The UI Libraries has been awarded $200,000 from the Carver Trust to digitize the data tapes from the Explorer I satellite mission that led to the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts. These tapes were recovered from the basement of Maclean Hall through the outstanding efforts of our Preservation Dept. in 2010-2011. During thatContinue reading “Van Allen Explorer I Data Tapes: Preservation and Digitization”
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Historic Foodies, Talk of Iowa, and Marlborough Pudding/Pie
Thank you to all who attended last week’s first meeting of the Historic Foodies! For those of you who missed the meeting, Kathrine’s Moermond from the Old Capitol Museum told tales of tracking down the variations of Marlborough Pudding. I’ve included her account here and hear her tell some of the tale on this week’sContinue reading “Historic Foodies, Talk of Iowa, and Marlborough Pudding/Pie”
Happy Thanksgiving!
This morning I was a guest on Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa program, where we discussed Thanksgiving recipes, cookbooks, and traditions. You can listen to an archived version of the program here. Below are links to some of the items from Special Collections that were discussed on the show. Szathmary Culinary Manuscripts: http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cookbooks DIYContinue reading “Happy Thanksgiving!”
New Exhibition – Reconstructing ‘The American Reader’
Special Collections & University Archives is pleased to announce our newest exhibition Reconstructing ‘The American Reader’ from English Department graduate student Miriam Janechek which highlights a new type of research now possible with access to searchable digitized copies of books online. The American Reader is a textbook printed in 1808 which, like other readers, combines hundreds of excerptsContinue reading “New Exhibition – Reconstructing ‘The American Reader’”
The Glenn Voting Machine
by Shawn R. Conley – student worker in Special Collections With the election year in full swing and Election Day looming, most of us will be making our way to that legendary voting booth with the fancy curtains to cast our vote and take part in yet another one of our civic duties. Most ofContinue reading “The Glenn Voting Machine”