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How to Find Special Collections Materials in the Library Catalog

Do you want to learn about other tools to help you discover special collections materials? This week's blog posts highlights how to search the…

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Doggy Days Brings Paws-itivity to UTA Libraries

The sun shined bright and intense on March 2 as five handlers gathered with their therapy dogs on the Ruthie Brock-Saxe Patio for Doggy Days at…

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Women’s Health, Women’s Bodies: a Collaboration between Special Collections and Women’s and Gender Studies

March is Women’s History Month! To celebrate, Special Collections collaborated with the Women’s and Gender Studies Program to bring you “Women’s…

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MavAwareness Reminds Students They Are Loved

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries held its first MavAwareness of the semester on Feb. 16. The monthly event is designed to help…

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UTA Libraries Hosts Workshop to Teach Students the Ins and Outs of LinkedIn

On Feb. 15, students gathered in the first-floor classroom located in the newly opened Studios at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries…

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Remembering Black Labor History in Dallas: Moving Picture Machine Operators Union, Local 249-A

Remembering the establishment, activies, impact, and legacy of the all-Black Dallas Moving Picture Machine Operators Union, Local 249-A.

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UTA Libraries says ‘Me Too’ with Launch of Semester-Long Book Club

The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries held the first meeting of their book club on Feb. 9th. The event was co-sponsored by Multicultural…

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Alumna Mya Lewis Investigates Four Paintings by Clementine Hunter

Former SPCO student employee and Art History graduate Mya Lewis examines four paintings by Clementine Hunter

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Meet Callum Knitowski, New Creative Library Specialist for the Studios

I would like to introduce Callum Knitowski, new Creative Library Specialist for the Studios at the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries! He…

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Meet Lainie Allen, New Library Specialist with the User Success and Services Department

I would like to introduce Lainie Allen, new Library Specialist with the User Success and Services department at the University of Texas at…

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A Tribute to Nurses: UTA and Beyond

An introduction and online companion to Special Collections' nursing exhibit for spring 2022.

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Meet Hang Pham-Vu, New Digital Publishing Specialist

I would like to introduce Hang Pham-Vu, new Digital Publishing Specialist for the University of Texas at Arlington Libraries! She is coming to us…