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Highlights from Lunch with the Chefs, corn edition

The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant Anne Moore.  It’s corn sweat season! Check out this top 10 list of corn-themed materials from Special Collections and Archives, which were on display last month at the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)’s Lunch with the Chefs. This event is a special, themed lunch hosted by UniversityContinue reading “Highlights from Lunch with the Chefs, corn edition”

A king by any other name would die as duly, or the top 10 nicknames of Louis XVI

The following is written by Libraries student employee Brianna Bowers. The few short months from the fall of 1792 to January 1793, in which heated debate and a final vote decided that Louis XVI would be guillotined, held centuries of progress. Our world would not be recognizable without the French Revolution. The University of IowaContinue reading “A king by any other name would die as duly, or the top 10 nicknames of Louis XVI”

Top 10 Pacific Islands materials in the University of Iowa’s Special Collections and Archives

The following is written by M Clark, instruction and reference graduate assistant for Special Collections and Archives While Pacific Island cultural experiences are far and few in Iowa, Special Collections and Archives is the proud host of a number of rare and highly regarded publications by prolific Pacific Islander creators or about the rich historiesContinue reading “Top 10 Pacific Islands materials in the University of Iowa’s Special Collections and Archives”

10 Ye Old Banned Books

The following is written by SLIS graduate student Madison Knupp From October 1st through October 7th, the American Library Association (ALA) is celebrating Banned Books Week. The ALA first started Banned Books Week in 1982 due to a rise in book banning. However, the practice of book banning is not a new concept and hasContinue reading “10 Ye Old Banned Books”

10 Adolescent books to read at Special Collections & Archives

The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant Kaylee Swinford Recognized as a powerful force, the Young Adult genre of fiction has taken the literary world by storm. With cultural phenomena like Twilight, The Hunger Games, and almost any book by John Green, it is difficult to imagine a time when there wasn’t YA.Continue reading “10 Adolescent books to read at Special Collections & Archives”