A recording is available of MWWC Archivist Jefferson Navicky’s story, “Watching Her Die in a Finding Aid: An Archivist’s Duty,” which was a part of the Society of American Archivists’ online national event, “A Finding Aid to Your Soul: For the Love of Archives.” Over two hundred people attended. The event was originally recorded in […]
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What Her Diary Reveals
“What Her Diary Reveals: Daily Narratives and Untold History” is the new exhibit in the MWWC’s display case in Marcil Hall on the Biddeford Campus, created by Elia O’Hara (English and Political Science double major ’25) in collaboration with Education and Outreach Archivist Cathleen Miller. The exhibit includes diaries from the MWWC’s holdings from the […]
Tuttle women’s history interview
MWWC Director Jennifer Tuttle was recently interviewed by Dr. Pamela Toler of the blog “History in the Margins” in observation of Women’s History Month. In Talking About Women’s History: Three Questions and an Answer with Jennifer Tuttle,” Jennifer touts the research resources available in the MWWC and offers some thoughts on the significance of our founding […]
April is National Poetry Month
And we’re celebrating with haiku! Take a moment out of your day to write a simple verse or two. As a reminder, a haiku consists of three lines of verse with five syllables, seven syllables, and five syllables. Stations are set up in the libraries for you to use if you wish. Here are some […]
Archives Month!
Archives Month Fun
October 31, 2024
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Ketchum Library
Did you know that October is American Archives Month? Stop by Ketchum Library for snacks and fun archives-themed activities! Thursday, October 31, 202411 a.m. – 2 p.m. Come meet your friendly UNE archivists!
Donna M. Loring Lecture
A Salute to Cpt. Joanne Murphy and the Women Who Served in Vietnam
October 1, 2024
12:00 pm
Bush Center Boardroom, UNE Biddeford Campus
Captain Joanne P. Murphy was Donna Loring’s Commanding Officer while they served together
Inspiration in the Archives
Inspiration in the Archives: A Conversation about Poetry
May 8, 2024
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Maine Women Writers Collection
With poet and teacher Beth Alison Jones, & poet and archivist Jefferson Navicky Facilitated by Dr. Jennifer Tuttle, Director of the Maine Women Writers CollectionFREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FMI, please contact MWWC Curator Sarah Baker Join us for an evening of poetry sprung from research in the Maine Women Writers Collection (MWWC). Beth […]
Archival Portraits 2023
Archival Portraits
October 31, 2023
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Ketchum Library, Biddeford
October is Archives Month! To celebrate and raise awareness about UNE’s Special Collections and archives, come join us for this year’s Archival Portraits event! Just like last year, UNE Special Collections wants to take your picture! But we want to capture the contents of your bag or pockets. Just like every face is different, every pocket […]
Back Then and Now: Pettengill Farm in History and Art
Back Then and Now: Pettengill Farm in History and Art
November 5, 2023
3:00 pm
Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport, ME
Please join us for a community discussion with artists Rebecca Goodale and Carrie Scanga as they talk about their collaborative artists’ book, “Back Then And Now,” which imagines Freeport’s Pettengill Farm. A representative of the Freeport Historical Society will also be on hand to speak about the 19th century salt-water farm. Audience participation encouraged. Sponsored by the Maine Women […]
The Burning Key: New & Selected Poems: A Reading by Beatrix Gates
The Burning Key: New & Selected Poems: A Reading by Beatrix Gates
October 18, 2023
6:00 pm
Longfellow Books, Portland, ME
Free and open to the public. Join us for a reading from The Burning Key, New & Selected Poems (1973-2023) (Thera Books 2023) by Beatrix Gates, award-winning poet, book artist, and lesbian feminist publisher. Gates, founder of Granite Press (Penobscot, Maine, 1975-1989) and hopalong press (Monterey, Massachusetts, 1973-1975) will be in conversation with Jennifer Tuttle, director of the Maine […]