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 [...]
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 [...]
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!
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
A Salute to Cpt. Joanne Murphy and the Women Who Served in Vietnam Tuesday, October 1 at 12 p.m. In person and online:Bush Center Boardroom, UNE Biddeford CampusDirections and Campus MapLivestreamed on une.edu/live Captain Joanne P. Murphy was Donna Loring’s Commanding Officer while they served together in the combat zone at Long Binh during the Vietnam War, and Murphy’s bequest has [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Please join Millay House Rockland at the Rockland Public Library for a poetry reading with acclaimed poet and AIDS activist Robert Carr. In 1984, Robert moved to Boston, volunteered with the AIDS Action Committee, and became the first HIV testing counselor with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. In response to the HIV pandemic, Robert [...]
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 [...]
This year's Donna Loring Lecture will be a reading by Morgan Talty, author of Night of the Living Rez October 5, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. St. Francis Room, Ketchum Library, UNE Biddeford CampusFree and open to the public; refreshments providedFree books available for UNE students with student ID (while supplies last)Event will be recorded as [...]
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