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McConnell Library Card Catalog
McConnell Library Card Catalog
Before libraries used computer programs and electronic catalogs, they depended on the card catalog. In each drawer of the catalog was a group of index cards with call number, title, author, and several bits of cataloging information about the book represented by the card. Patrons would look up a book in the catalog to find the call number so they could go to the book stacks to obtain the book. -
McConnell Library Audio-Visual Equipment Room
McConnell Library Audio-Visual Equipment Room
The library has checked out projectors, screens, and other things needed to use audio-visual material. At the time of this photograph, the Audio-Visual items were checked out from a room on the 4th floor of McConnell Library. In addition to the items available for checkout, in this photograph we can also see the lamination machine that was available for use in the building. -
Conversation with Gurney Norman (1985)
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- Lanier, Parks
- Norman, Gurney
Conversation with Gurney Norman (1985)
This video is one in a continuing series of interview videos conducted by Parks Lanier, of Radford University's Department of English. In this series, Dr. Lanier interviews featured authors from the yearly Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University. In this conversation, he talks with Gurney Norman, one of the featured artists of the 8th Annual Highland Summer Conference held in the summer of 1985. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Lanier, Parks
- Norman, Gurney
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James Still (1985)
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- Lanier, Parks
- Edwards, Grace Toney
- Still, James
James Still (1985)
Public reading by James Still, one of the featured authors from the 8th Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University in the summer of 1985. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Lanier, Parks
- Edwards, Grace Toney
- Still, James
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Conversation with James Still (1985)
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- Lanier, Parks
- Still, James
Conversation with James Still (1985)
This video is one in a continuing series of interview videos conducted by Parks Lanier, of Radford University's Department of English. In this series, Dr. Lanier interviews featured authors from the yearly Highland Summer Conference held on the campus of Radford University. In this conversation, he talks with James Still, one of the featured artists of the 8th Annual Highland Summer Conference held in the summer of 1985. The Highland Summer Conference is held yearly and consists of classes, readings and personal interaction with featured Appalachian authors.- Creator
- Lanier, Parks
- Still, James
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Auburn United Methodist Church, 1885-1985
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- Virginia Lawrence
Auburn United Methodist Church, 1885-1985
Auburn United Methodist Church 1885-1985, a 100 year history of the church written by Virginia Lawrence, Part of Virginia Deal Lawrence Scrapbook Collection, Box 34, Folder 1- Creator
- Virginia Lawrence
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Scrapbook 82
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- Lawrence, Virginia Deal
Scrapbook 82
Scrapbook labeled Historical 1985, containing news clippings primarily from national headlines along with some local history. Items include: Western fires rage, Reagan's tumor malignant, Second treasure found off Florida, Wreck of Titanic found, Quake hits Mexico, Replica of Godspeed makes voyage, Record flooding hits Roanoke, Army remembers Grant centennial, U.S. Soviet summit ends, Fury of a Flood, and many others.- Creator
- Lawrence, Virginia Deal
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McConnell Library Exit Gate
McConnell Library Exit Gate
McConnell Library is built on a hill so the main entrance is on the third floor. This photo shows an unidentified student leaving the library Reading Room with a stack of books. The structure on the left works, in conjunction with a detection device put in each book, to detect theft of library material.
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