There is nothing quite like looking at history to put current daily experiences into perspective. Look no further than the collections pertaining to politics, women’s suffrage and public policy contained in the Special Collections’ Rare Book Department. The vast collection of rare books that spans...
President John F. Kennedy orders the start of the generators at Flaming Gorge Dam during a visit to Salt Lake City, Utah. Kennedy is accompanied by Utah Senator Frank Moss....
As the coronavirus pandemic forced universities across the nation to close their doors and transition to online learning, student employees on campuses had to pivot as well. Student employees here, at the J. Willard Marriott Library, found their duties shifting as they began to work...
By Justin Sorensen Hey everyone, I’m Justin Sorensen with the Marriott Library’s GIS Services. For this week’s Map Monday release, we’ll be doing something a little bit different. Normally, I would be sharing a cartographic map or interactive mapping application with you demonstrating the power of GIS...
"Do not believe more than what you see with your eyes." -- Montezuma to Cortés, according to Cortés, 1519 Rare Books invites you to view its most recent virtual lecture, "What You See With Your Eyes." Why are texts written? and for whom? Why are texts recorded...
“No swellings tell that winds may be upon some far-off happier sea- No heavings hint that winds have been on seas less hideously serene.” — Edgar Allan Poe, “The City in the Sea” Rare Books invites you to view its most recent virtual lecture, "A Drop in the Ocean." Learn...
During the U’s “circuit-breaker” -- when the U campus will be closed September 27 – October 11 – the Marriott Library will still be serving up great services and collections for students, staff and faculty! Here’s what we can do for you remotely. ...
By Erika Church 3D Printing Services will be modified during the scheduled building closure (September 27th, 2020 - October 11th, 2020). Submissions will continue to be processed; we are here to help you wherever you are. Don’t get too excited -- you will still have to...
from The Book and the Great Community, J. Willard Marriott Library, 1994 On May 17, 1968, Wallace Stegner delivered a dedicatory address to the new Marriott Library, in which he said: "To erect a great library in the year 1968 is an act of stubborn and sassy...
Now what?Virus. Earthquake. Quarantine.Usually with six weeks left in a semester, I am juggling podcast recordings and video game audio before finals. Everything is frozen.Some of you may know that I am a radio deejay on KRCL, the local community station. For more...