The UM Archives and Special Collections

Just a quick note to let everyone know the archives move is underway. Student worker Jamie Rawls and interns Michael Messina, Amber Whiting, and Andrea Self have been hard at work moving and cleaning items. Ben Hayes, UM Physical Plant, came by Wednesday morning and moved portions of our shelving to the new area. I plan to document this experience by posting photos and updates along the way. Please check out more photos on our Carmichael Library Flickr account.

Extended Finals Hours for Spring 2011

Original artwork by Joel Bullock

Starting this Sunday, April 24, Carmichael Library will be open late for your last minute study needs! We'll keep the doors open until 2:00 a.m. during the week before finals. The library's end-of-semester extended hours will continue through Tuesday, May 3.

Spring 2011 Extended Hours
Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
April 24 6 p.m. – 2 a.m.	25 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.	26 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.	27 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.	28 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.	29 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	30 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
May 1 2 p.m. – 2 a.m.	2 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.	3 8 a.m. – 2 a.m.	4 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.	5 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.	6 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.	7 Closed
8 Closed

Good luck, students!

History Day in the Library, April 18

Photo from 2010 Fall History Day by Dr. Ruth Truss

Tomorrow, Carmichael Library will be the site of the History Department's semi-annual History Day. Seniors taking History 491 with Dr. Robert Barone will present their final research projects. At 1:00 p.m. we will have a Skype video session from England with 2005 UM alumna, Kelly Kilpatrick. Ms. Kilpatrick is soon to finish her DPhil in European History, The Historical Interpretation of Early Medieval Insular Place-Names, at Wadham College at Oxford.

The 2011 Spring History Day student presenters include:

Nathan Brown, "Southern Transformation: Chestnut Creek, the Rise and Fall of a Nineteenth Century Community"

Tiffany Cummings, "Environmentalism: A Movement of Humanity"

Marshall Davidson, "Spring Offensives of 1918: Germany’s Need for Manpower"

Vanya Gaines, "Chasing the Setting Sun: Churchill’s Early Years"

David Hughes, "The Development of the Coosa River: The Logan Martin Dam Project"

Christina Joiner, "The Making of Women in the 1920s: A Change in the Workplace, Relationships, and Culture"

Patrick Lakey, "Triumph Over the Will: Jazz Resistance Under the Third Reich"

Nick Miller, "Birmingham: The Civil Rights Movement and the African-American Church"

Christopher Robinson, "The Untold story: African-American Soldiers Who Defended the Southern Way Life During the Civil War"

Sarah Stephens, "Geronimo: The Last Campaign"

Richard Thompson, "Bloodshed in Alabama: The Major Players and Key Events of the Creek War"

Michael Trott, "Helicopter Pilots of the Vietnam War"

Amber Whiting, "The Aleutian Islands Campaign"

Please join us at any time between noon and 2:00 p.m. tomorrow!

University and Library Closing at 1pm today, April 15, 2011

This news from the University of Montevallo Public Relations Office:

Due to the possibility of inclement weather, the University of Montevallo will close at 1 p.m. today (Friday, April 15, 2011). This also includes all evening classes and special events. The University will reopen Monday at 8 a.m., as per regular schedule.

The National Weather service has indicated a severe weather event in Central Alabama this afternoon and extending into the evening.

For those attending the Montevallo Literary Festival, afternoon events have been moved to Eclipse Coffee and Books.

Please stay safe! Carmichael Library will open for our regular Saturday hours of operation, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

University and Library Closing at 2pm today, April 4,2011

Because of the threat of a severe weather outbreak, the University of Montevallo and Carmichael Librarywill close today (Monday, April 4, 2011) at 2 p.m.

Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to be safe and to stay tuned to a good source for weather information.

The University will re-open at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 5.