{"id":11872,"date":"2024-12-18T10:39:17","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T17:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/?p=11872"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:23:57","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:23:57","slug":"alexandra-williams-and-the-curation-of-timber-northern-arizonas-logging-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/blog\/alexandra-williams-and-the-curation-of-timber-northern-arizonas-logging-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandra Williams and the Curation of \u201cTimber! Northern Arizona\u2019s Logging Legacy&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alexandra Williams, a senior majoring in History and Comparative Cultural Studies, led the curation of The Cline Library Special Collections and Archives (SCA) first 2024-25 exhibition entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/exhibits\/scaexhibits\/forestry\/\">Timber! Northern Arizona\u2019s Logging Legacy<\/a>\u201d. The SCA chose to encapsulate more than a century of this history in an exhibition using photographs, documents and diary entries from the 19th and 20th centuries, the exhibition outlines northern Arizona\u2019s evolving relationship with its forests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the library\u2019s 2024 Elizabeth and P. T. Reilly Intern, Alexandra, with a deep passion for the environmental humanities and personal experience as captain of NAU\u2019s logging sports team, she spent the summer immersing herself in the archive\u2019s vast collections. Working closely with her mentors, she designed a compelling timeline of the logging industry. Williams also chose the exhibition\u2019s title, drawing inspiration from both the iconic shouts of historic lumberjacks and the battle cries of her own logging team, linking two generations of lumber enthusiasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Alexandra, \u201cThe whole reason our brand is centered around the lumberjack is because of our logging legacy. I hope that my exhibit brings the lesser-known history of Flagstaff to light, and I hope that NAU students will more proudly own their identities as NAU Lumberjacks. Environmental history and human activity surrounding the environment are critical factors to consider when making environmental decisions. After all, humans are a part of the larger whole of our ecosystem, not separate from it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition is on display in The Cline Library\u2019s SCA gallery until August 2025. It is also viewable <a href=\"http:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/special-collections\/exhibits\/\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/328\/2024\/12\/AlexWilliams5-768x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Williams standing with a vintage book in front of her.\" class=\"wp-image-11874\" width=\"557\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/328\/2024\/12\/AlexWilliams5-768x576-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/328\/2024\/12\/AlexWilliams5-768x576-1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandra Williams, a senior majoring in History and Comparative Cultural Studies, led the curation of The Cline Library Special Collections and Archives (SCA) first 2024-25 exhibition entitled \u201cTimber! 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