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As graduation approaches for WSU seniors, we’re taking a closer look at the WSU Libraries’ senior student workers and their experiences working in the libraries. These seniors have dedicated themselves to various departments, gaining invaluable skills and insights that will play a crucial role in their professional careers. Join Browse intern Elyse Donley as she […]

At first, WSU was not in the cards for me.  My grandparents, uncle, and both of my parents attended WSU; my parents even met here.  But this seemed too forced at the time, and I wanted to be different.  Eventually, my dad convinced me to visit, and I agreed, partly to please him. At the […]

Paging through 100-year-old articles of photogenic baby contests and agricultural weather reports, Rebekah Rahman felt she was serving something bigger than herself.  “There’s a lot of pride I feel when I finish an article because someone will use this. Someone will need this,” she said.  Since 2022, third-year Rahman has digitized newspaper clippings for the […]

My first trip to WSU was an arduous five minutes from my house. Despite the lengthy drive, I knew WSU was the place for me.   I have lived in Pullman since my junior year of high school. Growing up as a military brat and moving every two years, I liked the sense of staying in […]

“The special thing about working on an archive collection is that everybody who works there is a part of the history. You get to be the person that repairs the object so that someone can see it in 100 years.” Second-generation WSU alumna Mariah Boyle arrived at WSU in 2010 to pursue a master of […]

Similar to the “Humans of New York” photoblog series, where New Yorkers are interviewed and photographed, WSU students are interviewed about themselves and their experiences at WSU. In this edition, Browse intern Elyse Donley spoke with students about their spring break plans and their time at WSU Libraries.  From Petaluma, California, Ellie Iribarne is a […]

The grand opening of Dissmore’s. A family’s new washer and dryer. Weddings. Graduations.  Ralph Raymond Hutchison captured about 50 years of these milestones in black and white, but thousands of his photographs remained hidden. Some became brittle over time.  Until now.  WSU Libraries’ Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections initiated a project to digitize the entire […]

Jen Corrinne Brown was known as WSU Libraries’ “fishing girl.” She spent hours in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections working on her dissertation in 2012, debunking fly-fishing myths about the Rocky Mountains.  “I’m just a storyteller at heart,” Brown said. “I want to tell stories that people think are interesting or might not know about.” […]

By Jay Lee For Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 15, WSU held many events to commemorate and reflect on the principles of King’s life and work, such as the Coug Caring Card Program, MLK Day of Service, MLK Film Series: “Selma” and For Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 15, WSU held many events […]

Similar to the “Humans of New York” photoblog series, where New Yorkers are interviewed and photographed, WSU students are interviewed about themselves and their experience at WSU. In this edition, Browse intern Elyse Donley spoke with WSU seniors, who reflected on their past four years and their final semester at WSU.  From Sammamish, Washington, Julia […]