Class Year
2015
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
7-9-2014
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
The reading room of Gettysburg College’s Special Collections is one of those singular spaces where the denizens of academe encounter the uninitiated yet insatiably curious members of that nebulous group known as the public. Indeed, many summer afternoons on the fourth floor of Musselman Library witness researchers diligently pouring over primary source material and rare books while intrigued visitors study the numerous displays of artifacts with equal dedication. While my duties in Special Collections are mostly confined to working with the collections themselves, I have upon occasion received the opportunity to observe our visitors as they interact with the history that is on display. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Caswell, Bryan G., "Pohanka Reflection: Special Collections & Archives, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College" (2014). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 59.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/59
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