special collections

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Bright Young Librarians: Sarah Finn
November 23, 2022
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Sarah Finn of Milwaukee Publi
Boston Public Library special collections
Boston Public Library Completes $15.7-Million Renovation of Special Collections
September 22, 2022
Earlier this month, the Boston Public Library (BPL) announced the reopening of the central library’s special co
Forged Galileo manuscript
Galileo Manuscript Forgery Unmasked
August 23, 2022
The University of Michigan (U-M) Library announced last week that its 1610 Galileo manuscript—“
Darwin notebooks
Darwin Notebooks and Letters Reunited in Anniversary Year
August 12, 2022
2022 has been a landmark year for Charles Darwin, the English scientist best known for his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species.
Collecting the Poetry of R.S. Thomas
July 10, 2022
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of 'going home again' so to speak.
Jennifer Meehan
LOC Appoints Jennifer Meehan Director of Special Collections
June 22, 2022
Washington, D.C.
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Bright Young Librarians: Katherine Litwin
May 25, 2022
Our Bright Young Librarians series continues today with Katherine Litwin, library director at the Poetry Foundation
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Video Fridays: The Fisher Library Rare Book Library
May 13, 2022
Take a ten-minute, behind-the-scenes tour through the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto, Canada, where you’ll see a First Folio, the first
Richard Nixon, The Real War, 1980. Presentation copy inscribed by Nixon to Ronald Reagan during 1980 election.
Books from Reagan’s Private Library to be Sold to Benefit Eureka College
April 21, 2022
Chicago — On May 4, Hindman Auctions is honored to present Property from the Private Library of President Ronald Reagan sold to benefit his alma mater, Eureka College, in its Fine Printed Books &…
Thomas F. Staley
Joyce Scholar and Trailblazing Library Director Thomas F. Staley Dies
April 6, 2022
Austin, Texas — Thomas F. Staley, author, professor emeritus and 25-year director of the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, died March 29. He was 86.