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Preservation and craft: Mary McSparran celebrates the written word and how we archive stories

Mary McSparran, curator of manuscripts at Special Collections and University Archives, has always been captivated by stories and the ways in which they’re recorded.

Curator of Manuscripts Mary McSparran (fourth from left) is pictured with students from the “Special Collections Laboratory: Turning Primary Sources into Poetry” Buchanan Library Fellowship in April 2024. They are (left to right) Charity Davis, Ommay Farah, Ommay Khyr and Evan Kerr. Tim Gollins, director of Special Collections and University Archives, is pictured far right. (Vanderbilt University)

Vanderbilt University, Fulbright Canada establish new visiting research chair at the Heard Libraries

Vanderbilt University is expanding its distinguished partnership with Fulbright Canada through a new, five-year memorandum of understanding.

Left to right: Jon Shaw and Michael Hawes (John Amis/Vanderbilt)

Black artists’ enduring impact on country music celebrated at Heard Libraries event featuring author Alice Randall

Bestselling author Alice Randall discussed the historic significance of Black musicians and their many contributions to country music during a talk at Central Library on Nov. 20, part of the unique slate of programming hosted by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries this semester.

Heard Libraries’ read-and-publish agreement with Oxford University Press enhances support for Vanderbilt research

A three-year read-and-publish agreement between Oxford University Press and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries is elevating the visibility and impact of Vanderbilt University research by expanding access to OUP’s… Keep reading