Mysteries of the McCabe Globe
Have you ever wondered about the huge globe on Level 2 of McCabe? You may have heard the rumors--"It can never, ever leave the library!" "It used to spin and light up!" "Hawaii's missing!"
Well, here are the facts: The globe was the gift of Arthur Magill '29 and cost $12,000 when installed in 1967. Made by Rand McNally, it consists of two hemispheres of reinforced fiberglass and epoxy. The library has tried to find it a new home, but there's no way to safely remove it intact.
Yes, it did spin and light up. And Hawaii has indeed vanished.
Itching to explore more of the world? Check out some of the many atlases in the Reference Collection...
- Illustrated Atlas of the Himalaya REF +G2202 .H5 Z87
- Atlas of the Celtic World REF +D70 .H34
- The Gay and Lesbian Atlas REF HQ76.3 .U5 G355
- Japan: A Bilingual Atlas REF G2355 .J37
There are also great maps available online--for contemporary, historical, thematic, and topographic maps, visit the Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection (University of Texas at Austin).
(from the December 1, 2008 edition of Toilet Papers: Rest Stop Reading from the Swarthmore College Libraries)
Comments
Amy Rojek Mayer said on December 22, 2008 10:13 AM:[link to this]
How did Hawaii vanish?
Amy Rojek Mayer said on December 22, 2008 10:13 AM:[link to this]
How, or why, did Hawaii vanish?