The digital humanities project Reading Kansas: Hidden Histories of Midwestern Book Culture would not exist without the collaborative support of a number of wonderful people and institutions at Kansas State University.
First and foremost, I would like to thank Hale Library’s special collections and Roger Adams and Keli Rylance in particular who granted us access to their fascinating archive and provided important guidance for recovering context and agency for these rare. A big thank you goes out as well to Sara Kearns for offering a set of inspiring library workshops that provided direction and orientation much like an Ariadne threading the labyrinthine turns and hidden pitfalls of archival research. With the gentle madness and zealous dedication of true bibliophiles, my students—Abilene Alderson, Hallie Lucas, Hunter Nelson, Sarah Peterson, Adam Smith, Malorie Wagner, Dylan Wheeler, and Cheyenne White—adopted a book from special collections and explored its material records, recovered local collecting and readership circles, and pondered larger American networks. Thank you for lending your articulate voices to these overlooked Midwestern texts and their important histories.
It is a pleasure, too, to acknowledge the Kansas State University’s College of Arts and Sciences that funded both the undergraduate research scholarship for Adam Smith who became our ancestry.com magician and the undergraduate student travel awards for Sarah Peterson, Malorie Wagner, and Cheyenne White, allowing my students to present Reading Kansas at the 10th Biennial Conference of the Society of Early Americanists in Tulsa. What is more, very special thanks go to Steven Dandaneau, Director of the University Honors Program, whose interdisciplinary vision allowed Sarah Peterson to make the digital humanities project Reading Kansas her honors project. Sarah, thank you for building us this stunning and solid digital home! Hallie Lucas shot the piercingly intimate images of our books, conjuring much of Reading Kansas’s nifty swagger. She also singlehandedly created our exhibition poster and catalogue—Hallie thank you for letting us look so good!
Final thanks go to two vital supporters: Anne Philips, who allotted an Honors class to this course proposal and project, and Karin Westman, Head of the English Department, whose advocacy backed and encouraged the digital exhibition Reading Kansas.
Steffi Dippold
Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
First and foremost, I would like to thank Hale Library’s special collections and Roger Adams and Keli Rylance in particular who granted us access to their fascinating archive and provided important guidance for recovering context and agency for these rare. A big thank you goes out as well to Sara Kearns for offering a set of inspiring library workshops that provided direction and orientation much like an Ariadne threading the labyrinthine turns and hidden pitfalls of archival research. With the gentle madness and zealous dedication of true bibliophiles, my students—Abilene Alderson, Hallie Lucas, Hunter Nelson, Sarah Peterson, Adam Smith, Malorie Wagner, Dylan Wheeler, and Cheyenne White—adopted a book from special collections and explored its material records, recovered local collecting and readership circles, and pondered larger American networks. Thank you for lending your articulate voices to these overlooked Midwestern texts and their important histories.
It is a pleasure, too, to acknowledge the Kansas State University’s College of Arts and Sciences that funded both the undergraduate research scholarship for Adam Smith who became our ancestry.com magician and the undergraduate student travel awards for Sarah Peterson, Malorie Wagner, and Cheyenne White, allowing my students to present Reading Kansas at the 10th Biennial Conference of the Society of Early Americanists in Tulsa. What is more, very special thanks go to Steven Dandaneau, Director of the University Honors Program, whose interdisciplinary vision allowed Sarah Peterson to make the digital humanities project Reading Kansas her honors project. Sarah, thank you for building us this stunning and solid digital home! Hallie Lucas shot the piercingly intimate images of our books, conjuring much of Reading Kansas’s nifty swagger. She also singlehandedly created our exhibition poster and catalogue—Hallie thank you for letting us look so good!
Final thanks go to two vital supporters: Anne Philips, who allotted an Honors class to this course proposal and project, and Karin Westman, Head of the English Department, whose advocacy backed and encouraged the digital exhibition Reading Kansas.
Steffi Dippold
Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
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