Feb 14, 2023 Book of the Week — Apologie du Silence en Amour
Silence, then, becomes the companion of lovers...
Feb 09, 2023 A Peek at Darwin’s Pivotal “On the Origin of Species”
Did you know that Special Collections holds a first edition of Charles Darwin’s “Origin of Species, by Means of Natural Selection,” published in 1859 and signed by Darwin himself? ...
Jan 31, 2023 Journal of the Week — Cope’s Smoke Room Booklets
"At a time when the proliferation of cheap newspapers and magazines was designed to strike the lowest common denominator of popular taste, the Tobacco Plant did its substantial bit to maintain a lively interest in literary topics among ordinary middle-class readers. Seldom, before or since,...
Jan 23, 2023 Book of the Week — Hokusai Manga
"Even as a ghost my spirit will want to roam the fields of summer." — The Old Man Mad about Art Hokusai Manga Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) Nagoya: Eirakuya Toshiro,1814-1878 NE1325 K3 H64 vol.14 To the modern Western world there is, perhaps, one image that stands out above the rest as being emblematic of...
Jan 10, 2023 Celebrating the Life and Art of John Held, Jr. (1889-1958)
"Fitzgerald christened it the Jazz Age, but John Held, Jr. set its style and manners. His angular and scantily clad flapper was accepted by scandalized elders as the prototype for modern youth, the symbol of our moral revolution… So sedulously did we ape his caricatures...
Dec 05, 2022 The Hunt for the Old Rock Wall
A frequent task here in the Rare Book office at the Marriott Library is cataloging and archiving new books that have been donated or acquired. It is common for me to see all the new books before they get incorporated into the book "vault" and...
Dec 01, 2022 NASA Exhibition in Special Collections
Last August millions of Americans donned special glasses and turned to the skies to witness the solar eclipse. The event sparked a distinct intrigue for many. What goes on in space that we don’t usually think about or perhaps isn’t even known yet to scientists?...
Nov 21, 2022 Book of the Week — Civil Dis-course: A Holiday Tool Kit
"Let's have a civil conversation! We agree to respect one another as we talk and listen. No eye-rolling. No attitude...
Nov 04, 2022 Grateful for Civil Discourse This Thanksgiving
A Word About Civil Discourse for This Thanksgiving. Learn the story behind the creation of the meal guide, "Civil Dis-course"....
Oct 31, 2022 Book of the Week — The Case for Spirit Photography
“Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” ― Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet (1887) The Case for Spirit Photography Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) New York, NY: George H. Doran, 1923 First American Edition BF1381 D68 While many readers may recognize the name ‘Arthur Conan Doyle’ as the...