In 2024 Violet Mae Doolin (later Schroeder by marriage), donated a collection of letters she wrote while attending the Washington University School of Nursing in the 1940s.
Archivists, Rare Books Librarians, and Library IT staff have been hard at work revamping our digital exhibition space. Some of our older exhibits have been migrated to the new platform, Omeka S, and others have been given a bit of a refresh. And now that the archivists and librarians have spent some time familiarizing themselves [Read more]
Have you ever stumbled upon one of our collections that just looks a little too…sparse on the details? This post aims to discuss what happens when you find a collection that hasn’t been described in detail yet, like the Albert Fuller Papers pictured to the right. If you have spent time looking through the Becker [Read more]
Nobel laureate Rita Levi-Montalcini was born in Turin on the 22nd of April 1909. She was one of 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy, born to Adamo Levi, a gifted mathematician, and Adele Montalcini, a skilled painter. While both parents were considered highly cultured and had a strong appreciation for intellectual pursuits, certain educational [Read more]