About the Project
Nashville's own tortured poet, Taylor Swift, has released 11 original studio albums. Vanderbilt University has over 1,100 manuscript collections. Swift's lyrics are often inspired by her own life, while archives are full of personal histories. In this fellowship, students identified the commonalities of the human experience between Swift's songs and primary sources to create a virtual multimedia exhibit with materials from the Vanderbilt Special Collections Library. Along the way, they learned about primary source preservation, description, research, and exhibit curation and design.
Mentors
Sarah Calise; Mary McSparran
Fellows
Avery F. Valz; Stephanie M. Hicks; Isabel A. Soliman; Graycen E. Nudd
Project
Coming soon!