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It's time for an adventure! Today, we're exploring materials about the Union Carbide Corporation, primarily from the 1960s-1970s. We've gathered items from across our collections to learn about this historic American chemical company.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Union Carbide, featuring an illustration of a Union Carbide on-site cryogenic oxygen plant. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
October 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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It's time for an adventure! Today, we're exploring materials about the Union Carbide Corporation, primarily from the 1960s-1970s. We've gathered items from across our collections to learn about this historic American chemical company.

Join us at 3:00 p.m. 👉 twitch.tv/VTULStudios
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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Union Carbide, featuring an illustration of a Union Carbide on-site cryogenic oxygen plant. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
October 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Today's #ArchivalAdventures take us back to the turn of the 20th Century as we explore the drama of the American theatre. 🎭

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📺 Catch up on past episodes: www.youtube.com/@VT_SCUA
Promo for Archival Adventures Episode American Theatre at the Turn of the 20th Century, featuring a newspaper photo of Ethyl Barrymore and Bruce McRay in the 1903 Hudson Theatre production of "Cousin Kate". Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
October 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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Today's #ArchivalAdventures take us back to the turn of the 20th Century as we explore the drama of the American theatre. 🎭

🔗 Join us at 3 p.m.: twitch.tv/VTULStudios

📺 Catch up on past episodes: youtube.com/user/VaTechL...
Promo for Archival Adventures Episode American Theatre at the Turn of the 20th Century, featuring a newspaper photo of Ethyl Barrymore and Bruce McRay in the 1903 Hudson Theatre production of "Cousin Kate". Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
October 7, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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We couldn't decide what to share from our menu of possible collections so, we're sharing our Menu Collection! Join us today at 3 p.m. on #ArchivalAdventures as we explore menus from across the world. 🍽️🌎

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode What's on the Menu?, featuring the cover of a menu from the Palace Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
September 23, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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We couldn't decide what to share from our menu of possible collections so, we're sharing our Menu Collection! Join us today at 3 p.m. on #ArchivalAdventures as we explore menus from across the world. 🍽️🌎

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode What's on the Menu?, featuring the cover of a menu from the Palace Hotel in Zagreb, Croatia. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
September 23, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Today, we rejoin Fannie Murdoch for the final time, via her teenage diary as she makes occasional entries during 1863. Join us at 3 p.m. for more of her thoughts, fears, and joys as a young teenage girl in the Confederacy.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Civil War Diary of a Confederate Teen, Part 10, featuring an engraved illustration of a man, woman, and dog in fashionable clothing of the day, enhanced with color. The image is captioned "Les Modes Parisiennes, May 1863". Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
August 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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On today's #ArchivalAdventures we're scooping up some history with the "Eat-It-All" Ice Cream Cone Collection. Come get a taste of this sweet food history at 3 p.m. 🍦

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode "Eat-It-All" Ice Cream Cone, featuring a store advertising display of a cake cone with a scoop of strawberry ice cream. The ad text reads "A Whole Tubful Ice Cream in an Eat-It-All cake cup" and there is a place for the vendor to add the cost in cents. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
August 19, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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On today's #ArchivalAdventures we're scooping up some history with the "Eat-It-All" Ice Cream Cone Collection. Come get a taste of this sweet food history at 3 p.m. 🍦

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode "Eat-It-All" Ice Cream Cone, featuring a store advertising display of a cake cone with a scoop of strawberry ice cream. The ad text reads "A Whole Tubful Ice Cream in an Eat-It-All cake cup" and there is a place for the vendor to add the cost in cents. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
August 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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👽 An alien society deep beneath the ocean! That’s where the 19th and final story from Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 list of sci-fi classics will take us. Join us today at 3 p.m. for Davy Jones' Ambassador by Raymond Z. Gallun.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Davy Jones' Ambassador by Raymond Z. Gallun, featuring a black-and-white illustration of a man peeking out the porthole of a submarine at crustaceans swimming around it. It has the caption “Cliff's blood ran cold as he watched the fleshy beak closing in nearer, nearer—.” Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
August 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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👽 An alien society deep beneath the ocean! That’s where the 19th and final story from Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 list of sci-fi classics will take us. Join us today at 3 p.m. for Davy Jones' Ambassador by Raymond Z. Gallun.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Davy Jones' Ambassador by Raymond Z. Gallun, featuring a black-and-white illustration of a man peeking out the porthole of a submarine at crustaceans swimming around it. It has the caption “Cliff's blood ran cold as he watched the fleshy beak closing in nearer, nearer—.” Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
August 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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Take two! A tech issue postponed last week’s episode, so if you thought you missed it, you’re in luck. Join us at 3 p.m. as we explore air crash investigation through the Melvin N. Gough Papers, including crash reports & investigation theory.✈️

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Air Crash Investigation, featuring a black and white aerial photo of the crash site of a United Air Lines DC-8 on July 11, 1961 at Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
August 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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This week we're heading to the mid-20th century to learn about the field of air crash investigation using the Melvin N. Gough Papers. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. as we explore the investigation theory and example crash reports.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Air Crash Investigation, featuring a black and white aerial photo of the crash site of a United Air Lines DC-8 on July 11, 1961 at Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
July 29, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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This week we're heading to the mid-20th century to learn about the field of air crash investigation using the Melvin N. Gough Papers. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. as we explore the investigation theory and example crash reports.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Air Crash Investigation, featuring a black and white aerial photo of the crash site of a United Air Lines DC-8 on July 11, 1961 at Stapleton Airport in Denver, Colorado. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
July 29, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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What were famous Americans reading in the 1970s? This week we're exploring their 📚 book recommendations with the papers of librarian Theda Gibson (bit.ly/Ms1977-002).

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Celebrity Book Recommendations, featuring a four by three grid of book covers including from top left: The Call of the Wild, Meridian, The Trees, Look Homeward Angel, The Yearling, The Adventures of Augie March, Little Women, The Americanization of Emily, Ship of Fools, The Forsyte Saga, Portnoy's Complaint, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
July 22, 2026 at 4:37 PM
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What were famous Americans reading in the 1970s? This week we're exploring their book recommendations with the papers of librarian Theda Gibson (bit.ly/Ms1977-002).

Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. 🔗 twitch.tv/Rogan27
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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Celebrity Book Recommendations, featuring a four by three grid of book covers including from top left: The Call of the Wild, Meridian, The Trees, Look Homeward Angel, The Yearling, The Adventures of Augie March, Little Women, The Americanization of Emily, Ship of Fools, The Forsyte Saga, Portnoy's Complaint, and Ralph Waldo Emerson's Essays. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
July 22, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Today, we rejoin Fannie Murdoch via her teenage diary as the year turns from 1862 to 1863. Join us at 3:00 p.m. for more of her thoughts, fears, and joys as a young teenage girl in the Confederacy.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Civil War Diary of a Confederate Teen, Part 9, featuring an engraved illustration of two women in dresses, enhanced with color. The image is captioned "Les Modes Parisiennes, January 1863". Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
July 1, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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It's time to stop and spell the ... orchids! Today's #ArchivalAdventures takes us back to the early 20th century as we learn about orchids using a collection featuring more than 200 photographs of these fascinating plants. Join us at 3:00 p.m. on twitch.tv/VTULStudios
Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Orchidology, featuring a sepia toned photograph of an orchid. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
June 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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It's time for an adventure! This week: the story of a man trying to make a living in the fictional jungles of Jupiter's moon Io. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz' 1940 list of SciFi "classics".

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode "The Mad Moon by Stanley G. Weinbaum" – Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 Classics of Science-Fiction # 18 | Heron Speculative Fiction Collection # 30, featuring line art of a man pointing dismissively at some extremely long-necked aliens carrying a body as they sheepishly depart. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
June 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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It's time for an adventure! This week: an experimental medical treatment gone awry in Weinbaum's "The Adaptive Ultimate." Join us on #Twitch 3:00 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz' 1940 list of SciFi "classics".

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode "The Adaptive Ultimate by Stanley G. Weinbaum" – Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 Classics of Science-Fiction # 17 | Heron Speculative Fiction Collection # 29, featuring line art of a woman dramatically stabbing a dagger into her chest while two men look on with shock, one stretching out his hand as if to stop her. The image is captioned "'Stupid!' she said. 'This is quite useless. Look!'" Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
May 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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This week, we're heading to the 1960s for a refreshing look at two collections of Coca-Cola materials. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. for a taste of an iconic American brand's history.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Coca-Cola from Coast to Coast, featuring a mid-century pop-art illustration in red and green, showing male blue-collar workers enjoying Coca-Cola from a vending machine. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
April 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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This week, we'll explore John D. Clark's work in science fiction, including the first sci-fi story to deal with antimatter and his connections to prominent authors in the genre. Join us on #Twitch at 3:00 p.m. 🔗 twitch.tv/VTULStudios

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode "The Science Fiction of John D. Clark" featuring a line art illustration of a rocket launching from the moon as beams of energy project out the other side of the lunar body. The earth can be seen in the background. There is a caption that reads "There was the sudden, baffling sensation of weightlessness, as all acceleration left the ship, which was falling freely after the Moon-". Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
April 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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Today, we rejoin Fannie Murdoch in 1862 Mississippi via her teenage diary. Join us at 3:00 p.m. for more of Fannie Murdoch's thoughts, fears, and joys as a young teenage girl in the Confederacy.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode: Civil War Diary of a Confederate Teen, Part 7, featuring an illustration of various women in dresses, enhanced with color. The image is captioned "Godey's Fashions for September 1862". Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
March 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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It's time for an adventure with space pirates from Pluto, as imagined in 1935 in Stanley G. Weinbaum's "The Red Peri." Join us on #Twitch 3:00 p.m. as we continue our look at Moskowitz' 1940 list of SciFi "classics".

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode "The Red Peri by Stanley G. Weinbaum" – Sam Moskowitz’s 1940 Classics of Science-Fiction # 16 | Heron Speculative Fiction Collection # 28, featuring the cover of Astounding Stories from November 1935 with artwork depicting a pyramidal red-orange spaceship witha gleaming orb at its peak and a golden cigar-shaped spaceship both above icy peaks. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
March 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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This week on #ArchivalAdventures Archivist Kira joins as we explore Pi(e). We'll get a taste of historic recipies for pie 🥧 and explore the history of the number π (3.14159...) on our slightly early #PieDay episode.

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Promo for Archival Adventures Episode Pi(e), featuring a picture of a pie with the mathematical symbol for the number pi on its top crust. Instructions on accessibility accommodations are included at the bottom of the promo: If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please email library-event-accessibility-g@vt.edu at least 10 days prior to the event.
March 11, 2026 at 5:48 PM