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
Progress towards a cleaner Wyoming Valley: Processing the Earth Conservancy Project files, 1963-2001, bulk 1988-2001 and Wilkes faculty contributions
From left, Mark Hendry, Stacy Rizzo, and Dr. Dale Bruns. At Solomon Creek Borehole on July 3, 2001. Picture provided by Dr. Dale Bruns. Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that Megan Novak, a Freshman Environmental Science student, has processed the Earth Conservancy papers, 1963-2001, bulk 1988-2001. Megan is a member of the Air…… Continue reading Progress towards a cleaner Wyoming Valley: Processing the Earth Conservancy Project files, 1963-2001, bulk 1988-2001 and Wilkes faculty contributions
The Vibrant Social Sports Lives of the Wilkes student: A closer look at a scrapbooks collection
Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that Trystan Griffiths, a Senior History major with minors in Gender and Women’s studies and sociology with a focus on anthropology, processed and digitized the Wilkes University scrapbooks and photo albums collection, in Fall 2021. Trystan is a member of the Men’s Basketball team while at Wilkes University…… Continue reading The Vibrant Social Sports Lives of the Wilkes student: A closer look at a scrapbooks collection
A Medley of Presidential Penmanship: Processing the Presidents of the United States subseries, 1777-1959, 1986-2002. 
Wilkes University Archives is excited to share that Conrad Middleton, a Sophomore History major with a focus on Public History, transcribed and described the Presidents of the United States, 1777–1959, 1986-2002, subseries. Conrad hopes to do archival work in the future. This processed and digitized subseries can be found on our Archivesspace catalog found here.…… Continue reading A Medley of Presidential Penmanship: Processing the Presidents of the United States subseries, 1777-1959, 1986-2002. 
Our Namesake: Processing the John Wilkes subseries, 1763-1805, of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection, 1549-2015
The Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection is a large special collection located within the Wilkes University Archives at the Eugene S. Farley Library. One of Wilkes College’s original Board of Trustees, Gilbert Stuart McClintock, collected during his lifetime hundreds of manuscripts, rare books, engravings, newspapers, paintings, political cartoons, bookplates, and objects spanning centuries that document historical…… Continue reading Our Namesake: Processing the John Wilkes subseries, 1763-1805, of the Gilbert Stuart McClintock collection, 1549-2015
Lessons in Archaeological Provenience: Processing the George L. Fenner Jr collection of prehistoric Native American artifacts, 1000BCE-450BCE
Mr. George L. Fenner Jr. Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that Dawson Sensenig, a Junior majoring in Geology, has processed and digitized the Fenner Collection of Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, 1000BCE-450BCE in Fall 2021. Dawson is a member of the Geo Explorers and Wilkes Adventure Education clubs here at Wilkes. Additionally, he is…… Continue reading Lessons in Archaeological Provenience: Processing the George L. Fenner Jr collection of prehistoric Native American artifacts, 1000BCE-450BCE
The Evolution of the Wilkes Student: Digitizing the Amnicolas, 1947-2019
Wilkes University Archives is excited to announce that thanks to John Jenkins, a Senior History major with a concentration in Computer Science, the Amnicolas are now completely digitized from 1947 to 2019! John previously digitized the Wilkes Beacons and other special collections such as the Harold Stark collection and the Anne and Arnaud Marts collection.…… Continue reading The Evolution of the Wilkes Student: Digitizing the Amnicolas, 1947-2019
Decades of Dynamic Art: Processing the Sordoni Art Gallery Exhibition Files, 1973-present
Wilkes University Archives has a guest blog post written by Emily Cherkauskas, a Junior double major in Communication Studies and English with minors in Creative Writing and Women’s and Gender Studies. Emily is a staff member of The Beacon as an editor for the Life, Arts & Entertainment section and will work as Editor-in-Chief for…… Continue reading Decades of Dynamic Art: Processing the Sordoni Art Gallery Exhibition Files, 1973-present
A Sketch of a Bygone Century: Processing the Vertical Files, 1910-2017
Wilkes University Archives has a guest blogpost written by Thomas Morgan, a Junior History Major. Tom, a former member of the defunct Marching Colonels, is a professional musician, historian, published poetry author, and local volunteer. After graduation, he intends to continue his work as a historian, potentially through a Master’s Degree. Also, he plans to…… Continue reading A Sketch of a Bygone Century: Processing the Vertical Files, 1910-2017
Bringing Smiles to Wilkes: The Betsy Bell Condron Papers
Wilkes University Archives has a guest blog post written by Emily Cherkauskas, a Junior Double Major in Communication Studies and English with minors in Creative Writing and Women’s and Gender studies. Emily is a staff member of The Beacon as an editor for the Life, Arts & Entertainment section and will work as Editor-in-Chief for…… Continue reading Bringing Smiles to Wilkes: The Betsy Bell Condron Papers
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