We’re back for another installment of the Association of Canadian Archivists’ Hashtag party. Today’s theme is #ArchivesBeaches. Many people in southern Saskatchewan head to the beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley to cool off during the lazy days of summer and have been doing so for many decades. This photo was taken during a Fort Qu’Appelle Summer School activity at Echo Lake in the Summer of ’69.
Travel back in time this summer! Check out some recently digitized photographs from our Archives that depict scenes from Europe, North America and Central America in the 1930s. These photos are part of our Theodore A. Heinrich Collection.
Discover the collection here:
Two more award-winning titles from the University of Regina Press to celebrate their 10th anniversary:
“The education of Augie Merasty : a residential school memoir” by Joseph Auguste Merasty (a national bestseller, as well as the first book selected for One Book One Province in 2017.)
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1igebl9/alma9923425055903476
“Where once they stood : Newfoundland’s rocky road towards Confederation” by raymond Blake and Melvin Baker (winner of the 2020 Pierre Savard Award and the 2019 Peter Cashin Prize.)
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1igebl9/alma9923217819303476
Available in both e-book and print versions through the Archer Library using the links above, or from https://uofrpress.ca/
The next meeting of the Archer Book Club will be on July 19th, with this month’s selection “Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen : Interviews and Encounters.” Fans of Cohen’s music and writing – come join us on Zoom over the lunch hour for an engaging and stimulating discussion.
Zoom information will be provided closer to the planned meeting.
more information on the Archer Book Club:
https://library.uregina.ca/archerbookclub
Item record for “Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen” e-book:
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1vr5te1/alma9923037931903476
A seldom-seen image from the University of Regina Archives, taken in the ’70s during the time of College West’s construction. The Archer Library (prior to its current naming) along with the Classroom and Laboratory Buildings, can be seen in the background. And in the foreground: some very cool era-specific cars!
Credit: U of R Archives 2014-69. Photographer: U of R Photography Department 71-091-1
Do you have a favourite comedy movie? The Dr. John Archer Library & Archives invites students, staff and faculty to participate in the “Summer Comedy Celebration” event!
Check out our display of comedy-themed books and movies from the library collection – ready to borrow!
Grab a “Laughing Lips” paper souvenir and scan the code on the back to tell us your favourite comedy movie! You will be entered into a draw for one of 10 Library Gift Bags! The lucky winners will need to pick up their library gift bag at the Archer Library.
For more details and the entry form visit this guide: https://library.uregina.ca/literarycontest/summercomedy
Any student for some extra help with English should be aware that the UR International English Coach has a change of schedule for July and August. They will be in the Archer Library (in the room pictured here) the following times for the next two months starting next Saturday (July 8th):
Thursdays: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Saturdays: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
The Archer Library will be trying out something new this July: From Monday to Thursday the library will remain open until 11:00 pm (three hours later than our usual 8:00 pm summer closing time.) It will be similar to final exam hours in that there will be limited services during the extra hours (mainly, the Help Desk will be closed, and only the main floor will be accessible.) There will be a student assistant present to monitor the main floor.
Please note that our hours of operation for Friday, Saturday and Sunday in July will remain the same as usual (i.e – regular summer semester hours.)
The July extended hours begin Tuesday, July 4th, 2023.
Two more noteworthy titles from the University of Regina Press’s impressive catalog:
Otto & Daria: a wartime journey through no man’s land by Eric Koch
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1igebl9/alma9923299125603476
Firewater: how alcohol is killing my people (and yours) by Harold Johnson
https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1igebl9/alma9923299125803476
Both from 2016, both national bestsellers.
Available in e-book and print formats through the Archer Library, or for purchase at: https://uofrpress.ca/
Former biology professor George Ledingham spent a lifetime collecting plant samples housed in the on-campus herbarium that now bears his name. The herbarium is getting a new lease of life thanks to a multi-disciplined effort that has rocketed the facility into the digital age. The task of preserving Ledingham’s work is now an on-going collaborative project undertaken by The Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Science, and the University Archives.
Read the full article here:
https://www.degreesmagazine.ca/the-growing-legacy-of-the-u-of-r-herbarium/2023/06/09/
