A Pick of the Week from Special Collections of the UM Libraries By Steve Hersh A rare, vintage catalog from around the year 1908, Ball and Cotillon Articles Decorations bears many parallels to modern-day Party City catalogs and offers an array of costumes, props, and decorations that can be used to create overall themes for balls and cotillons. The costumes are of the outlandish variety, represented by … Continue reading COOLCRAZYBEAUTIFUL: Ball and Cotillon Articles Decorations

A Pick of the Week from Special Collections of the UM Libraries By Emily Gibson Developed by Pan Am’s Operations Training Department, Language Development Section,  Language Tieline from the Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records was an internal newsletter published routinely in multiple languages for the benefit of Pan Am’s own staff, particularly their flight attendants who often hailed from different parts of the world and were required … Continue reading COOLCRAZYBEAUTIFUL: Language Tieline Volume 1, Issue 1 from Pan American World Airways, Inc. Records

A Pick of the Week from University Archives of the UM Libraries By Marcia V. Tyrrell Heath The Malaika Handbooks were aimed primarily at the University of Miami’s black student population, which was experiencing rapid growth in the 1970s and 1980s. The primary purpose of them was to offer resources to help black students acclimate to the university environment and connect with other black students to share … Continue reading COOLCRAZYBEAUTIFUL: Malaika Handbooks