The fall semester is drawing to a close once again. The library, always filled with students, is even busier as students finish assignments and prepare for finals. Students may be at the library to study in a quiet area, meet with peers to complete a...
"God forbid that any native country, whose boast is to be free and happy herself, should cease to afford to the sons and daughters of sorrow, fleeing from the wrongs and miseries of European depotism, a hearty welcome and a happy home!" -- Enoch S....
The Veterans of Utah exhibition on level 4 is broken into three sections: The 24th Infantry Regiment, (also known as the Buffalo Soldiers), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (Japanese-Americans who fought in WWII), and the Fort Douglas Military Museum Ephemera gallery. These sections also include...
In 2014, the J. Willard Marriott Library joined the world in celebration of the 500 year anniversary of the publication of Andreas Vesalius' De Humani Corporis Fabrica. On Wednesday, April 17, under the direction of Randy Silverman, head of the Preservation Department, the library hosted several...
"This way. Close your eyes Then. I say Close your eyes. Stranger & Stranger Katharine Coles (b. 1959) Salt Lake City, UT: Red Butte Press, 2016 From the colophon: “This collaboration evolved over a decade through artistic dialogue between poet Katharine Coles and painter Maureen O’Hara Ure. This imaginary collection...
Join performance artist Guillermo Gómez-Peña with cameos by Balitronica Gómez for a showcase of his latest solo work, The Most (un) Documented Mexican Artist, a unique perspective on the immediate future of the Americas. With his performance troupe La Pocha Nostra, Gómez-Peña offers critical and humorous commentary about the art...
Behind Utah’s acclaimed ski and snowboard attractions, two low profile entities that have quietly gone about their duties keeping that image in tact will step on to center stage Oct. 30 when they are honored by the University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library at...
Here at the University of Utah, most 20 year olds are happily entrenched in their undergraduate experience. They spend their time studying and doing coursework, socializing with friends, and working various part-time jobs. However, at 20 years old, Everett Ruess led a much different life....
Rare Books salutes The Great American Read by inviting you to visit the Special Collections Reading Room on level 4 of the J. Willard Marriott Library to hold first editions of some of the classics included on the 100 list....
This past spring, students taking Digital Storytelling, a course taught by Natalie Stillman-Webb, Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies, worked with Alison Elbrader, Special Collections Reference Librarian. One student, Mickenzie Burns, produced this video, inspired by her visit. [vc_video link='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9qpDawgm1E'] Thank you, Mickenzie! View the original article on...