{"id":4,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/library?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:28:11","slug":"archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/library\/archives\/","title":{"rendered":"University Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/westernu\/basic-slider\/slide-default-00.jpg\" alt=\"slide-default-00\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-72 md:pb-112\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/library\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                  <ul class=\"ml-64 md:ml-0 md:w-5\/12 lg:w-4\/12 xl:w-3\/12 px-12 mt-32 md:mt-0\">\n                          <li class=\"block mt-24\">\n                <a class=\"flex py-12 xl:py-20 items-center rounded-5 lg:rounded-8 bg-black hover:bg-gray-dark font-sans font-extrabold text-18 xl:text-24 leading-130 text-white transition-default group\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/share\/b76c6232e14e474fb4ec35054f934f4f?sid=3cf49307-1a18-43df-aa3e-0c86e0fae027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n                                                          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-128 xl:w-192 h-88 xl:h-128 flex-shrink-0 object-cover rounded-5 mr-20 -ml-64 xl:-ml-96\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2025.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2025.jpg 1800w, \/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2025-1536x860.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"25vw\" alt=\"A vintage TV screen displays &quot;University Archives Presents: WesternU in the Media.&quot; American Archives Month 2025 appears in the bottom right corner.\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex flex-col justify-center pr-20\">\n                    <span class=\"block group-hover:underline\">WesternU in the Media<\/span>\n                                          <span class=\"block mt-12 text-12 xl:text-16 text-yellow\">Fall 2025 Exhibit<\/span>\n                                      <\/div>\n                <\/a>\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-start\">\n              <div class=\"w-full lg:w-5\/12 2xl:w-4\/12 -mt-80 md:-mt-112 mb-48 px-12 lg:pr-32\">\n                              <nav class=\"py-28 px-40 2xl:px-64 rounded-5 md:rounded-8 bg-gray-darker text-white mb-40\">\n            <ul>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/library\/archives\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">University Archives<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/library\/archives\/transferring-records\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Transferring Records to the Archives<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/library\/archives\/records-management\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Records Management<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                                              <li class=\"block my-8\">\n                  <a class=\"text-22 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-white hover:text-yellow transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/westernu.contentdm.oclc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University Archives Digital Collections<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/nav>\n                            <\/div>\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content lg:w-7\/12 2xl:w-7\/12\">\n        <h2>What is the University Archives?<\/h2>\n<p>The University Archives, as the source of institutional memory, is the official repository for all permanent records of Western University of Health Sciences. Our primary purpose is to document the history and development of the university, including its social, cultural, and intellectual activities of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Our goal is to ensure the survival of reliable and relevant information about the university and to ensure that the contents of our collections are accessible and sustainable.<\/p>\n<p>The permanent records in the custody of the Archives include records created by university departments, organizations, and individuals, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Institutional Records (administrative and operational records)<\/li>\n<li>Photographic Collections<\/li>\n<li>Video Collections<\/li>\n<li>Publications<\/li>\n<li>Year Books<\/li>\n<li>Theses and dissertations<\/li>\n<li>Newspaper clippings<\/li>\n<li>Oral histories<\/li>\n<li>Memorabilia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Archives also houses the personal papers of the Founding Board of Directors and other individuals who are part of the WesternU history.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"relative md:flex md:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"md:absolute md:-top-32 md:left-0 w-full md:w-5\/12 lg:w-6\/12 h-240 sm:h-320 md:h-full object-cover rounded-t-5 md:rounded-8\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-video-collection.png\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"Shelves filled with videos in an archive storage room.\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"md:w-8\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div class=\"p-32 sm:p-40 md:px-0 md:py-80 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-8 bg-red\">\n            <div class=\"md:ml-1\/8 lg:ml-1\/4 xl:ml-1\/7 md:px-40 lg:px-80\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--red\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-yellow\">University Archives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-white\">The University Archives staff is pleased to assist you in requesting:<br \/>\r\n<div class=\"text-white wysiwyg-content\"><ul><li>Institutional records<\/li><li>Historical photographs<\/li><li>Early campus videos<\/li><li>Rare books<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p class=\"t-p2 text-white\"><br \/>\r\nTo ensure the preservation of our rare book collection, books do not circulate but are available for library use only. Please contact us in advance to make an appointment.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" id=\"donate\" vue-app>\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-wrap md:flex-row-reverse md:items-center app-gutter\">\n      <div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-7\/12 app-gutter pl-16\">\n        <div class=\"rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:h-560 bg-red\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full h-256 md:h-560 object-cover rounded-5 md:rounded-8 transform -translate-y-10 -translate-x-8 md:-translate-y-18 md:-translate-x-16\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/special-collections-collage1.png\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A collage of vintage medical books, anatomical diagrams, jars, a horse illustration, glass bottles, and a black microscope arranged side by side.\">\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 mt-32 md:mt-0 px-12 md:pr-40 lg:px-80\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:pb-40\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">Consulting<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">The University Archives offers consultation in the following areas:<div class=\"wysiwyg-content\"><ul><li>Data Management<\/li><li>Planning and Prioritizing Collections (Assessment)<\/li><li>Care of Photographs, Home Movies, Paper Documents, Rare Books<\/li><li>Digitizing and Reformatting<\/li><li>Recovery of water-damaged materials<\/li><li>Records Management<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\" vue-app id=\"archives\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <app-accordion class=\"px-24 lg:w-4\/5 mx-auto\" id=\"archives\">\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Donate to the Archives\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <h2 id=\"donate\">Donating Personal Papers to the Archives<\/h2>\n<p>To augment its repository of institutional records, the University Archives seeks materials from faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. These records provide a window to the personal, social and cultural lives of the University community.<\/p>\n<h3>Students and Alumni<\/h3>\n<p>Student and alumni materials can richly enhance our collection of campus life. We seek to document a full-range of related student and alumni experiences. The following items can provide unique insights to campus traditions, academic achievement, personal growth, and career development:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Correspondence<\/li>\n<li>Diaries<\/li>\n<li>Course work (papers, class notes)<\/li>\n<li>Photographs<\/li>\n<li>Unpublished writings<\/li>\n<li>Scrapbooks<\/li>\n<li>Residential life<\/li>\n<li>Memberships in organizations and student clubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Faculty<\/h3>\n<p>The University Archives is also interested in documenting the intellectual life on our campus.\u00a0 Faculty are encouraged to donate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recorded interviews, photographs, CVs, and other biographical materials<\/li>\n<li>Professional correspondence<\/li>\n<li>Lecture notes, syllabi, reading lists, classroom materials<\/li>\n<li>Conference papers and other documents from involvement in professional organizations<\/li>\n<li>Addresses and speeches<\/li>\n<li>Research journals and notes<\/li>\n<li>Awards and certificates<\/li>\n<li>Books and other published works<\/li>\n<li>Memorabilia to the archives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Special Collections\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p id=\"specialcollections\">Special Collections is the repository for the display of older, rare, and important medical books, journals, and medical and scientific artifacts. Special Collections also collects works authored by WesternU faculty and alumni.<\/p>\n<p>Older medical writings help us to understand the paths followed in the quest for better medical understanding. Studying the directions that medical research has taken in the struggle for discovery of the causes and treatments of diseases and physical difficulties in humans and animals can contribute to our wisdom and understanding and shape the future of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Special Collections is sustained by donations from local practitioners and alumni.<br \/>\nMaterials do not circulate but are available for study in the Pumerantz Library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make an Appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To better serve your needs, contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:uarchives@westernu.edu\">uarchives@westernu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5980 size-full\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/special-collections-collage1.png\" alt=\"A collage of vintage medical illustrations, bottles, and equipment. \" width=\"1042\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n              <app-accordion-item class=\"accordion-group block leading-1 opt-1\" content-class=\"accordion-group__panel wysiwyg-content\">\n          <template #accordion-trigger=\"{ href, visible, setRef, clickHandler }\">\n            <a :href=\"'#' + href\" \n              :ref=\"setRef\"\n              :class=\"['accordion-group__button scroll-mt-160', {'accordion__trigger_active': visible}]\"\n              @click.stop.prevent=\"clickHandler\"\n            >\n            <span class=\"block py-10\">\n              Digital Collections Copyright Statement\n            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"accordion-group-icon relative flex w-56 h-56 ml-20 justify-center items-center bg-black rounded-full flex-shrink-0\">\n                            <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-down\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 406.6c12.5 12.5 32.8 12.5 45.3 0l192-192c12.5-12.5 12.5-32.8 0-45.3s-32.8-12.5-45.3 0L256 338.7 86.6 169.4c-12.5-12.5-32.8-12.5-45.3 0s-12.5 32.8 0 45.3l192 192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n              <span class=\"w-16 icon-chevron-up\">\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><!--!Font Awesome Free 6.6.0 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2024 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M233.4 105.4c12.5-12.5 32.8-12.5 45.3 0l192 192c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L256 173.3 86.6 342.6c-12.5 12.5-32.8 12.5-45.3 0s-12.5-32.8 0-45.3l192-192z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/span>\n                          <\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/template>\n          <template #accordion-content>\n            <p id=\"copyright\">University Archives holds materials that chronicle the history of Western University of Health Sciences and osteopathic medicine in California.\u00a0 We make some of these materials available online through our digital collection management system CONTENTdm in order to provide wider access to the materials and to assist researchers.<\/p>\n<p>In each collection, we have included standardized \u201crights statements\u201d that are used by many archival repositories to provide guidance on the current copyright status of the materials. University Archives has made an effort to choose the appropriate statement for each collection. However, it is still up to the researcher to determine the proper status of the items.<\/p>\n<p>If you believe we have incorrectly identified the copyright status of any materials, please contact University Archives at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:uarchives@westernu.edu\">uarchives@westernu.edu<\/a>. Any other questions about our collections should also be directed to University Archives.\u00a0 In certain cases, we have limited access to digital materials for on-campus viewing only.<\/p>\n<p>If you use any items from our collections, please cite Western University of Health Sciences University Archives as the source of the material.<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"my-48 md:mt-96 md:mb-72\" id=\"exhibit\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n            <div class=\"relative mx-auto md:w-10\/12 lg:flex lg:flex-wrap lg:justify-end\">\n        <div class=\"app-gutter\">\n                                  <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-full rounded-t-5 lg:rounded-8 lg:absolute lg:left-0 lg:w-4\/12 h-240 lg:h-320 lg:h-full object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2025.jpg\" srcset=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2025.jpg 1800w, \/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2025-1536x860.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 50vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A vintage TV screen displays &quot;University Archives Presents: WesternU in the Media.&quot; American Archives Month 2025 appears in the bottom right corner.\">\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lg:w-8\/12 app-gutter\">\n          <div>\n            <div class=\"lg:px-40\">\n                              \t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"text-lockup text-lockup--default\">\n\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-serif  block text-red-light\">WesternU in the Media<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-red\">Fall 2025<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg-content t-p2 mt-24 text-black\">In conjunction with American Archives Month 2025 the University Archives celebrates WesternU\u2019s appearances in the media spotlight featuring COMP\u2019s 1989 television show \u201cTo Your Health\u201d as well as features on networks such as ABC, NBC &amp; CBS.  <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-28\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"cta-arrow cta-arrow--red \" href=\"https:\/\/www.loom.com\/share\/b76c6232e14e474fb4ec35054f934f4f?sid=3cf49307-1a18-43df-aa3e-0c86e0fae027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    View &#8220;WesternU in the Media&#8221; 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in bold maroon letters.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>Book Preservation Tips<\/a> (Interactive Slideshow)<br \/>\nSpring 2025<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Preservation Week 2025 the University Archives provides tips to extend the lives of your books through proper care &amp; reparation.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to fix torn or detached pages, as well as the best way to contend with water damage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edassets.westernu.edu\/articulate\/library\/archives\/exhibitspring2024-preserving-westernu.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8943\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-spring2024b.jpg\" alt=\"A white notepaper with &quot;Preserving WesternU&quot; in red and black text, and &quot;Presented by University Archives&quot; below, on a brown background.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>Preserving WesternU<\/a> (video)<br \/>\nSpring 2024<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Preservation Week 2024 take a look at the process taken to digitize the analog video collection housed by the WesternU Archives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/media\/library\/pdfs\/archivesexhibit-journey-africanamerican-healinghands.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8950\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-spring2024a.jpg\" alt=\"Text on a colorful abstract background reads: &quot;The Journey of African American Healing Hands in Medicine.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>The Journey of African American Healing Hands in Medicine<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\nSpring 2024<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of Black History Month, the Pumerantz Library presented a slide show \u201cThe Journey of African American Healing Hands in Medicine.\u201d A few individuals from WesternU were recognized for their accomplishments, including Dr. William G. Anderson, a faculty member in the early years of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, and Dr. Herman B. Bell, an alumnus from our DO class of \u201983. Borrow the books:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whsl.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/WHSL\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:39506\/one\"><em>Autobiographies of<\/em> <em>a Black Couple of the Greatest Generation<\/em> by Norma L. &amp; William G. Anderson, D.O.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/whsl.ent.sirsi.net\/client\/en_US\/WHSL\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:49344\/one\"><em>String of Perils: From Hobo to D.O<\/em>. by Herman Bell, D.O. \u201883<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/library\/pdfs\/archivesexhibit-how-long-will-digital-edia-last.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8941\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-spring2023.jpg\" alt=\"Text reads \u201cHow long will digital media last? Presented by the University Archives\u201d over an abstract red and blue wave pattern on a dark purple background.\" width=\"330\" height=\"222\" \/>How Long Will Digital Media Last?<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\nSpring 2023<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of Preservation Week 2023 learn about the pros and cons about different forms of digital media as well as factors that can impact the lifespan of each type of media.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"exhibits\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/library\/pdfs\/your-library-through-the-years.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8951\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2022a.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of book pages on the left and the words &quot;Your Library Through the YEARS&quot; in white text on a dark gray background on the right.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>Your Library Through the Years Exhibit<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\nFall 2022<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of the 2022 remodeling of the Harriet K. and Philip Pumerantz Library and Learning Resource Center, scroll through a quick review of the locations of the library since the founding days of the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (COMP).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/library\/pdfs\/archives-exhibit-recalling-our-beginning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8939\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-spring2022.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow commencement programs labeled &quot;First Annual Commencement&quot; sit on a table next to a sign reading &quot;Recalling Our Beginning: The First Graduating Class DO 1982.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/library\/pdfs\/archives-exhibit-recalling-our-beginning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recalling our Beginning Exhibit<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\nSpring 2022<\/p>\n<p>Honoring the first graduating class of the College of Osteopathic Physicians and the path they paved for our latest graduates to continue their legacy and pave their own bold new paths.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/media\/library\/pdfs\/exhibit-spring2022-nlw-connect-with-achives.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8940\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-spring2022nlw.jpg\" alt=\"Shelves filled with archival boxes in a storage room, overlaid with the text: &quot;Connect with your university archives.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>Connect with Archives<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\nSpring 2022, National Library Week<\/p>\n<p>Learn about the services the Archives departments offers and how we can work together to preserve WesternU history.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/media\/library\/pdfs\/exhibit-relax-with-old-books.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8936\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-fall2021.jpg\" alt=\"A bookshelf filled with old books sits behind a dark sign with large white text reading, &quot;RELAX WITH OLD BOOKS.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>Relax with Old Books Activity<\/a> (PDF)<br \/>\nFall 2021<\/p>\n<p>Do you have old books that reached the end of their useful life? Consider a DIY craft! Repurpose outdated books into a hanging book mobile, a WesternU ornament, and paper roses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vSI53ta-ScDrFd9W6f3oPjau0UxhsuXF6Sh1WCeNvI0ekbAoMKTu3UAdGTsLNOF3Q\/pub?start=true&amp;loop=true&amp;delayms=10000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8938\" src=\"\/media\/library\/images\/archives-exhibit-cover-spring2021.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of oatmeal topped with banana slices, shredded coconut, and poppy seeds sits on a table, with the text &quot;Celebrate Your Favorite Family Recipes&quot; above it.\" width=\"330\" height=\"223\" \/>Favorite Family Recipes Activity<\/a> (slideshow)<br \/>\nSpring 2021<\/p>\n<p>Are you missing your favorite family meals? Learn how you can collect and share your favorite recipes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n          <\/template>\n        <\/app-accordion-item>\n          <\/app-accordion>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"relative mt-48 md:mt-72\">\n  <div class=\"absolute top-128 bottom-0 left-0 w-full bg-gray\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"container relative pb-80 md:pb-112\">\n    <div class=\"px-24\">\n      <div class=\"bg-red py-48 md:py-64 relative px-24 sm:px-40 text-white rounded-5 md:rounded-8 md:text-center overflow-hidden\">\n                <div class=\"relative\">\n                      <h2 class=\"t-h2-sans  block text-white\">Contact Us<\/h2>\n                                <p class=\"t-p2 mt-24 md:w-8\/12 mx-auto\">University Archives services are available Monday &#8211; Friday from 8 a.m. &#8211; 5 p.m.<\/p>\n                                <ul class=\"md:flex md:flex-wrap md:justify-center md:items-center md:mt-32\">\n              \t\t\t\t                        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