Did you know that you can schedule a time to visit the Rare Books Classroom and see treasures beyond your wildest imagination? First editions of Euclid and Galileo, a Hebrew scroll found in Spain and a leaf from the Gutenberg Bible are just a few...
"I am the canopy in the opera of dusk the vast irrational archive the void I wore as a veil opening my book the trees I felled still falling and then a curtain the grief of evening walking and remembering the pages inside my lids...
"We are all en mal d'archive: in need of archives...
“The importance of these prints derives not only from the fact that they are early witnesses to the use of printing in the Middle East, or their textual and artistic content, but also from their rarity.” - Mark Muehlhaeusler, "Eight Arabic Block Prints from the Collection of...
On June 11th, 2024, David K. Nelson passed away at the age of 62 in Salt Lake City. Q Salt Lake has published a thorough obituary about Nelson’s life, activism and accomplishments. While his work for the LGBTQIA+ community is well documented, his archival contributions...
Ted Wilson passed away on April 11, 2024, leaving behind a vast legacy of public service and optimism. Ted Wilson was the former Salt Lake City Mayor from 1976 to 1985, a University of Utah employee, and a well-known outdoor recreationalist and conservationist. These and...
Join us this month to learn more about the History of Special Collections at the Marriott Library with Archiving the Archives – an exclusive community showcase – on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in the Rare Books Classroom...
Join us for a sneak peek at some Special Collections materials that speak to the history of the LGBTQIA+ movement in our community....
The women of the 20th century fought for complex social shifts and worked diligently to inspire rapid cultural changes. The women of Utah were no exception. Filled with rich pages of history, numerous individual collections compile together to form the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's...
Born in 1902 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Ward began formal studies at the University of Utah in the 1920s before pursuing creative writing at the University of Wisconsin. Although he never achieved any major literary successes, Ward gained widespread recognition for his plays, often tackling controversial...