles

Introduction to Basic Legal Principles (KF889.3.H46 1991) is on hold under the name David Corneal. His student Douglas Sutter put it on hold and other members of Corneal’s class may be in to use it.

April

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Sororities GVFs

Two GVFs, Sororities – General and Sororities – Pan Hellenic, on hold for Kristen Erny are behind the reference desk.

April

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Commencement Photos

Patrick from The Penn Stater will be in at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21 to look at Penn State Commencement photos from the late 1800's on.  In the PVF Admin section, boxes 18-21 are Commencement photos, box 24 is misc., box 25 an undated historical photo, and Box 26 is speakers. 

Meredith Weber

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Nittany Lion Inn Photographs

Jonathan Ziegler will probably be in on Wednesday to look at pictures and postcards of the Nittany Lion Inn. I have put three GVF boxes behind the reference desk for him.

April

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CD Ready

Adam Miyashiro will be in to pickup a CD with three scans. It is in the blue Rare Books photocopies box behind on the shelves behind the Ref. desk. I have told Mr. Miyashiro he can pay by check or exact cash. Lee G.

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Book in Holding Room

Eric Bunge will be coming in to look at Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven. This paperback book will be in the Holding Room under his name.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Lee

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The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics

The Protectors: Harry J. Anslinger and the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 1930-1962 (HV5805.A57 M35 1990) is in the on hold room under the name John Glenn.

Stephanie Pyle's section of English 15 may also want to use this book during March.

April

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Incoming Patron

Lou Prato will be in on Friday to choose photos for an upcoming project.  There is a box of athlete files in the hallway with his name on them.  He is also requesting football team photos, which will have to be pulled from the regular PVF collection when he arrives.

Thanks, Paul D.

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Professor Linda Selzer is teaching an American Studies seminar this semester and has asked to make assignments out of Special Collections

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Shirley Marchalonis is processing a collection that has a mountain of newspaper clippings that have to be photocopied. I'm going to make an exception to our rule for volunteers (that volunteers should do their work only in our public areas) by letting Shirley make photocopies of these clippings herself. Lee Gruver has given her instructions for operating the Rare Books photocopier. There are far too many to do at one time, so for her next few processing, Shirley will be asking to use the photocopier. I think that she will be able to do most of the copies without our help. Thanks.

Sandy

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THE PROTECTORS/ English 15 Class

Dear All,

Alston was able to locate a requested book--John McWilliams, THE PROTECTORS--that was reported missing several days ago.  The books covers the life and career of Harry J. Anslinger, director of the U.S. Bureau of Narcotics from the early 1930s to 1960. The book, contrary to popular belief, is part of the PSU Book Collection and not an HCLA reference book as is generally assumed. HCLA does have an Anslinger book in its REF collection,  THE MURDERERS, and a Spanish edition of the same, LOS ASESINOS,  Call# HV5825  A.73  1962 on the HCLA Reference Book Shelves located across from the reference desk.

An English 15 Rhetoric class taught by Stephanie Pyle will be using the Anslinger collection for a class assignment (Box 7, Anslinger Collection) which is in the Hold Room under Ms. Pyle's name.  I will be holding an instructional session in the Mann Room on March 1st.  After this session, the class (18-20 students) will be arranged in six small groups (3 students per group) to work on their respective projects with a  deadline around March 20th.  The assignment involves each group working with one or two files from Box7 and analyzing the literature, text, and rhetoric of the war on drugs.  As the class needs to work in groups I will try to arrange to have the Eighth Air Force Room available as much as possible for small group meetings.   Each group will be meeting on its own time within Special Collections.  As much as possible, the groups should be directed to the Eighth Air Force Room or Steelworkers Room if scheduling permits.  No more than one group (three students)  should be allowed in the Reading Room at any time to work on the group assignment. 

Thanks,

Jim Quigel

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Photocopies Ready

There are photocopies waiting for James Lewis to pickup in the Rare Books blue "photocopies ready" box on the shelves behind the Reference Desk. He should be in soon to pick them up.

Also I have a request. When you send a message to the blog could you put your name after your message in case one of us needs to get back to you. There have been some messages without names lately and we don't who to contact if we should need to. Thanks 

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TEST

Just a test - showing Meredith.

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National History Day Patrons

Dear All,

On Friday morning a patron, Tony Rametta, will be visiting Special Collections with his sons to use one box of photographic images from the Meyer Bernstein Collection relating to Little Steel Strike of 1937.  The images are currently in the hold room with an orange/amber slip under the name Rametta. They are researching for images and possibly some printed/graphic materials from SWOC-related collections to reproduce and display as part of the student's National History Day Project.  I have also pulled for them the SWOC Reference Guide and they may request materials from any number of personal paper collections documenting the effort to organize the steel industry during the 1930s. SWOC stands for Steelworkers Organizing Committee and was the pre-cursor to the United Steelworkers of America.  The patrons are free to photocopy images and materials from the collection but no materials are to be scanned unless cleared by me.  Just refer the patrons to me if they request to scan images.

Thanks,

Jim Qugel

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I E 405 book

Linear Programming by James P. Ignizio and Tom M. Cavalier is on hold in the hold room under the name Kyle Patterson.

Other students in I E 405 may be in to use the book in the near future.

April

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CD Pickup

Paul Kenepp will coming in to pickup a CD of a map that was made for him by Rare Books. It is in a small office envelope in RBRs blue photocopies ready box behind the Reference Desk. Lee G.

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