{"id":4299,"date":"2015-09-04T21:01:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/?p=3109"},"modified":"2015-09-04T21:01:14","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T21:01:14","slug":"special-collections-week-in-review-828-94-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/combo\/2015\/09\/04\/special-collections-week-in-review-828-94-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections Week in Review, 8\/28 \u2013 9\/4, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Recently on the Web and Social Media:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Hevelin Fanzine Digitization Project was featured on The Verge.<\/a> \u00a0The University of Iowa Libraries is digitizing science fiction fanzines from the 1930s-1950s.<\/p>\n

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\"hall\"<\/a>August Old Gold<\/em> column from University Archivist David McCartney, Harrison Hall, the Residence Hall That Never Was.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The planned 1,100-student high-rise, proposed in 1966, never got off the ground.<\/p>\n

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A Culinary Alphabet by Annie Tremmel Wilcox, published in 1998 was featured on our Instagram page<\/a>. This culinary artist’s book has three spoons as part of the binding. \u00a0[Szathmary N7433.4 W524 C8 1998]<\/p>\n

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Upcoming Events:<\/h2>\n

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1. The first Iowa Bibliophiles meeting of the 2015-2016 season<\/h4>\n

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University of Iowa Center for the Book calligraphy instructor Cheryl Jacobsen will present about calligraphic hands featured in Medieval manuscripts held in Special Collections.<\/p>\n

6:00PM \u2013 Stop by to view a repeat showing of the livestream video of Alison Altstatt\u2019s September 4th talk<\/p>\n

6:30PM \u2013 Refreshments served<\/p>\n

7PM \u2013 Cheryl Jacobsen\u2019s talk<\/p>\n

Special Collections Reading Room, 3rd Floor Main Library, 125 W. Washington, Iowa City, IA<\/p>\n

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2. Special Collections Editions featured in Old Capitol Museum Exhibition<\/h4>\n

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\"donq\"<\/a>Opening Reception for The Quest Begins: Quixote at 400<\/a><\/p>\n

Thursday, September 17, 2015 – 5:00pm<\/span> to 7:00pm<\/span><\/p>\n

Old Capitol Museum<\/p>\n

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Exhibition: Illustrations of Don Quixote: Interpretation of Imagination<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

September 17, 2015<\/span> to January 3, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

Old Capitol Museum Keyes Gallery for the Arts, Humanities, and Sciences<\/p>\n

Explore artistic interpretations of Cervantes\u2019 tale from the 1600s to the 1930s through collected images from editions of Don Quixote<\/em> from the University of Iowa Libraries.<\/p>\n

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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the sponsoring department or contact person listed in advance of the event.<\/em><\/p>\n

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New Acquisitions:<\/h2>\n

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1. A new acquisition for our collection of miniature books.<\/h4>\n

\"Miniature<\/a>Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.,\u00a0Descent of Mount Gadam<\/em>, Jubilee Press, 1993. \u00a0Adapted from a folktale of the Mensa Bet-Abrehe people of northern Ethiopia. Includes a linocut outline map of Africa.<\/p>\n