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Sharing the Collection of Barbara Drake: Tongva Elder, Educator, Ethnobotanist

November 21, 2022

The Claremont Colleges Library is excited and honored to present a fall exhibit that highlights the newly-donated Barbara Drake Collection. This exhibit highlights the work of Barbara Drake as a Tongva Elder, educator and ethnobotanist. Visitors to the exhibit can explore Barbara’s focus on education, research, interpretive history, ethnobotany and plant medicine, plant-based recipes, language.
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The Braxton Collection is Back!

October 27, 2022

The Braxton Collection of Popular Literature is back after a pandemic hiatus! Come peruse this collection of recent popular fiction and nonfiction titles on the second floor of the Mudd building in the Library. As you’re browsing the collection and looking for your next great read, check out the books from the Staff Picks program..
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Learn More & Get Inspired By This Year’s Open Access Week!

October 24, 2022

Jennifer Beamer, Scholarly Communications Librarian We invite you to get inspired, embrace the spirit and join us in celebrating the 15th annual International Open Access Week which is themed “Open for Climate Justice” and takes place this week from October 24 – 30, 2022. “This year’s global theme seeks to encourage connection and collaboration among the.
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Happy 70th Anniversary to the Honnold Library Building!

October 23, 2022

Seventy years ago, on October 23, 1952, the Honnold Library building was dedicated in the presence of Caroline Honnold, essentially marking the start of The Claremont Colleges Library’s story. Caroline — along with her late husband William Honnold, a former Pomona College trustee and founding trustee of The Claremont Colleges — gave a generous gift.
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Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month

September 29, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 to October 15 each year in the United States to celebrate Americans, including those with indigenous backgrounds, whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. (With this in mind, please note that The Claremont Colleges Library acknowledges that the term “Hispanic” may.
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Early California Letters Collection

September 28, 2022

An exciting new collection can now be found in The Claremont Colleges Digital Library, which provides access to digitized and born-digital historical and visual resources collections created both by and for The Claremont Colleges community. The Early California Letters collection offers researchers over 100 letters originating from various writers in California dating from 1773 to.
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