The Library in Washington State University in Pullman is highlighting their comix collection, which is nice to see.
You can read about it in WSU Today.
I think they are now in their 3rd or 4th generation of staff handling the collection since I left WSU. There is no one left from my day who is working with the comix.
The article I have linked to doesn't do this, but in others I have read it is interesting, even charming, to see how the collection's origin changes with each teller over time, as institutional memory gives way to an almost bureaucratic folklore.
This is a natural cycle in organizations, I guess. But the main thing is that the collection is still very much alive and being promoted. One of my career highs as a librarian was getting those WSU comix organized, established, accepted, and embedded in an academic setting where they would be safe for future generations to study and enjoy.
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