One of the fun things about working in libraries is finding random additional objects that might enhance our understanding of an item, like scribbled annotations in an old manuscript, or an object pressed between the leaves of an old book....
“In a cave in the woods, a slumbering bear sleeps through the party in his very own lair.” “The cold winds howl and the night sounds growl. But the bear snores on.” The Center for Child Care and Family Resources, along with KSL, the Marriott Library, and Salt Lake City Public...
Michael Young is an engineering major at the U who decided to try something different from his usual math and physics coursework. So he signed up for the Artists’ Books Class (Art 4090), which fulfills the general education requirements for fine arts. Community members can take...
One of the University of Utah’s core values, as expressed in The University of Utah Strategic Overview, is to “[celebrate] the rich diversity of people as well as creative and intellectual traditions by being inclusive in every respect.” In support of the U’s commitment to providing...
It’s 1938 and three young Parisians have set out on an adventure of a lifetime – to travel halfway across the world and take kayaks down the untamed Green and Colorado rivers. Newlyweds Genevieve and Bernard de Colmont along with their friend, Antoine de Seynes,...
As blades of grass begin to peek through receding snow and we shed our winter parkas, fans of America’s favorite pastime quiver with the anticipation of hearing the phrase, “play ball!” Whether we’ve driven 2,372 miles to see our favorite center fielder play on the...
After 17 years of unfolding, unsticking and washing 140,000 newspaper clippings, the conservators in the Marriott Library's Preservation Department have uncovered fascinating historical details of life at The University of Utah from 1915-1950. ...
Congratulations to Randy Silverman, Head of Preservation at the Marriott Library! Randy will be receiving the 2016 Gardner Prize from the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters at the annual conference being held March 10 at Westminster College. The Gardner Prize is awarded every...
The Walter R. Jones Collection on the Vietnam and Indochina Wars is a recent and important addition to the Special Collections Print and Journal collections. The collection is an extensive repository of journals and books, fiction and non-fiction, bearing upon the French and American experience...
Exhibition Details: February 19 – May 1, 2016 Special Collections Gallery, 4th floor Free and open to the public Special Collections at J. Willard Marriott Library collects extensively on the topic of outdoor recreation in Utah and the surrounding region. Whether it's river running, skiing, hiking, climbing, snowboarding, or other...