“I have to work here but I don’t have to eat here.” — Howard Brubaker (1882-1957) LIBERATOR New York: The Liberator Publishing Co., Inc. HX1 L5 Liberator began publication under the editorship of Max Eastman (1883-1969) in March 1918. Eastman’s sister, Crystal, worked closely with him, and wrote many...
photo by Scott Beadles An ancient piece from the Rare Books Department has been translated and published by BYU professor Lincoln Blumell. Read all about it in today’s BYU News: “BYU professor works with University of Utah library to translate 1700 year-old obituary” “I’ve looked at hundreds of ancient...
This year’s football season will kick off Thursday, September 1st, at 6:00 PM. The University of Utah has a long history of fan involvement and distinguished players. Throughout most of the 20th century fans and students would whitewash the cement Block U on the side...
HOW LONG? Sande James-Wascher Renton, WA: Wascher-James, 1993 N7433.4 W38 H69 1993 Women’s struggle for the vote through text, photographs, and quilt block. Text inspired by an article on women’s suffrage by Minna Morse in The Smithsonian, 1993. From the artist’s statement: “I choose to create what I feel will...
Because of the generosity of our donors, the library is able to award scholarships to our students who work part-time in the library. Meet the latest recipients. Edwin started at the U in the fall of 2015, after completing his general education requirements through Salt Lake...
Few things are more ephemeral than a poster. Once the event they announce is past, the poster themselves are torn down or left to the mercy of time and the elements. This is unfortunate, because posters offer a unique perspective on daily life in a...
The Rare Books Department, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah invites students, faculty, and community members to visit the Special Collections Reading Room (Level 4), where you can hold history in your hands. Click to view slideshow. The rare book collections of nearly 80,000 pieces...
“In our deep Vaulted Cell, the Charm wee’l prepare, Too dreadful a Practice for this open Air” DIDO AND AENEAS Nahum Tate (1662-1715) West Burke, VT: Janus Press; Bangor, ME: Theodore Press, 1989 Z232 J36 T37 1989 Libretto by Nahum Tate to music by Henry Purcell. Compact disc of the opera...
Title Page, U.S. First Edition, March 1852 Title Page, Early Great Britain Edition, May 1852 Title: Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly (United States) / Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Negro Life in the Slave States of America (Great Britain) Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe First Edition (U.S.) /...
This has been the summer of dreamlike beasts and whimsical critters. At long last, Red Butte Press kicked off production of its latest fine press edition, Stranger & Stranger, by Maureen O’Hara Ure and Katharine Coles. With its winding history and deep roots stretching back over a...