Echo Zahl that "Wild Young Female" - reporter to the Seattle Star
From the desk of Shawn Schollmeyer
May 18, 1917 Echo Zahl starts work for the Star
Digital Collections
WSL Updates for March 3, 2016
Volume 12, March 3, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) STATEWIDE DATABASE LICENSING RFP RELEASED 2) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE DIGITIZATION GRANTS NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS 3) FREE BOOKS FOR WASHINGTON LIBRARIES 4) ARMS OPEN WIDE: LIBRARY OUTREACH TO CUSTOMERS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES 5) STAR_Net Webinar Series Announced 6) NN/LM PNR TRAINING OFFERINGS 7) CONFERENCES, ANYONE? 8) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) STATEWIDE DATABASE LICENSING RFP RELEAS
New Deal-era Art Digitization at the Ellensburg Public Library
OCLC features Washington Rural Heritage maps and timelines
From the desk of Evan Robb
The Washington Rural Heritage project was recently featured in a piece by OCLC—the company behind CONTENTdm. The piece highlights our use of interactive maps, geo-referenced digital objects, and timelines, using free tools from Northwestern University's Knight Labs.
WSL Updates for January 21, 2016
Volume 12, January 21, 2016 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION — A CENTURY OF STEWARDSHIP: THE NESSET FAMILY FARM 2) CREATING A MOBILE MAKERSPACE PROGRAM 3) GAINING STEAM WITH LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3® 4) HACK THE CLASSROOM DIGITAL EVENT 5) NN/LM PNR CONTINUING EDUCATION 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) NEW DIGITAL COLLECTION — A CENTURY OF STEWARDSHIP: THE NESSET FAMILY FARM The Washington Rural Heritage Program is pleased to anno
The Arbuckle Scandal in the Seattle Star
From the desk of Marlys Rudeen - Former Deputy State Librarian
The scandal surrounding Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and the death of Virginia Rappe played into many of the anxieties of the general public in the early 1920’s. Changing morals, the role of alcohol in American life, the growth of the movie industry and its effect on modern youth were all hot buttons that were pushed in the various inquiries and trials engendered by Miss Rappe’s death. A movie actor beloved by all became one of the most excoriated men in America.
A Century of Stewardship — the Nesset Family Farm Collection
