Washington State Library Special Collections
2014-02-01T12:25:11-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGE5XC8yMDE0MDIwMTEyMjUzNTAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Librarian Sean Lanksbury toured the Special Collections of the Washington State Library, which houses a collection of over 900 rare books purchased by Washington’s first governor, Isaac Stevens. Governor Stevens purchased the books to create a makeshift library for the people of the newly formed state.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Olympia, Washington, from January 13-16 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. ction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Olympia, Washington, from January 13-16 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. ction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Librarian Sean Lanksbury toured the Special Collections of the Washington State Library, which houses a collection of over 900 rare books pu… read more
Librarian Sean Lanksbury toured the Special Collections of the Washington State Library, which houses a collection of over 900 rare books purchased by Washington’s first governor, Isaac Stevens. Governor Stevens purchased the books to create a makeshift library for the people of the newly formed state.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Olympia, Washington, from January 13-16 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. ction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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