Library Notes

KSMU, the public radio station at MSU, recently broadcast a story about Alberta’s Hotel that featured the new Ora (“Cricket”) Logan special collection at the MSU Libraries. Tracie Gieselman-Holtaus, the Archivist at the MSU Libraries, was interviewed by the reporter, Jessica Balisle. The Ora “Cricket” Logan Collection is a collection of materials that document the life and accomplishments of former Springfield resident, Ora Logan, in addition to the life and accomplishments of her mother, Alberta Northcutt Ellis, and other generations…

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The annual conference of the Missouri Association for Museums and Archives (MOMA) will be held October 17-19 at various venues in Springfield, including the Duane G. Meyer Library on the campus of Missouri State University. The conference theme this year is “Wonder and Sustainability.” The conference is supported by the Missouri Humanities Council. The conference begins Thursday morning with special tours of Bass Pro Shops and the Wonders of Wildlife Museum, followed by evening events at the Springfield Art Museum where…

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Over 45 people attended the Living Ozarks event held on Thursday evening, April 25, 2019, at the Library Center of the Springfield-Greene County Library District. The event was sponsored and organized by the Ozarks Studies Institute, an initiative of the MSU Libraries. The evening was a provocative mix of music, readings, a panel discussion, and lively discussion. Shun-Yeen Hoi played regional music on the keyboard. Mike Kromrey and Todd Parnell, among others, gave readings. John Sellars and Susan Croce Kelly…

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After over eighteen years of service to MSU Libraries and the University community, Hongjun Yin is retiring at the end of April. Congratulations Hongjun! Please join us for celebration, snacks, and well-wishes: Monday, April 29, 2019 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Meyer Library, LL 007

In anticipation of the MSU Theatre and Dance production of Lanford Wilson’s The Rimers of Eldritch (showing May 2nd – 5th), the Special Collections and Archives area of the MSU Libraries is displaying selections from the Lanford Wilson Collection in the Craig Hall foyer. Lanford Wilson (April 13, 1937 – March 24, 2011) was a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright born in Lebanon, Missouri. At a young age, after his parents divorced, he moved with his mother to Springfield, and then to Ozark. Wilson lived in Ozark until…

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On Tuesday afternoon, April 30th, Route 66 aficionados will gather in downtown Springfield, just south of the Woodruff Building, now called Sky Eleven, to celebrate the birth of Route 66. Ninety-three years ago a telegram was sent from the telegraph office in the Colonial Hotel, now an MSU parking lot, to Washington DC that is the first recorded use of the number 66 for the proposed national highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. The celebration is free and open to…

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Spring is in the air, finals are near…it’s time for some fun at Club Meyer! On Wednesday, dozens of shiny, candy-filled eggs were hidden inside the Duane G. Meyer Library. In the mix were two golden eggs, each containing something a little ‘eggstra’. Students Marenda Biggs and Theo Schwanlenberg proved their hunting skills by finding these elusive oeuvres. Their tenacity earned each of them a reserved VIP study room — complete with pizza, their favorite snacks, and plenty of room…

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The spring end-of-semester party will take place on Friday, May 10th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Meyer Library, room 301. The Libraries will provide a taco bar and soft drinks utilizing private funding. Everyone is invited to bring a dessert or side dish to share. The guests of honor will be our graduating student assistants. Please join us to wish them well and thank them for their hard work and dedication. In keeping with the Libraries’ sustainability efforts, attendees…

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The newest exhibit of material from the Morgan Military Insignia Collection features training materials and souvenirs from Camp Crowder. Pete Morgan credits time spent at Camp Crowder as a child, where his father worked during World War II, as the starting point for his life-long interest in military insignia. Located in Newton and McDonald counties in southwest Missouri, Camp Crowder was developed in 1941 as the United States was rapidly expanding its armed forces. Named for Major General Enoch Crowder,…

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