4th Week of March 2023
March 26th, 2023
The Madison crystal flute played in concert by Lizzo last year is just one piece of the nearly 1700 woodwind instruments in LC’s Dayton C. Miller Collection.
Students Propose New Diverse and Inclusive Acquisitions in Notre Dame RBSC
Last fall, students in the multi-disciplinary class, Stories of Power and Diversity: Inside Museums, Archives, and Collecting, created acquisition proposals for Hesburgh Libraries.
Portrait Gallery Research and Conservation Project Used Getty Grant To Create a Microsite Featuring 1,800 Paper Silhouettes From Political Elite to Everyday People
Posters depicting World War II “Woman Ordnance Workers” show them wearing a red bandana with a pattern representing hand grenades.
The Morgan Library Rejoiced When It Saw This Photo from the Amherst Archives
It is the oldest known image of Belle da Costa Greene, perhaps the most celebrated librarian of her time.
3rd Week of March 2023
March 19th, 2023
Frances Clayton and the Women Soldiers of the Civil War
Clayton was reputed to be able to pass as a male soldier in part because of her enjoyment of “manly vices” such as drinking, smoking, swearing, and gambling.
Classics Illustrated Comics at Falvey Library
Great works of literature like you’ve never seen them before!
Radiocarbon dating confirms an 18th century origin for a woodblock long thought to be centuries older.
Modern Books and Manuscripts and the Reese Sale
Houghton added six items to its incomparable Melville collection at the sale.
A heavily annotated copy of the Nuremberg Chronicle.
