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El partido de José Martí

Author: 
Pedro Pablo Rodríguez
Publication Information: 
Matanzas, Cuba: Ediciones Vigía, 2013
Location: 
Rare Book Collection
Call Number: 
N7433.4.R636 P35 2013
December, 2016

Jose Marti was a writer and revolutionary who lived in Cuba from 1853 until his untimely death in 1895.  Referred to as the "Apostle of Cuban Independence,” Marti’s name became a symbol for liberty and intellectual freedom not just in Cuba, but throughout Latin America.  He fought with pen and sword for Cuba's independence from Spain, and was ultimately killed in battle for that cause.  Seven years after hi

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Campus History with Heritage Resources

The Fall 2016 edition of Heritage Highlights is now available! In this issue we explore Western's 620 High Street, circa 1950, University Archives.campus history, including a timeline of past presidents, the development of the university's physical and built environment, and recollections and reminiscences of former faculty and staff told through oral histories.

Heritage Resources is a division of Western Libraries which includes the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Special Collections, and University Archives & Records Management.

Image: 620 High Street, circa 1950, University Archives.

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Art Flick Catskill Legend: A Remembrance of His Life and Times

Author: 
Roger Keckeissen
Publication Information: 
Livingston, Montana: Clark City Press, 2014
Location: 
Fly Fishing Collection
November, 2016

Art Flick was a revered fly fisherman and tier who was largely known for one simple, useful and insightful book, Art Flick's Streamside Guide to Naturals and Their Imitations. Published in 1947, then reprinted in 1969 and 1974, it was written at a time when fly fishers were feeling the urge, and the need to become amateur entomologists.

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The Holocaust: Selected Documents in Eighteen Volumes

Author: 
John Mendelsohn, editor
Publication Information: 
New York, London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1982
Location: 
Rare Book Collection
Call Number: 
D 810 J4 H655
October, 2016

This set of eighteen volumes represents a historically significant collection of reprints of primary source materials dealing with the Holocaust. Through a series of letters, official orders, transcripts and other documents readers can experience first-hand the atrocities that were committed in the name of white supremacy. 

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Tom Morgan's Favorite Flies, Favorite Water

Author: 
Tom Morgan and Gerri Carlson
Publication Information: 
Manhattan, Montana: Slow Poke Press, 2009
Location: 
Fly Fishing Collection
Call Number: 
SH451.M56 2009
September, 2016

Fly fishing and fine book art have been brought together in this latest treasure recently added to the Fly Fishing Collection at Western Libraries Special Collections. Tom Morgan's Favorite Flies, Favorite Waters, is a collaborative effort by Tom Morgan, well known fly rod designer, and his wife Gerri Carlson, skilled rodmaker and passionate book artist.

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Fathnamah-i Sind : being the original record of the Arab conquest of Sind

Author: 
Baloch, N. A., editor
Publication Information: 
Islamabad, Pakistan: Institute of Islamic History, Culture, and Civilization, Islamic University, 1983
Location: 
Rare Book Collection
Call Number: 
DS392.S58 K83 1983
May, 2016

The Fathnamah-i-Sind, also known as the Chach Nama, describes the invasion of the Indic subcontinent, specifically Sindh and adjacent areas, by the Arab forces in 712-715 CE. The text was originally written in Arabic, but -- as has happened many times in the history of literature -- unfortunately the Arabic text was lost and the work only survives in a 13th century CE Persian translation.

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James W. Scott Fellowships - Applications for 2017

James W. Scott Regional Research Fellowships - Now Accepting Applications for 2017

About the Awards

The James W. Scott Regional Research Fellowships promote awareness and innovative use of archival collections at Western Washington University, and seek to forward scholarly understandings of the Pacific Northwest. Fellowship funds are awarded in honor of the late Dr. James W. Scott, a founder and first Director of the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, and a noted scholar of the Pacific Northwest region. Up to $1000 funding is offered in 2017 to support significant research using archival holdings at WWU’s Center for Pacific Northwest Studies (CPNWS), a unit of Western Libraries Heritage Resources.

Fellowship Requirements

  • Applications are accepted from individuals in doctoral programs as well as individuals who have finished the Ph.D.
  • Successful applicants will be expected to spend approximately one week examining CPNWS holdings in support of their research, and to be in residence prior to October 31, 2017. Additional information and detailed guides to collections may be accessed on the CPNWS website.
  • Fellows will be asked to give a presentation about some aspect of their research during the course of their scheduled visit. The audience will vary depending on the time of the year, but may include members of the general public as well as students, faculty and staff from WWU.

Applications

  • Applications for the award will be reviewed after April 30, 2017. The number and size of awards granted annually is determined by the application review committee.
  • Applications may be submitted via mail or electronically and should include:
    • Cover letter
    • Curriculum Vitae
    • Research plan outlining on-site use of CPNWS holdings and proposed presentation topic
    • Two letters of recommendation.
  • Please send applications via email to Ruth.Steele@wwu.edu or by mail to Ruth Steele, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Heritage Resources, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123. Please enter “Scott Research Fellowship Application” in the subject line of email applications.
  • Funds will be awarded after a Fellow(s) has conducted research at CPNWS and delivered their presentation.
  • Fellowship awards may be subject to taxation in accordance with the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Applicants are advised that they may need a U.S. Taxpayer Identification Number (i.e. SSN or ITIN) to receive funds.       
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The Colonial Problem

The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada 

 

Western Libraries Heritage Resources and the Center for Canadian American Studies are pleased to present Dr. Lisa Monchalin, faculty member from the Department of Criminology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, British Columbia, who will speak about her most recent book, The Colonial Problem: An Indigenous Perspective on Crime and Injustice in Canada, on Wednesday, May 25th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Western Libraries Special Collections, (Wilson Library 6th Floor). 

 

Dr. Monchalin is of Algonquin, Métis, Huron, and Scottish descent, and she is the first Indigenous woman in Canada to hold a Ph.D. in Criminology.  She has published on topics related to crime prevention and Indigenous people’s victimization, including writing an action brief for municipal stakeholders, which was distributed across many municipalities throughout Canada. 
 
Proud of her Indigenous heritage, Dr. Monchalin is determined to reduce the amount of crime that affects Indigenous people. Her Ph.D. thesis was a case study which involved an extensive amount of research regarding urban Indigenous people and crime prevention. She has published in scholarly journals including the American Indian Culture and Research Journal, Crime Prevention and Community Safety: an International Journal and La Revue Criminologie, among others.
 
The Canadian government has framed the overrepresentation and disproportionate criminalization of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian criminal justice system as being an "Indian problem." In The Colonial Problem, Dr. Monchalin challenges the myth of the "Indian problem," and encourages readers to view the crimes and injustices affecting Indigenous peoples from a more culturally aware position.
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Heritage Resources Newsletter

The Spring 2016 edition of Heritage Highlights is now available! In this issue, we explore themes of social justice and activism on campus and in the community, including anti-racism campagins, peace advocacy, care for the environment, and more.

Heritage Resources is a division of Western Libraries which includes the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Special Collections, and University Archives & Records Management.

Image: Joining Hands Against Hate symbol and slogan, courtesy of Arbeit Graphics, available in the Whatcom Human Rights Task Force records at CPNWS.

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