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Duke Acquires Virginia Woolf’s Desk and Significant Collection of Women’s History
Colin B. Bailey Named Director of the Morgan Library & Museum
New York, NY, April 16, 2015—The Board of Trustees of the Morgan Library & Museum today announced the appointment of Colin B.
Princeton University Library Acquires Philosopher Derrida’s Personal Library
The Princeton University Library has acquired the personal working library of philosopher Jacques Derrida, who died in 2004.
Significantly Different Composition in Fragonard&#8217;s <i>Young Girl Reading</i> at National Gallery of Art
Washington, DC—One of the most beloved paintings in the Gallery’s permanent collection, Young Girl Reading (c.
Yale&#8217;s Beinecke Library Acquires the Lance Loud and Loud Family Papers
New Haven, Conn—In 1973, the nature of television programming changed with the broadcast of the 12-episode PBS series, An American Family.
Library of Congress Acquires Rare Civil War Stereographs
The Library of Congress has acquired 540 rare and historic Civil War stereographs from the Robin G. Stanford Collection.
<i>Family Life</i> by Akhil Sharma Wins The Folio Prize 2015
Akhil Sharma is tonight, Monday 23 March, announced as the winner of The Folio Prize 2015 for Family Life published by Faber.
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction Awarded to Louise Erdrich
Librarian of Congress James H.
The Eric Carle Museum Announces 2015 Carle Honors Honorees
Amherst, MA (March 16, 2015)—The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to announce the 2015 Carle Honors honorees to be celebrated at Guastavino’s in New York City on Thursday, September
Rare Shakespeare First Folio to Tour All 50 States, DC, and Puerto Rico in 2016
Washington, DC—The Folger Shakespeare Library is pleased to announce the tour sites for its 2016 national traveling exhibition of First Folio!