early americas

Collecting for a New World
New Book Explores Treasures of Early Americas from the Library of Congress
November 13, 2019
Washington, D.C.
Miniature globes
“Open New Worlds” Opens at Miami’s Kislak Center
May 7, 2019
Last week the Kislak Center at the University of Miami Libraries dedicated a new gallery and opened its inaugural exhibition,
LOC Appoints Inaugural Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas
April 24, 2018
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress today announced the appointment of Stephen Houston, an anthropologist, archaeologist and epigrapher, as the inaugural Jay I.
Two Miami Institutions Receive Major Gift of Rare Books
January 25, 2017
The Jay I. Kislak Foundation announced this week a major donation to the University of Miami and Miami Dade College.