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Main room of special collections

Special Collections and Archives: A fantasyland of diverse histories

Hoelscher and Schnur work to make students feel welcome in a room of precious history
Lauren Roddis, Pulse Reporter March 3, 2022

Nestled west of the stairs on the second floor of Coates Library is a cozy room that looks as if it’s straight out of “Downton Abbey.” This room houses Trinity’s Special Collections and Archives....

Photo credit: Matthew Claybrook

Coates Library presents exhibit on Artemisia Bowden

Noelle Barrera February 28, 2019
Bowden was an engaged educator and activist
Photo credit: Genevieve Humphreys

Then and now: Accessible housing

Gabriella Garriga February 28, 2019
Current qualms and historical problems persist on campus regarding accessibility
Colleen Hoelscher looks through files in the Rare Books room. photo by Stephen Sumrall-Orsak, staff photographer

A day in the life of the Special Collections staff

Maggie Lupo April 4, 2018

An atmosphere of quiet reverence perfuses the Rare Books room in Coates Library. The carpeted floor and weathered furniture lend a close, cozy ambiance, and each of the hundreds of books lining the walls...

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