Alice W. Campbell
@RovingLibrarian
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A restless librarian with a fondness for wit and the well-crafted miniature.
Joined September 2011
The coffee sizes we all deserve on the first day of Daylight Saving Time. đ„±â Many images in the Library's Carol M. Highsmith Archive feature quirky roadside oddities like these. Her mission is to photograph the U.S. & to give her work to the Library & its users.
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@AnneLouiseAvery I wonder where Rabbit was going on pilgrimage
The 700 old white rabbit in St Maryâs Church still wearing itâs pilgrims bag with its Scallop shell symbol #Beverley #Yorkshire
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Weâre happier than weâve ever âbeanâ because itâs almost time for our next #ArchivesHashtagParty, #ArchivesFeast! Join us on Friday, December 6, as we share our best food-themed records! đ„§ Whatâs on the table in your collections? đœïž
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In the tense final minutes before liftoff #OTD in 1966, Gemini 12 Pilot Buzz Aldrin prepares for his first spaceflight, and the 10th and final flight of the Gemini Program. 𧔠1/2
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Excited to share my new article on the VCU Libraries Social Welfare History Project: âSocial Work in Divisive Times: Navigating Dual Roles Across Eras and Movements.â In these challenging times, understanding our history is crucial to improving our future. Supported by a VCU
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The Library has the largest body of early Indigenous American music recordings in the U.S.: 10,000 wax cylinders of songs & stories. Those recorded by Francis La Flesche â the first professional Native American ethnologist & a member of the Omaha Nation â are among them. đ§”
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Intricate, gilded cloud-lands above the Ridgeway âïž
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From the Ridgeway this evening, one of the most beautiful sunsets I think Iâve ever seen.
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Author and illustrator Crockett Johnson was born on October 20, 1906. Crockett created many childrenâs books, but is probably best known for Harold and the Purple Crayon and subsequent Harold books. đ 1/2
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A special display at the White House in celebration of President Carterâs 100th birthday!
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For Michaelmas. Church of St Michael and All Angels, St Michael's Mount, Cornwall.
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Little bit of rare bird action at Cley yesterday... #ChurchTwitching #GlassList2019 #StFrancisPreachingToTheBluethroats #stainedglass #animalsinchurches #birdsinchurches @BSMGP @stainedglassmus
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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (12th September) was at 6.39am, sunset is at 7.27pm âïžđ„¶
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Stoke-upon-Trent (former) Library, Charles Lynam (1877-8).
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As we say goodbye to #Olympics2024Paris, here is probably my favorite Olympic object from the #FashioninMotion exhibit- this 1924 #Olympics fan from LT Piver, a perfumer. It shows five women- a mountaineer, a tennis player, a swimmer, a fencer, and a rugby player #Fashionhistory
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Did you know 380,000 African Americans served in the @USArmy during #WWI? About 42,000 saw combat. Ike Sims of Georgia, 87 years old, had eleven sons in the service. https://t.co/jnAvZy9Z7q
#Veterans
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