Introduction

This interactive catalog and resource guide contains a selection of Spanish language materials from W&L Special Collections and Archive identified and described by students in Professor Julia Hernández's Spanish classes during the 2021-2022 academic year. The catalog records are available in Spanish and English.

As a course project, each student selected an object and conducted research on the physical aspects, publication information, and textuality of the work. Each course worked with a selection of objects relevant to the course's topic and themes. In addition to research and writing the catalog entry, students also selected a "glamour shot" so that the object's best features would be on display in addition to the title page and other representative images.

The goals of the project were to:

  • Explore the materiality of the Spanish-language Book.
  • Consider the relationship between the materiality and textuality of the book.
  • Learn about WLU Special Collections.
  • Engage in public scholarship and digital humanities through the creation of an online library exhibition and resource guide for student, faculty, and community researchers interested in Spanish at W&L.
  • Promote use of Spanish on campus and in the community through official W&L online outlets.

All materials are available for access by contacting Leyburn Library Special Collections & Archives.

Credits

The following classes particpated in the project:

  • SPAN 220: Introducción a la Literatura Española (Fall 2021)
    • Walter Barden '23
    • Emma Conover '24
    • Carlyle Cunningham '24
    • Gillian Hollway '24
    • Audrey Jameson '24
    • Rheannon Loth '24
    • Louisa Lyle '24
    • Alexander Mayer '24
    • Isaiah McGee '23
    • Spencer Merrill '24
    • Owen Murray '24
    • Philip Scheurer '24
    • Charles Thigpen '24
    • Samuel Wise '23
  • SPAN 275: Introducción al Análisis Literario (Fall 2021)
    • William Bruner '24
    • Emma Conover '24
    • Elizabeth Gonzalez Avalos '24
    • Kaylin Jury '24
    • Avery Lunch '24
    • Isaiah McGee '23
    • Kathryn Miller '24
    • Briyana Mondesir '22
    • Langley Steuart '24
    • Tyler Waldman '24
    • Samuel Wise '23
  • SPAN 309: History of the Spanish Language (Fall 2021)
    • Claudia Barnett '22
    • Adelaide Bell '22
    • Natalie Burden '22
    • Andrew Crean '22
    • Eleni Filley '22
    • Lillian Gillespie '22
    • Sydney Gomez '22
    • Anna Groninger '22
    • Paige Hammele '22
    • Julie Phipps '22
    • Lucas Robertson '23
    • Kristina Taylor '22
  • SPAN 275: Introducción al Análisis Literario (Winter 2022)
    • Kenza Amine Benabdallah '22
    • Will Bou '23
    • Maggie Foshee '24
    • Ned Newton '24
    • Felipe Posada '24
    • Henry Reed '24

Project credits

  • Julia Hernández (Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish)
  • Mackenzie Brooks (Associate Professor & Digital Humanities Librarian)
  • Tom Camden (Associate University Librarian, Special Collections and Archives)
  • Byron Faidley (Senior Collections Assistant, Rare Materials Digitization Coordinator)
  • Paula Kiser (Assistant Professor & Digital Scholarship Librarian)