Historic Oregon Newspapers: Preserving History While Shaping the Future

By Sheila Rabun

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON LIBRARIES - Sheila Rabun, Digital Project Manager at the Digital Scholarship Center, gives a tour of the rich and varied history of news media in Oregon. more

Splitting Hairs: Chinese Immigrants, the Queue, and the Boundaries of Political Citizenship

By Sarah Gold McBride

As Chinese immigration to California accelerated across the 19th century, the hairstyle known as the queue — a long, braided pony tail — became the subject of white Americans’ fascination, disgust, and legal regulation. Sarah Gold McBride explores why hair served as an index of political subjecthood, and how the queue exposed cracks in American norms regarding gender, economy, and citizenship. more

Twilight of the Velocipede: Typesetting Races before the Age of Linotype

By Alex Wright

Before Linotype revolutionised typesetting in the 1880s, compositors set texts by hand — and they set them fast. Alex Wright rediscovers the thrilling world of typesetting races, which drew crowds in the thousands, offered huge cash prizes, and helped women "Swifts" fight for workplace equity. more