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”
Category Archives: Special Collections
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”
1,000 Leigh Hunt Letters Online
We are very pleased to announce a milestonetemp just passed: the thousandth letter has been added to the Leigh Hunt Online . While we have about 600 to go, the project has already been offered a few letters held by other institutions – and even some that remain in private hands. This project was fundedContinue reading “1,000 Leigh Hunt Letters Online”
Special Collections on Display at Old Capitol Museum
Old Capitol Museum will present an exhibition of handmade artist books from Tuesday, Jan. 6, to Sunday, Feb. 1, in the museum’s second-floor rotunda. The exhibit, The Book in Time and Place, was organized by the University of Iowa Center for the Book in conjunction with the first College Book Art Association biennial conference, whichContinue reading “Special Collections on Display at Old Capitol Museum”
Grant to Digitize Wallace Papers
We are pleased to announce that the National Historical Publications and Records Committee (NHPRC) of the National Archives has awarded The University of Iowa Libraries $32,700 in funding to digitize the microfilm edition of the Henry A. Wallace (1888-1965) Papers to create an open-access online collection. The 67 reels of microfilm contain approximately 67,000 framesContinue reading “Grant to Digitize Wallace Papers”
UI Libraries Contributing to Digital Humanities Scholarship
Traditionally humanities researchers have worked independently. Yet as this model of scholarship is changing to a more collaborative model, researchers are using social networks to support an open exchange of knowledge. Several new digital collaborative projects are providing the tools for this new scholarship and are incorporating high-quality primary resource collections. When the University ofContinue reading “UI Libraries Contributing to Digital Humanities Scholarship”