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New Exhibit Showcases Early Days of Rafting the Grand Canyon
Johnny Walker in Lava Falls, 1978. Photo Michael Collier Cline Library has unveiled a new exhibit, “THE GRAND CANYON; A Boatman’s Perspective.” The exhibit, curated by photographer Michael Collier, features 47 photographs that portray and reflect upon the experiences of river running of the 1970s and 1980s. The images were drawn from Michael Collier’s photographic collections. We meet Collier and his river running comrades, paddle alongside them, and begin to feel how the experience was different then – new, raw,…
Meet Michelle Boyer-Kelly, U. of A. Intern and SCA's latest example of "Elevating Excellence."
As fall semester comes to an end, we will soon say goodbye to an up-and-coming archival professional and wonderful intern, Michelle Boyer-Kelly. Michelle’s internship came about when Archivist for Discovery, Sam(antha) Meier received a generous grant from the Arizona Archives Alliance to provide matching funds for a paid SCA intern. Working with the University of Arizona’s Master of Library and Information Science, Knowledge River program, Sam created a structured, for- credit, paid internship that would offer an exceptional learning opportunity,…
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