July 5, 2019
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Comments Off on Early Katie Lee Influences
Katie grew up in Tucson, Arizona where she lived in houses her parents designed and built. Her childhood was spent learning music and art from her mother and spending time outdoors with her father and younger brother. In high … Continue reading
June 28, 2019
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Comments Off on Katie Lee in Other Collections
The Katie Lee Exhibit will be constructed primarily from materials digitized from The Katie Lee collection now housed here at NAU. However, there are other collections, both at Special Collections and Archives at NAU and elsewhere, in which Katie Lee … Continue reading
June 26, 2019
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Comments Off on Exhibit Website and Music
It’s week 5 of the Elizabeth M and P.T. Reilly Internship and the Katie Lee exhibit is starting to take shape. The physical exhibit is almost completely planned and the accompanying online exhibit is coming together. Of course, there is … Continue reading
June 24, 2019
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Comments Off on Songs of Couch and Consultation…An Alternate Album Cover
Between 1956 and 1961, Katie Lee recorded three albums about psychoanalysis that were later combined into one album and sold under the title of the original second album Songs of Couch and Consultation. This picture is from the photo shoot … Continue reading
June 7, 2019
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Comments Off on “Let Them Eat Cake…”
“Let Them Eat Cake…” …and they did, on a boat, in Glen Canyon, in 1956. Here, Katie is writing in a journal while Frank Wright sits. They are drifting down the Colorado River in Glen Canyon with their friend, … Continue reading
June 6, 2019
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Comments Off on Elizabeth M and PT Reilly Intern Confessions: Week 2: Jerome and Q
This week, I have been writing about Katie. This includes her life in Hollywood as an actress and folk singer, where she lived, her relationships, and her writings. As part of the internship, I visited Jerome with my project managers … Continue reading
April 10, 2019
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Comments Off on Introducing the 2019 Elizabeth M and PT Reilly Intern – Ms. Britney Bibeault
It is our pleasure to announce Britney Bibeault as the 2019 Elizabeth M and PT Reilly Intern. Britney will be working with the staff of Special Collections and Archives to develop virtual and physical exhibits celebrating the life and activities … Continue reading
February 26, 2019
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Comments Off on Happy Birthday Grand Canyon National Park
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Grand Canyon National Park. President Woodrow Wilson designated Grand Canyon as the 15th national park on Feb. 26, 1919, after decades of lobbying to protect the Canyon. Today, the Grand Canyon National Park … Continue reading
January 14, 2019
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Comments Off on 2019 Elizabeth M and PT Reilly Internship Announcement Celebrating the Life of Katie Lee
Northern Arizona University Cline Library Archival Internship Announcement Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library invites applications for the 2019 Elizabeth M. and P.T. Reilly Internship. The 2019 Reilly intern will work closely with Special Collections and Archives (SCA) staff to develop physical and virtual … Continue reading
December 14, 2018
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Comments Off on Working With HUM 195
This past semester, Special Collections and Archives (SCA) had the honor of partnering with Dr. Rebekah Pratt-Sturges and her 2 sections of HUM 195, Humanities in Action on some class-based instruction around primary source materials housed in SCA. We began … Continue reading