Archives and Special Collections

   The trip to archives and special collections on Thursday was very interesting and informative. I learned how sacred and important some works can be, and I also find it fascinating how the books and texts downstairs must be kept to a certain humidity and temperature to preserve the pages and overall wellness of the books. One part of the trip that I found to be very engaging was the fraternity incident because Kelci stated that some articles and pieces from that incident became public very recently. Kelci mentioned that if we would like to read about it now, we definitely could and maybe uncover a story or simply read it to be informed about the history of a fraternity at Santa Clara. I also enjoy how much of a variety there is regarding the texts because I was expecting there to only be books, but from Kelci’s tour, we saw that there were photographs, a few paintings on the wall, and even an old gun which was very surprising to me. One thing I loved learning about is how to look at the small details of a text. For example, when my group viewed the palm leaf manuscript, I noticed that it was harder to analyze the manuscript because there was no text, but after looking for longer, I was able to recognize some symbols and notice the material it was made out of. I am interested in learning more about the story behind a book or piece of work regarding the location it was created in and if it travelled to another country such as “The Book of the Life of the Ancient Mexicans'' which my group also chose. Overall, I found the trip to be very helpful and it has sparked my interest in learning more about the works created throughout history in different parts of the world. 



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  1. Michelle BNovember 3, 2021 at 4:43 PM

    You're describing the value of close reading, and of slow reading. If you stare for long enough, details you hadn't thought to notice will become clear.

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