Archives & Special Collections

Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that thanks to Library Technician Jeff Prescott, the Upward Bound scrapbooks from 1970 through 2021 are now digitized. They are located on our Omeka digital repository and can be found here. Additionally, Upward Bound Literature Journals, 1981-2016, were also digitized and can be found here. Below are Jeff’s…… Continue reading A Cache of Memories: Digitizing the Upward Bound Scrapbooks, 1970-2021

Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that Juliana Lueders, a Junior English and Philosophy major with minors in Ethics and Women and Gender studies, has processed the Poetry series of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection. Juliana is a member of the concert and pep bands on campus. In the future, she hopes to find…… Continue reading Ballads, Battles, Love, and Loss: Processing the Poetry series of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection

Transportation officials at a luncheon in Wilkes-Barre. Seated from left to right: Flood Recovery Task Force member Tom Kiley, unidentified, Senator Martin L. Murray, Governor Milton Shapp, Chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Flood Recovery Task Force Edward Schechter, State Secretary of Transportation Jacob Kassab, unidentified, County Commissioner Edmund Wideman. In addition to processing…… Continue reading The Power of Networking During Times of Crisis: Processing the Flood Recovery Task Force, Inc. records

“We’re all in this boat together,” Michelini said in a speech to Wilkes faculty in early July 1972, several days after Hurricane Agnes devastated the Wyoming Valley. On June 23, 1972, Hurricane Agnes flooded the levees protecting the Susquehanna River. It was described as the worst disaster in United States history. Over 25,000 homes and…… Continue reading We’re All in this Boat Together”: Processing the Francis J. Michelini Papers

Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that Subseries V: Thomas Campbell prints and manuscripts, 1796-1848, of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection is now transcribed, processed, and digitized thanks to Juliana Lueders, a Sophomore English and Philosophy major, who worked on this collection in Spring 2022. Juliana is a member of Sigma Tau Delta, an International…… Continue reading Processing the Thomas Campbell subseries: A life of Language, Love, and Loss

Photo captioned: “Sandbagging at the levee in Wilkes-Barre in June 1972,” found in the June 23, 2021 Times Leader article, “Agnes at 49: An observance, never a celebration,” by Bill O’Boyle, Accessed in May 2022. Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that thanks to Sarah Phillips, Junior Political Science major, the Robert Wolensky papers,…… Continue reading The Power of the People: Exploring Wyoming Valley politics within the Robert Wolensky papers, 1954-2006

Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that thanks to Bridget Hannon, a Junior History Major with a concentration in Public History and minors in English and Women and Gender studies, the Publications Series, 1785-1982, of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock special collection, is now processed and digitized. Bridget currently works a part time job at…… Continue reading The Wyoming Valley in print: Processing the Publications series, 1785-1982, of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection

Camelot, 1967 Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that the Theater Department collection, 1933-present, has been processed by Aariyana Gould, a Junior Public History and Musical Theater major. Aari is set to graduate in 2023, and she is proud to participate in so many different activities on campus. In addition to being a double…… Continue reading Tough Acts to Follow: Processing the Theater Department collection, 1933-present

Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that Dawson Sensenig, a Senior Geology major, has processed the Charles B. Reif collection of Natural History Prints, 1485-1899, in Spring 2022. Dawson is a member of the Geo Explorers and Wilkes Adventure Education clubs here at Wilkes; he is also a member of the Paleontological Society. He…… Continue reading A Study in Scientific Illustrations: Processing the Charles B. Reif collection of Natural History prints, 1485-1899

A drawing, sourced from Fine Art America, created by Granger in an unknown date of the Battle of Wyoming, better known as the Wyoming Massacre, the most famous battle attributed to Zebulon Butler. Accessed March 18, 2022 Wilkes University Archives is excited to share that Conrad Middleton, a Sophomore History major with a focus on…… Continue reading From Soldier to Settler: Processing the Butler correspondence subseries 1759-1854