For sixty years Joyner Library has been welcoming students, staff, and others into its realm of information. This library is more than a place that houses books; it provides students with an environment that guides them to success in their academics, especially their writing. In 1963 the History Department of East Carolina University added on to the stack of books here at Joyner Library by creating the Special Collections Division. Although Joyner Library’s Special Collection is shared between the History and English departments now, it still contains a source of pride to all of Pirate Nation. The extensive amount of information that can be found on the fourth floor of Joyner Library gives students access to rich primary source materials (Joyner Library 2011 Anual Report). Manuscripts and Rare Books are the largest subcategory of the Special Collections, but others such as the North Carolina Collection, Digital Collections, Conservation Lab, and University Archives are still great resources of information. Within these subcategories you can discover vast amounts of information regarding topics such as North Carolina, Tobacco, Maritime, Missionaries, Southern Literature, and Maps. The special collection of Joyner Library is dedicated to writing through its accessibility, environment, and timeless information.
When I entered the Special Collections Reading Room on the fourth floor of Joyner, I realized just how impressive this collection is. The aesthetics in the room and the atmosphere of the area give people a feeling of importance. The neat book stacks of aged materials among the dark stained wood paneled walls and bookcases give the room a sense of elegance. As I sat down at one of the large tables I noticed there was a glare ...
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...ct” that is related to writing; the reading room has many different artifacts that the students could chose from. The Special Collections Division is an area that has areas for everyone to take advantage of.
The information you can obtain from the Special Collections Division is impeccable. The ability for the creators to create collections such as the North Carolina collection that cater to East Carolina University is an opportunity that students should not pass up. All students should feel privileged to have the resources provided to them because they are able to investigate the cultural values that the collection contains. This is a great asset of Joyner Library that can help students expand their knowledge and research and can help them with assignments. The Special Collections Division is a great tool for writers to use to add to the quality of their writing.
Located in 1 East 70th Street, in New York City, The Frick Collection is an elegant and well maintained museum housed in the former residence of Henry Clay Frick, a successful steel and coke industrialist who amassed an incredible fortune during the 19th century in Pittsburgh. The museum is easily accessible by public transportation as various trains such as the N or the R lines stop nearby at 5th Ave and 59th Street. The collection is open six days a week operating from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays. Adults are required to pay $20 while students with valid identification are asked to pay $10. On Sundays, the collection institutes a pay as you wish format similar to that employed by the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. It must be noted that children under the age of 10 are not permitted in the Collection. Tours at the museum are enhanced by an acousti...
...ch allows the person to enter the glass atrium connecting all of the wings of the building, which was added in 2012. Breuer was honored with the commission after he had shown his design abilities in other aspects throughout the city. The museum expansion was just one of the few of Breuer’s designs that still stand today. Breuer’s work in both furniture design and architecture has been around for many years, and will continue to be around for many more to come.
The white walls of the museum came to life by the art works on and surrounding them. As soon as I walked in, I was facing Sheila Hicks, Vivace, Vivace, (2014) which lit up the room with its vibrant colors, serving as the
The Norton Anthology: American Literature, Volume A: Beginning to 1820. New York City: Norton & Comany, 2007.
Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Ed. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin's, 2000. 127-137.
When inquiring about the comparisons and contrasts between Melville’s Benito Cereno and Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of an American Slave, Written by Himself, the following question almost inevitably arises: Can a work of fiction and an autobiography be compared at all? Indeed, the structure of the two stories differs greatly. Whereas Douglass’s Narrative adapts a typical pattern of autobiographies, i.e. a chronological order of birth, childhood memories, events that helped shape the narrator etc., Benito Cereno is based on a peculiar three-layered foundation of a central story recounting the main events, a deposition delineating the events prior to the first part, and an ending.
With that, we are able to examine readings and can ask ourselves if this really could have taken place exactly how it is being portrayed. Although the books seem as if they are written as an autobiography or “diary”, they are actually fictional books and should not be used as stand-alone text in a classroom. Even though these books do bring much knowledge to a classroom and allow students to learn about historical events they otherwise may not have, they only provide one insight to the
Richard and his wife prepare for their expedition in Philadelphia, as Lewis did, and they visited the library of the American Philosophical Society. The librarian suggested that if they wanted to follow in the exact footsteps of Lewis and Clark they should use a classic eight volume edition of the Lewis and Clark journals. Richard took many notes of the Lewis and Clark expedition for their journey.
Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie. The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Writing, Thinking. 5th ed. Ed. Michael Meyer. Boston: Bedford, 1999. 1865-190
On first visiting the site, the user is impressed by the simple, friendly layout. The collection is divided into Reference, Verse, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Users can click on drop down menus or tabs for each category to go directly to the title of the work they seek. And each menu or tab is divided into subcategories so users may locate similar formats or subjects with ease. Works can also be found through author, subject, or title keyword searches, or one can browse the “featured” selections that are frequently updated on the home page. The content of every title in the collection can be keyword searched to locate specific quotes or phrases that are of interest to the user within the work.
...’s book accomplishes a lot in its timid three hundred pages, it lacks more examples of modern architecture and historical landmarks such as the ones discussed above. Also, the lack of chronological order is a new approach, but it might not appeal to all readers.
The first meeting Charity had with Harney was unexpected while working in the library. “The fact that, in discovering her, he lost the thread of his remark, did not escape her attention, and she looked down…” (Wharton3), the look that Harney gives to Charity, drew her attention on him. Harney would start off with a conservation looking for a book about the architecture of
One pleasant afternoon, my classmates and I decided to visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts to begin on our museum assignment in world literature class. According to Houston Museum of Fine Art’s staff, MFAH considers as one of the largest museums in the nation and it contains many variety forms of art with more than several thousand years of unique history. Also, I have never been in a museum in a very long time especially as big as MFAH, and my experience about the museum was unique and pleasant. Although I have observed many great types and forms of art in the museum, there were few that interested me the most.
Glaspell, Susan. Trifles. Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Ed. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin's, 2000. 127-137.
Ms. Phillips met us in the waiting area and walked us through the very spacious building to the elevator, taking us to her office on the third floor. She explained to us that the building was once a hospital (W. Phillips, personal communication, October 4th, 2013). This explained the wide doorways, spacious halls, drab atmosphere, and considerable amount of walking it takes to get from one place to the next. Ms. Phillips’ office had very welcoming in décor. Pictures of her child and what seemed to be his artwork, and the work of other children, decorated almost every available wall space. Because the room was once a hospital room, the layout was very strange for an office. Visitors have to sit perpendicular to Ms. Phillips’ desk. Because Ms. Phillips provides in home services, I do not believe this would aff...