Buchanan Fellows

In 2022, as Vanderbilt’s 150th anniversary approached, recent graduates Allen Zeng, BA’23, and Richard Zhang, BA’23, set out to capture the essence of the university by photographing its community members. Collaborating with Professor of Art Vesna Pavlović and librarian Yvonne Boyer, the two developed the “Vanderbilt Self-Portrait” project, which is… Read More

You’re invited to a Celebration of Learning for the spring 2023 Buchanan Library Fellowships. Join us for refreshments and see students showcase their final projects and reflections on their experience. When: Thursday, May 4, 2023, 4:00 – 5:30 pm Where: Central Library Community Room Open to the Vanderbilt… Read More

Buchanan Library Fellowships Celebration of Learning You are invited to a Celebration of Learning for the fall 2022 Buchanan Library Fellowships. Join us this Thursday as students share their final projects and reflections on their experience. Student presentations will start at 4:15 p.m., with a reception and refreshments to… Read More

Join Buchanan Library Fellows/Blair School of Music students Charlie Schmitt, Gabe Barnard, Kevin Shinskie, Jade Marantz, and Shianne Bonham for a lecture/recital on the extraordinarily varied work and legacy of Dr. Yusef A. Lateef. This event was built around the recently acquired collection of Dr. Lateef held by Vanderbilt University… Read More

Don’t miss seeing From Golden Type to Double Gilt: Fine Press Books at Vanderbilt Libraries, which runs through August 28, 2022, in Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives Library on the second floor of Central. The libraries’ collection of fine binding was formed from a gift in memory of Nettie… Read More

The Buchanan Library Fellows Program The Buchanan Library Fellowship program supports hands-on student learning opportunities that build desirable skills and deepen students’ understanding of resources and services in Vanderbilt Libraries. With a focus on undergraduate instruction, the program connects faculty and professional librarians with students to work on experiential library… Read More

John T. McGill. [hand-drawn map of Vanderbilt campus], Vanderbilt University ArchivesBuchanan Library Fellowship: Telling the Story of Civil War Nashville through Storymaps Using records, maps and photographs from the Vanderbilt Special Collections and other historic Nashville collections, two Buchanan Library Fellows will create Storymap projects: interactive, GIS-based visual tools that… Read More

Call for applicants for Maymester Buchanan Library Fellowship: Gateway to Traditional Chinese Monuments: Data Curation and Web Development for Cultural Heritage Preservation This Buchanan Library Fellowship is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Recipients will help faculty to develop data for Architectura Sinica, a Chinese architectural history dynamic site… Read More

As a part of the Fall 2021 Buchanan Library Fellowship Building a University: Vanderbilt’s Second Decade, 1885-1895 undergraduate fellows examined historically significant university documents in the Special Collections Library and placed them in context with the university’s and the nation’s history, while learning how to interpret primary sources for… Read More

As a part of the Fall 2021 Buchanan Library Fellowship The American Presidency: Challenges of the Executive Branch undergraduate fellows explored the opportunities and challenges of the American Executive Branch. Fellows selected books, manuscripts, government publications, and news broadcasts from the Vanderbilt libraries collections to uncover historic decisions and… Read More