• Presenting: My Thesis!

    calendar May 8, 2024 · 1 min read · Bates thesis  ·
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    Presenting: My Thesis!

    After a year of unboxing, researching, cataloging, photographing, rehousing, and, yes, writing, my thesis project is complete. I'm extremely proud of my end products: the physical and digital forms of the Bates College Clothing Archive, accompanied by a written portion explaining the reasoning behind the choices I made …


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  • Beyond Benjamin Bates

    calendar May 5, 2023 · 9 min read · R Bates  ·
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    Beyond Benjamin Bates

    This is a project I worked on in a course I just finished, called Archives, Data, and Analysis. It explores the early donations to the Maine State Seminary, the precursor institution to Bates College. Introduction When thinking about the financial history of Bates College, there is one name that immediately comes to …


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  • Into the Zooniverse: Crowdsourcing Project Update

    calendar Apr 4, 2023 · 2 min read · Bates Zooniverse  ·
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    Into the Zooniverse: Crowdsourcing Project Update

    Time to venture into the Zooniverse! On Friday, I had the privilege of presenting my ongoing work with the Bates Museum of Art at our annual student research conference, the Mount David Summit. I was placed in the Research in STEM presentation session, which I found a bit funny. The two presentations before me were on …


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  • New Year, New Post

    calendar Jan 5, 2023 · 3 min read · Bates Rufus Porter  ·
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    Long time no see! Friends, it’s been a very busy semester and holiday season. But, I want to share some updates before the winter semester starts next week! New Digital Exhibit I took two wonderful history classes this semester. Taking Technology in US History was an absolute highlight for me; the course started out …


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