I did one year, for my staff at Christmas, start them with a Christmas card
that had a call number in the Rare Books stacks; each was different, and
when they got to that book, they found a slip in it sending them to another
number, or area, or map folder,
or whatever. If you'd like to give them a tour combined with scavenger
hunt, that might be the way and you could utilize all
the rooms with clues of location , number, etc. I've been thinking about
going out and photographing all the building plaques on campus and coming up
with a scavenger hunt involving words for our undergrads. We have a local
"treasure hunt" in
Pensacola that offer poetic clues to some public monument, building,
etc.somewhere on that is a word that fits the
Clue given like _ _ _ _ _ EN_ and the only possible word on the plaque
or building might be Monument. Under some
Of the blanks is a number.and you take these letters to form a new clue
which might read UNDRTHSTRSNOHLL for
Under the stairs north hall.that kind of thing.
Dean
Dean DeBolt
University Librarian, Special Collections
John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida
11000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514-5750
850-474-2213
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From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Sweetser, Michelle
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 3:09 PM
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Subject: Need Ideas - Archives Games
This is a bit outside the ordinary. but has anyone developed any "games"
utilizing the archives?
I ask because the University Archives staff here at Marquette has for a
number of years participated in a semiannual luncheon on campus honoring
those employees who are celebrating service anniversaries (5, 10, 15, etc.
years of service). We have provided an ice-breaker activity for the
luncheon featuring a university history trivia contest and accompany this
with a display about the university's history. These activities receive
high marks from attendees, create much discussion about campus history, and
raise awareness of the archives on campus.
However, we're now though the 5-year cycle where individuals who have been
honored earlier will be honored again, and we need to prepare a new activity
with a similarly interactive component. Any alternative ideas would be most
welcome - ideally, the activity would have some interactive component
allowing those who attend to work together, get to know one another a bit,
and learn more about the university's past.
Thanks in advance for your creativity and ideas.
Michelle
Michelle L. Sweetser
Archivist
Marquette University
Special Collections & University Archives
Raynor Memorial Libraries
1355 W. Wisconsin Avenue
P.O. Box 3141
Milwaukee, WI 53233-3141
Phone: (414) 288-5905
Fax: (414) 288-6709
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