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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/

Psychedelic revolutionaries: LSD and the birth of hallucinogenic research.

This book recounts the fascinating history of hallucinogenic research in the 1950s and 60s at the University of Regina. Available through the Archer Library in both print and e-book formats.

Quick Find item record: https://casls-regina.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CASLS_REGINA/1igebl9/alma9923299107703476

UofR Press website:

https://uofrpress.ca/Books/P/Psychedelic-Revolutionaries

The Archer Library and Archives has a wealth of resources and information on gender and queer studies, the science of sexual orientation, civil rights and oppression, and biography of important LGBTQ+ figures of history.

Some places to begin:

LGBTQ+ Resources Research Guide

https://library.uregina.ca/c.php?g=710030

Library Leisure Guide: Pride Month

https://library.uregina.ca/c.php?g=719908&p=5186430

The University of Regina Author Recognition Event/Program presented by Dr. John Archer Library and Archives is designed to celebrate and honour the contributions to authorship made by University of Regina faculty, staff, students, alumni, and retirees. We invite you or someone on your behalf to submit works published during 2022-2023.

The Program celebrates the publication of new works in any format including print and electronic (e-books, edited proceedings, sound recordings, musical scores and film or video recordings). New works should be submitted through the web form by June 23, 2023: https://library.uregina.ca/friendly.php?s=authorrecognitionReception Date: November 23, 2023 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Reception Location: RIC AtriumIf you have any questions about the program, please contact Christina Winter at 306-585-4642 or christina.winter@uregina.ca.

June is National Indigenous History Month, so it’s a great time to check out our special Research Guide “Indigenous Conversations and the Library,” created by Archer Library and Archives staff. Learn more about topics such as: Decolonizing the library, residential schools, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, indigeneity beyond Canada, and more.

https://library.uregina.ca/indigenous-library-conversations

We’re joining in the fun of the Association of Canadian Archivists’ #ArchivesPostcards hashtag party today. Check out this beautiful postcard of Regina’s Victoria Park, which was penned 85 years ago tomorrow! The card is part of the Gladys Arnold collection at the U of R Archives.

To learn more about the Arnold collection, see https://www.uregina.ca/library/services/archives/collections/journalism/arnold.html

Image Credit: U of R Archives. Gladys Arnold fonds, 98-54 Box 5 (File 32), 1938.

Visit our in-library display “Victorian Era Inventions and the Modern Library” from now until May 31st to learn how Victorian era inventions provide the foundations for current library media collections and services. Step back in time to the Victorian Era and discover a world of cutting-edge technology that forever changed the way we see, hear, and capture the world around us.

Also be sure to check out the Library’s online leisure guide about Victoria Day: https://library.uregina.ca/libraryleisure/victoriaday

Have you heard?! You can pick up your Regina Public Library holds at the Archer Library! Check out and return your holds at the RPL station on the main floor, near the Borrowing Desk. More information here: https://www.reginalibrary.ca/service-updates

With the arrival of the Spring/Summer semester, the UR International English Coach in the Archer Library is switching to a different schedule. For the next few months the English Coach will be in LY 107.1 (Pasqua Room) on Wednesdays 1:30 – 4:30 pm, and Thursdays 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.

With the coronation of King Charles III in the news last weekend, we dipped into our holdings to share these items related to Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation. These records were donated to the U of R Archives by Margaret Messer, an artist and former educator in the Faculty of Education. Margaret spent time in Europe in 1952-1953 as an exchange teacher at a girls school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Her account of this period in her life includes a detailed travel log, several letters to her mother, and a scrapbook of photos and memorabilia. Margaret watched Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation procession from Trafalgar Square.

More details on this collection are available at https://www.uregina.ca/library/services/archives/collections/art-architecture/messer.html

Contact Archives to check it out: archives@uregina.ca