This is the first of a long string of announcements of new acquisitions that we will be announcing, so follow our blog to hear all the latest! Tiny is the […]
Author Archives: Colleen Theisen
One Week Only! Introduction to Book History Class Exhibition
The Introduction to Book History course taught by Gregory Prickman, Head of Special Collections & University Archives, curated this exhibition as a group to showcase their research. This week only […]
Earliest Known Simon Estes Recording Restored
This story starts in 1959 when a UI undergraduate student from Centerville, IA, named Simon Estes auditioned for, and joined, the Old Gold Singers, a university chorus made up…
Iowa City Meteor in 1875
Last night a meteorite slammed into the Russian countryside, as captured in many videos and photographs. 138 years ago in 1875, nearly to the day, a very similar event occurred…
Round the World with Nellie Bly
By Denise Anderson Round the World with Nellie Bly is a Victorian-era board game housed in Special Collections & University Archives. McLoughlin Bros., New York, published the game in…