{"id":6311,"date":"2026-02-12T08:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/news\/introducing-cougar-collections\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T10:59:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:59:11","slug":"introducing-cougar-collections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/news\/introducing-cougar-collections","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Cougar Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UH Libraries is pleased to introduce Cougar Collections, a new video series featuring the rare and unique research collections you can find at <a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UH Special Collections<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AuDvN5OllVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the inaugural episode<\/a>, processing archivist Kevin Kinney shares a few compelling themes of the <a href=\"https:\/\/findingaids.lib.uh.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Red Adair Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"attachment_6312\" style=\"width: 830px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AuDvN5OllVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6312\" class=\"wp-image-6312 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Cougar-Collections-Title-Photo_no-text.jpg\" alt=\"The Red Adair Collection is the first to be featured in UH Libraries' new series, Cougar Collections.\" width=\"820\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Cougar-Collections-Title-Photo_no-text.jpg 820w, https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Cougar-Collections-Title-Photo_no-text-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Cougar-Collections-Title-Photo_no-text-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Red Adair Collection is the first to be featured in UH Libraries&#8217; new series, Cougar Collections.<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<p>Special collections and archives contain primary source materials, the ingredients of original scholarship. The new Cougar Collections series brings archives alive, surfacing the stories and voices that illuminate our history and inform our future.<\/p>\r\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AuDvN5OllVA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch Cougar Collections: Red Adair<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/libraries.uh.edu\/special-collections\/visit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about visiting Special Collections<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><em>Access digitized materials at <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UH Digital Collections<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/av.lib.uh.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Audio\/Video Repository<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UH Libraries is pleased to introduce Cougar Collections, a new video series featuring the rare and unique research collections you can find at UH Special Collections. 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