For this episode of Historically Yours, School of Library and Information Science graduate student Kathryn Heffner reads a typed letter on Arkham House letterhead with details relating to what it took to get HP Lovecraft published during World War II, both figuratively and literally. Listen here: Download this episode (right click and save) Letter: Msc0429, ThomasContinue reading “Historically Yours Podcast: Academics, Fans, H.P. Lovecraft, and the price of paper”
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Historically Yours Podcast Ep. 6: Calamity Jane’s Death with Elizabeth Riordan
The sixth episode of Historically Yours is here and this time we’re joined by Graduate Assistant Elizabeth Riordan. For this episode, Liz recalls her Wild West phase as a child and reads a letter from a train conductor in South Dakota looking back years later and telling the tale of meeting “bundle of rags” CalamityContinue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Ep. 6: Calamity Jane’s Death with Elizabeth Riordan”
Historically Yours Podcast Episode 5 – James Thurber Letter
The fifth episode of Historically Yours is here and this time we’re joined by University Archivist David McCartney. For this episode, David McCartney tells a poignant tale of letter writing past and present and then reads us a letter from James Thurber from his time at the New Yorker in 1935. Know anythingContinue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Episode 5 – James Thurber Letter”
Historically Yours Episode 4: A Poem from Helen Keller with Liz Riordan
The fourth episode of Historically Yours is here and this time we’re joined by School of Library and Information graduate student Elizabeth Riordan. Liz reads a poem from Helen Keller from the Peggy LeBold Autograph Collection. Was this a letter? A school assignment? She follows up by reading a letter from Keller to St. Nicholas magazineContinue reading “Historically Yours Episode 4: A Poem from Helen Keller with Liz Riordan”
Historically Yours Podcast: Warren G. Harding letter with guest Ben Schmidt
The third episode of Historically Yours is here and this time we’re joined by School of Library and Information graduate student Ben Schmidt. Ben reads a letter from Warren G. Harding responding to a request for a memorial for World War I. Do you know anything about the movement to make a memorial?Continue reading “Historically Yours Podcast: Warren G. Harding letter with guest Ben Schmidt”
Video: Make a Continuous Flexagon with Emily Martin
Center for the Book faculty member and book artist Emily Martin chooses a format for each work that assists in telling the story she wants to tell with the content. This exciting new video introduces her work, especially the pieces that have a focus on circular story telling that draw upon the continuous flexagon asContinue reading “Video: Make a Continuous Flexagon with Emily Martin”
Historically Yours Podcast Episode 2: Heroic Deeds with Liz Riordan
Historically Yours is brought to you by the wacky folks who wander in and out of the University of Iowa Special Collections. Your host is Colleen Theisen, today’s guest is Liz Riordan. Our theme music was composed by Will Riordan. Download this episode (right click and save) (Subscribe on Podbean, iTunes, or Pocket Casts.Continue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Episode 2: Heroic Deeds with Liz Riordan”
New Podcast Historically Yours Launches
The University of Iowa Special Collections has a new podcast, Historically Yours which will be a biweekly podcast. In each episode Outreach Librarian Colleen Theisen and a guest will read one historic letter, research the context, and discuss the role of letter writing past and present. Episode 1 features Digital Project Librarian Laura Hampton readingContinue reading “New Podcast Historically Yours Launches”
YouTube Video: Book Anatomy by Hannah Hacker
Members of the Internet Creator’s Guild who are makers of educational video have come together this week to collectively release work on the theme “Create.” The University of Iowa Special Collections’ contribution to this effort is a two and a half minute hand drawn video about book anatomy. Hannah Hacker put her pen to paperContinue reading “YouTube Video: Book Anatomy by Hannah Hacker”
A Trip to the Conservation Lab – YouTube
Colleen Theisen took a trip up to the Conservation Lab to meet with Kristen Hartman to find out about two “batch treatments” that she had been working on. Large sets of similar books needing a similar repair. Large and small, they fix them all! Part two of this series features the most adorable set ofContinue reading “A Trip to the Conservation Lab – YouTube”