Sunday, August 20, 2017 – 8:00am to Friday, September 15, 2017 – 5:00pm Friday, September 15, 2017 – 8:00am to Wednesday, November 1, 2017 – 5:00pm UI Special Collections, 3rd Floor Main Library An […]

BIG EVENTS FROM SUMMER 2017:   UI Libraries Hosted the Rare Books and Manuscripts Conference The University of Iowa Libraries hosted the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the American […]

The University of Iowa Special Collections is home to the archives of Peter and Donna Thomas, a selection of which is on display on the Special Collections gallery on the […]

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 […]

University Archivist David McCartney presented on “Documenting Activism: How the Digital Humanities Can Uncover the History of Protest” at the American Association of University Professors national conference meeting in Washington, […]

The fourth 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 […]

By Julia Rohn, Museum Studies Intern Picture this: My eyes are closed so as to not ruin the surprise. A heavy door opens, groaning. Parchment permeates the air, warm and […]

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 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. […]

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. […]