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Save-the-Date for Douglass Day!

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Come and celebrate Frederick Douglass’ birthday and the work of Mary Ann Shadd Cary in the MCC MultiPurpose Room on February 14, 2023.

Open Studio and Workshops for Graduate Students

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Winter quarter offers a number of workshops and drop-in sessions for graduate students to learn more about resources available specifically for them.

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Looking Abroad: Photography, Tourism, and Empire, 1870-1920

Black and white photograph of the Sphinx in Egypt.
October 24, 2022 to June 9, 2023
| Special Collections | Wilson 6
Why were early travel photographs made? What larger stories do they tell, and what are the challenges to interpreting them?

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Hacherl Research & Writing Studio

Whether you need help with your thesis statement, finding sources for a research paper, or citations and proofreading, the Hacherl Research & Writing Studio is here for you.
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Requesting & Borrowing Using Summit

Looking for extra sources for that paper you’re writing? Reviewing materials for an upcoming syllabus? Try ordering what you need through Summit!
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Underground and Alternative Comics

Interested in comic books and comics history and culture in the Pacific Northwest? Special Collections has a collection of nearly 1,200 underground and alternative comics.
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Library Subject Teams

Did you know Western Libraries has a Subject Teams program which offers support focused on specific disciplines and subject affinities?
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