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Ryan Booth calls it “the thrill of the hunt,” that moment when his WSU students visiting Terrell Library’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections for research find an article or some archival manuscript that really helps with their topic. He knows exactly what the students are feeling, having hunted the yet-hidden key in the MASC collections […]

A display and slideshow of migrant worker photos from a Washington State University Libraries collection are part of recognition events for National Farmworker Awareness Week (NFAW) March 25-31, sponsored by the WSU College Assistance Migrant Program (WSU CAMP). WSU’s Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC) will open the Terrell Library ground-floor reading room for visitors […]

Lauri Cruver Cherian and her sister were going through their parents’ estate when they found a box in the back of a closet, with a hidden treasure inside: some 200 poems written by their maternal grandmother, Myrtle. Cherian, a 1986 WSU alumna and author living in Texas, learned from the poetry collection how her grandmother […]

Professional wildlife biologist Scott McCorquodale, author of the WSU Press book Chasing Wildlife Secrets: A Biologist’s Journey, will speak at a reception from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, in the Holland old lobby, with a Zoom link available closer to the event. In his book, McCorquodale recounts how over a 40-year career he and his […]

To prepare for making WSU Libraries’ funding proposals to the WSU Pullman Student Technology Fee (STF) Committee in early February, Access Services staff assistants and students Patrick Bekono, Ivan Quintero, and Alizee Hargrove set up times to practice, talking about specifics on each slide to meet the time allotted to them. Their presentation, “WSU Pullman […]

CougsGive 2026, WSU’s annual day of giving in support of scholarships, research, programs, innovative learning, leadership development, student activities, and more, takes place on Wednesday, April 15. Last year, WSU Libraries tallied just over 30 gifts and hope to exceed that number this year. According to Shane Johnson, the libraries’ development director, fundraising efforts in […]

In a newly released video, WSU Libraries Dean Trevor Bond and WSU Arts Assistant Professor Jiemei “Mei” Lin discuss the collection and inspiration behind a new mural painted by Lin and unveiled last September celebrating the sisterhood and partnership of writer Virginia Woolf and artist Vanessa Bell. Bond and Lin touch on the Library of […]

After a six-year hiatus, WSU Libraries will bring back the Edible Book Festival, a popular event during Mom’s Weekend, now Family Weekend, since it began in 2016. This year’s festival is at 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, in the Terrell Library ground-floor atrium. Register your edible book entry by completing the online form. The deadline […]

WSU Libraries’ new academic support center, the Cougar Commons saw a brisk start of the year with two events and major construction work to reconfigure networking and power in Terrell Library. A professional headshot session with Robert Hubner from WSU Photo Services, held on Jan. 22 and cosponsored with the WSU Academic Success and Career […]

By Trevor James Bond If you’ve ever wondered how old a book really is—or where its paper was made—the answer may be hiding in plain sight. In Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC), a newly purchased light sheet (or flexible light panel) now helps researchers see through the page to the structures and watermarks embedded […]