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”
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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”
UI Libraries’ Artists’ Books Exhibited at Drake University
A group of more than 30 artists’ books from The University of Iowa Libraries’ collection will be exhibited from September 11th through October 9th in the Anderson Gallery at Drake University, Des Moines. The exhibition, “The Book in Time & Place,” was curated by alumnus Sarah McCoy and Julie Leonard from the staff of TheContinue reading “UI Libraries’ Artists’ Books Exhibited at Drake University”
UI Libraries acquires sci-fi fanzine collection; includes ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ pieces
The University of Iowa Libraries has announced the acquisition of the Mariellen (Ming) Wathne Fanzine Archive Collection. This large collection of some 3,000 science fiction fanzines is an important accumulation of fan-created work and a significant addition to the fanzine holdings of the University Libraries. The Fanzine Archive Collection contains thousands of fanzines focused onContinue reading “UI Libraries acquires sci-fi fanzine collection; includes ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ pieces”
Live from Prairie Lights Recordings in Special Collections
On June 14, 1990 Mary Swander and Jane Anne Straw read from their book Parsnips in the Snow at Prairie Lights Bookstore in Iowa City. This was the first broadcast of “Live from Prairie Lights” on Iowa Public Radio. Today Swander is Iowa’s poet laureate, and this recording, and thousands of others like it, isContinue reading “Live from Prairie Lights Recordings in Special Collections”
Iowa s First Lady Donates Book to Special Collections
Iowa’s First Lady Mari Culver recently donated a signed copy of Entertaining at Terrace Hill to the Louis Szathmary II Culinary Arts Collection at the University of Iowa Libraries. Culver made the donation on a visit to Iowa City in April for a Prairie Lights book-signing event. The cookbook features over 200 recipes from aroundContinue reading “Iowa s First Lady Donates Book to Special Collections”
Have a Taste for the Exotic? Check out Special Collections Exhibit about Asian Food
To celebrate the upcoming Asian Pacfic Heritage Month, Special Collections has collaborated with the Asian American Coalition (AAC) to create a display of cookbooks from the Szathmary Collection. The exhibition showcases ten Asian countries: Malaysia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Japan, Korean, Laos, Philippines, Indonesia, and China. AAC members added their own personal momentos and souvenirs toContinue reading “Have a Taste for the Exotic? Check out Special Collections Exhibit about Asian Food”
Birth of Primetime TV was at the Univ of Iowa’s W9XK
The switch to digital telecasts is on, and to mark the occasion the Iowa Digital Library has released a new online collection celebrating the birth of American prime-time TV more than 75 years ago. This “birth” didn’t happen in a laboratory at AT&T, General Electric or RCA, however. Instead, regularly scheduled TV programs were launchedContinue reading “Birth of Primetime TV was at the Univ of Iowa’s W9XK”
Lincoln Collection Online
In celebration of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the University of Iowa Libraries has digitized over 1,000 artifacts related to Lincoln and his time for its new Abraham Lincoln Digital Collection that explores the life and legacy of one of the nation’s most notable presidents. The digital collection at http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/lincoln provides integrated access toContinue reading “Lincoln Collection Online”