We are pleased to announce Rich Dana as Special Collections and Archives’ Sackner Archive Project coordinator librarian. Rich Dana earned his MFA from the University of Iowa Center for the Book in 2021 and his MA from the School of Library and Information Science in 2020. He has worked as an art mover, art fabricator andContinue reading “Welcome Rich Dana”
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Welcome Sarah Keen, our new university archivist
We are pleased to welcome Sarah Keen as our new university archivist in Special Collections & Archives. Sarah joined the Libraries at the start of the fall semester. She comes to Iowa from upstate New York, where she served as Colgate University Libraries’ university archivist and head of Special Collections and University Archives. Previously, sheContinue reading “Welcome Sarah Keen, our new university archivist”
All Women Welcome: Summer 2022 Reading Room Exhibit
The following is written by Rachel Miller-Haughton, former Olson Graduate Research Assistant and curator of All Women Welcome exhibit All Women Welcome: Voices of Activist Iowa Women is the summer 2022 exhibit in the Special Collections Reading Room. The culmination of my time as the 2020-2022 Olson Graduate Research Assistant, the exhibit features images, documents,Continue reading “All Women Welcome: Summer 2022 Reading Room Exhibit”
Telling Their Stories: LGBTQ+ Zine History
The following is written by Academic Outreach Coordinator Kathryn Reuter In honor of Pride month, we are highlighting some queer zines in our collections. A zine is a hand-made and self-published pamphlet that can contain writings, collages, comics, illustrations, and other artwork. Zines are made in a variety of styles and cover endless types ofContinue reading “Telling Their Stories: LGBTQ+ Zine History”
Thor Rinden: Artist’s notebooks reveal Iowa’s lasting impressions
The following is written by student worker Jack Menzies Thor Rinden was an artist born in Marshalltown, Iowa in 1937 and studied at the University of Iowa before attaining his Master of Arts at Hunter College, New York, NY. Living with his wife, Jane,the couple spent decades renovating their home in Brooklyn, which garnered substantialContinue reading “Thor Rinden: Artist’s notebooks reveal Iowa’s lasting impressions”
Memories of a Memogram
The following is written by graduate student worker Emily Schartz As we get ready for warmer weather and summer vacation, we look longingly at a group of travelers 90 years ago who were preparing to start a 137 day-long worldwide cruise on their own vacation to much warmer places. This epic vacation is recorded inContinue reading “Memories of a Memogram”
Art From Tragedy: Mauricio Lasansky’s The Nazi Drawings
The following is written by Academic Outreach Coordinator Kathryn Reuter Mauricio Lasanky was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1914 to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. Lasansky showed artistic skill from a young age — printmaking was his preferred medium, a choice perhaps influenced by his father, who worked as a printer of banknote engravings. AfterContinue reading “Art From Tragedy: Mauricio Lasansky’s The Nazi Drawings”
It isn’t hoarding if it’s books – or is it?
“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit our collections. Below is a blog by Lisa Tuzel from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “Reading Culture History & Research in Media” (SLIS:5600:0001). It isn’t hoarding if it’s books – or is it? By Lisa TuzelContinue reading “It isn’t hoarding if it’s books – or is it?”
Decolonizing the Kitchen: Sean Sherman
The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant Matrice Young Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, was born in 1974 and spent the early days of his childhood on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Much of his childhood was spent on his family’s ranch, playing out on the edgeContinue reading “Decolonizing the Kitchen: Sean Sherman”
Mass Market Ads of a Bygone Era
“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit our collections. Below is a blog by Kelli Brommel from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “Reading Culture History & Research in Media” (SLIS:5600:0001). Mass Market Ads of a Bygone Era By Kelli Brommel Amongst the wideContinue reading “Mass Market Ads of a Bygone Era”