Curated Collection

As seen in VOGUE

In Vogue…the ideal gift for holiday, a bespoke monogram by stationer Nancy Sharon Collins, hand painted on your new pair of Alumnae shoes. Personalize your new Alumnae shoes with our bespoke hand painted monogram service by Nancy Sharon Collins. Choose from Custom, Curated, and Alumnae proprietary monogram designs, in two sizes: small and large. All…
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Monograms, Tagging, and Tattoos

8/8/18 Monograms, Tagging, and Tattoos

Similarities and Differences in Three Unique Forms of Cultural Expressions. Wednesday, Aug. 8th Gallier Gathering 6:00 to 7:30pm Admission $10.00 includes complimentary wine reception with the speaker at 7:00PM. Gallier House 1132 Royal Street New Orleans French Quarter. Look around, what do you see? Monograms on T-shirts and sweatshirts and cars, tagging on walls, tattoos…
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The Wonderful Adventures of Paul Bunyan

We’ve launched a second Instagram account, @nancysharoncollins_books. This one is entirely about books. It will be featuring books from Mrs. Collins’s own library, her personal archives,  books produced by Mrs. Collins, as well as book arts news and information. Here is a sneak-peek of one of her favorite books, ever, Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox:…
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Janet Mary Riley

6/28/18 LETTERS READ: JANET MARY RILEY

Thursday, June 28 at 6 PM – 7:30 PM Special Collections and Archives Monroe Library 3rd Floor Loyola University New Orleans 6363 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Free and open to the public. Though Janet Mary Riley did not define herself as a second wave feminist, by today’s standards, she was a quiet but fierce civil rights…
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