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In Memoriam — Marie Christensen Dern (October 17, 1936-May 22, 2020)

Last year, on May 22, Rare Books lost our dear friend, Marie Christensen Dern. On that day, like the rest of the world, we were sheltering in place. We were locked out of our office, and more disorientingly, out of the Rare Books Vault. We...

22 May, 2021 / 1 Comment
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Today, Rare Books. Tomorrow, the Moon!

“Treading the soil of the moon, palpating its pebbles, tasting the panic and splendor of the event, feeling in the pit of one's stomach the separation from terra...

19 July, 2019 / 0 Comments
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