The new exhibition in the North Hall of the Main Library celebrates the 25th anniversary of the UI Center for the Book, UICB @ 25: The Future of a Legacy (www.lib.uiowa.edu/exhibits). The UICB is a unique program that conjoins training in the technique and artistry of bookmaking with research into the history and culture ofContinue reading “UICB @ 25 Exhibit in Main Library”
Category Archives: Special Collections
Leafing through rare books
Within its overall collection of five million printed volumes, the University of Iowa Libraries holds more than 200,000 rare books. These books range in age from the 15th century to newly created artists’ books. The collection includes more than 800 manuscript collections—medieval to modern. Peruse a small sampling of these books through the fyi lens.
LGBT Life in Iowa City, Iowa: 1967-2010 Online Exhibit Earns Honorable Mention
OutHistory.org, the award-winning website on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer U.S. history, announced the winners of its “Since Stonewall Local Histories Contest,” 41 years after the start of the rebellion that marks the beginning of the modern movement for LGBTQ rights and liberation. “LGBT Life in Iowa City, Iowa: 1967-2010” online exhibit curated by UniversityContinue reading “LGBT Life in Iowa City, Iowa: 1967-2010 Online Exhibit Earns Honorable Mention”
University Archivist McCartney Profiled
In the lastest edition of fyi, the online newsletter for UI faculty and staff, University Archivist David McCartney is profiled. Learn more about McCartney and the archives he manages.
University of Iowa Extends Its Collaboration with Accessible Archives, Inc.
Content Expansion Will Bring New Material to Civil War Collection The University of Iowa Libraries has signed an agreement with Accessible Archives, an electronic publisher of primary source full-text historical databases, to preserve in digital format a number of primary source publications from the Civil War era. The Libraries’ holdings include various Civil War memoirs,Continue reading “University of Iowa Extends Its Collaboration with Accessible Archives, Inc.”
The University’s “Diary” now online in Iowa Digital Library
It may be called the University of Iowa’s diary: magazines catering to its alumni. Starting with The Iowa Alumnus in 1903 and continuing today as Iowa Alumni Magazine, these publications chronicle the life and events of the University and its people on many fronts: research breakthroughs, innovations in teaching, graduates’ milestonetemps, political and social movements,Continue reading “The University’s “Diary” now online in Iowa Digital Library”
Morrow Emmy on display at Main Library
The Emmy Award that Barry Morrow received for writing the 1981 TV movie “Bill” is now on display in the University of Iowa Main Library in the Special Collections on the third floor. Morrow, an award-winning screenwriter who worked at the UI from 1974 to 1981, gave the Emmy to the university earlier this year. IncludedContinue reading “Morrow Emmy on display at Main Library”
Reading the Fine Print in Special Collections
In the latest issue of fyi: Faculty & Staff News at the University of Iowa, the Charlotte M. Smith Miniature Book Collection is featured in a photo spread. A tiny collection of books held in Special Collections is dwarfed by the library’s other five million volumes. These 4,500 itsy-bitsy books are “miniatures.” From pocket-size to micro-miniature,Continue reading “Reading the Fine Print in Special Collections”
A “Notorious Affair” Highlighted Special Collections Exhibition
Between October 1943 and March 1944 the German Embassy in Ankara had access to documents from the British Embassy. These included documents relating to the Teheran, Cairo and Casablanca conferences, at which Allied strategies were discussed, including Operation Overlord and the disposition of Europe after the war in the event of an Allied victory. TheContinue reading “A “Notorious Affair” Highlighted Special Collections Exhibition”
Leigh Hunt Online Gets a Nod
This week the “Internet Scout Report” noted the UI Libraries Leigh Hunt Online: The Letters. Not familiar with British Romantic writer Leigh Hunt? After going through the University of Iowa Library’s collection of his letters online, visitors will know Hunt intimately. For those visitors who don’t have the stamina to pore over the more thanContinue reading “Leigh Hunt Online Gets a Nod”