Today VTS joins the worldwide celebration of generosity that is Giving Tuesday by lifting our voices in support of the African American Episcopal Historical Collection (AAEHC), a joint project of VTS and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Giving Tuesday aims to bring people around the world together through generosity in all its forms […]
For the past two months, I have had the privilege of being part of the Bishop Payne Library team as they begin their move back into the newly renovated space. I have proudly exclaimed to various people that I was hired as their “grunt worker” for the summer, doing the odds and ends of moving. […]
The African American Episcopal Historical Collection (AAEHC) is a trove of surprises – defying my expectations in many ways. For example, I did not think that my time spent would be a return visit to some of the warmest and most comfortable occasions of my boyhood. Walking back through what has gone on before satisfies […]
Over the past fourteen months, as the Seminary archives and the African American Episcopal Historical Collection mitigated the challenges of the library and archives renovations, a temporary location with minimal collections, amidst a global pandemic, I had to keep from not getting overwhelmed by the task at hand. I constantly reminded myself of the adage: […]
Has a library user ever considered the work that allows them to identify, select and obtain the materials that they need for class and research? The life cycle of a library collection encompasses selection, ordering, receiving, cataloging, labeling, and repairing of materials. Selection involves anticipating the needs of current faculty and students before they do. […]
I like to think I care most about the essentials: those key theologians and figures from Church history that are most important to know. So, when we realized the Welcome Center Library would only contain 10% of the library’s total print collections, I thought this might be a welcome reprieve from an ordinarily overwhelming collection. […]
It’s Preservation Week for libraries across the United States! This year, we want to provide a glimpse into the crucial preservation work happening every day at the Bishop Payne Library by our book conservator, Beth Lewis. Today, Beth is working on preserving a 1602 English Geneva-Tomson New Testament from the library’s rare books collection. This […]