Comments for News & Announcements http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:45:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Comment on Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording Restored by Susan Jacob http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2013/03/28/rare-simon-estes-recording-restored/#comment-5411 Susan Jacob Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:45:54 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=2089#comment-5411 Wow! Don’t you love your job? What an opportunity to be involved in archiving such a treasure!

]]> Comment on Iowa City Meteor in 1875 by Black Swan — or I Told You So?: Bolide Shockwave Injures 1000+ in Russia « The Cosmic Tusk http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2013/02/15/iowa-city-meteor-in-1875/#comment-3625 Black Swan — or I Told You So?: Bolide Shockwave Injures 1000+ in Russia « The Cosmic Tusk Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:07:17 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1983#comment-3625 [...] Iowa [...]

]]> Comment on Iowa City Meteor in 1875 by Russian Meteorite Explosion: Iowa City Had A Similar Encounter… Almost … | Iowa News Feed http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2013/02/15/iowa-city-meteor-in-1875/#comment-3611 Russian Meteorite Explosion: Iowa City Had A Similar Encounter… Almost … | Iowa News Feed Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:00:31 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1983#comment-3611 [...] unearthed the text and shared pages of it on the University of Iowa Library Blog, including additional pages wth illustrations of the meteorite based on eyewitness accounts. More [...]

]]> Comment on Kelmscott Proof Among Our Recent Acquisitions by Florence Boos http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2013/02/07/kelmscott-proof/#comment-3447 Florence Boos Sun, 10 Feb 2013 10:26:22 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1928#comment-3447 Very interesting proofs–I’m delighted Iowa has been able to purchase them. It’s wonderful to see his corrections in process.

]]> Comment on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Display in Special Collections by Colleen Theisen http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2012/12/04/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-on-display-in-special-collections/#comment-2339 Colleen Theisen Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:37:33 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1752#comment-2339 Thank you very much!

]]> Comment on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Display in Special Collections by Paul C. Juhl http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2012/12/04/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol-on-display-in-special-collections/#comment-2288 Paul C. Juhl Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:01:56 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1752#comment-2288 What wonderful treasures are to be found in the Special Collections at the University of Iowa Library. A Christmas Carol is just one of so many and how wonderful to have it displayed for all to see. The staff is to be congratulated for all they do.

]]> Comment on Happy Thanksgiving! by prayer warrior http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2012/11/21/happy-thanksgiving/#comment-2228 prayer warrior Sat, 01 Dec 2012 21:58:36 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1700#comment-2228 I absolutely love that picture of how to carve the turkey properly. even some of the thanksgiving recipes are cool to read and how they did everything so long ago. It is amazing to see the traditions still standing.

]]> Comment on New Exhibition – Reconstructing ‘The American Reader’ by Hendrik http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2012/11/19/reconstructing-the-american-reader/#comment-2092 Hendrik Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:11:45 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1668#comment-2092 Want to see the exhibition of historical books which is very attractive and substantial contribution to knowledge in the world of education in the world.

I hope I can see it!

]]> Comment on Who Am I? by Colleen Theisen http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2012/08/24/who-am-i/#comment-1419 Colleen Theisen Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:37:43 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=1061#comment-1419 UPDATE: It looks as though the young boy in the coat has been identified. Verifying information…STAY TUNED.

]]> Comment on Voices from the Stacks #1: Special Collections’ “Miseries” by Colleen Theisen http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/2012/07/26/voices-from-the-stacks-1/#comment-1161 Colleen Theisen Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:41:45 +0000 http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/?p=912#comment-1161 Thank you so much!

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