Special Collections, Musselman Library, Gettysburg College

08/22/2026

08/12/2026

Gettysburg students, apply for a job in Special Collections and College Archives!

08/01/2026

And for the grand finale - Cataloging and Metadata. Our interns cataloged the books they repaired in the last rotation and then learned the complexities of cataloging sheet music. First they sorted by era and then alphabetized by song title. Their cataloging records in MUSCAT Plus are extremely detailed and even include the first lines of songs to help researchers connect with exactly the piece and version that they want.

07/28/2026

A very special thank you to everyone in Waynesboro, PA for showing us around the property, in the museum, and behind the scenes yesterday. Always great to see alumni in action! 🔶🔷

https://www.renfrewmuseum.org/

07/23/2026

Spine repair requires concentration and a steady hand. 📚😅

07/20/2026

July 20th, 1869, David McConaughy wrote on behalf of the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association inviting "General" to a reunion for officers on during the week of August 23rd at the Gettysburg Springs Hotel. Find out which generals wrote back: https://tinyurl.com/MS-022McConaughy

07/18/2026

It is everyone's favorite Special Collections Summer Internship rotation - Conservation! Project one is making a book, from cutting the pages, to sewing them together, gluing on the cover boards and endpapers, to stamping the title in gold foil. Fancy.

07/04/2026

07/01/2026

THE notes from "Notes on the Rebel invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania : and the battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d and 3d, 1863," by its author Prof. Michael Jacobs. Jacobs was one of our first faculty members and first librarian. He spent July 1-3, 1863 observing the battle around him from his home on West Middle Street. His book, published in 1864, is a well-respected account of the battle.