Center for the Book faculty member and book artist Emily Martin chooses a format for each work that assists in telling the story she wants to tell with the content. This exciting new video introduces her work, especially the pieces that have a focus on circular story telling that draw upon the continuous flexagon asContinue reading “Video: Make a Continuous Flexagon with Emily Martin”
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Fourth Annual Shakespeare Livestream – TOMORROW (Wednesday 4/26) 11AM-1PM
FOURTH Annual Shakespeare Livestream Tune in live Wednesday April 26, 11:00am-1:00pm CST [Central time in the USA is GMT -5:00] We’re back! Celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday week by joining us – live on the internet! – for our FOURTH annual Shakespeare’s Death Anniversary & Birthday Week Commemoration Livestream, featuring University of Iowa Shakespeare professor Adam Hooks, alongside ColleenContinue reading “Fourth Annual Shakespeare Livestream – TOMORROW (Wednesday 4/26) 11AM-1PM”
Special Collections News & Updates 4/20/2017
Newsfeed: Tom Brokaw’s ‘stuff’ in Iowa is a window into his life. Kyle Munson, Des Moines Register. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/kyle-munson/2017/04/10/tom-brokaws-stuff-iowa-window-into-his-life/99805406/ Upcoming Events: Final Mellon Sawyer Lecture Friday, April 28. 8:30AM-2:30PM Marina Rustow “Fatimid State Documents, Serial Recyclers and the Cairo Geniza” Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Near East, Princeton University 8:30–10:00am Erik Kwakkel “Aristotle and the Medieval University:Continue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 4/20/2017”
Historically Yours Podcast Episode 2: Heroic Deeds with Liz Riordan
Historically Yours is brought to you by the wacky folks who wander in and out of the University of Iowa Special Collections. Your host is Colleen Theisen, today’s guest is Liz Riordan. Our theme music was composed by Will Riordan. Download this episode (right click and save) (Subscribe on Podbean, iTunes, or Pocket Casts.Continue reading “Historically Yours Podcast Episode 2: Heroic Deeds with Liz Riordan”
Special Collections News and Updates 3/30/2017
Newsfeed: Travel Grant Applications due April 15, 2017 https://www.tumblr.com/iowawomensarchives/158778861035/every-girl-has-a-voice-every-woman-has-a-story Instruction: Play testing began on Amy Chen’s second game, Mark! Check out the development on Twitter through #markthegame. Exhibitions: https://www.instagram.com/p/BR59sMIA6dg/?taken-by=uilibraries From the Web & Social Media: New Podcast Historically Yours Launches https://www.tumblr.com/uispeccoll/159229043493 Donate to the University Libraries’ Special Collections Fund Want to stay connected?Continue reading “Special Collections News and Updates 3/30/2017”
New Podcast Historically Yours Launches
The University of Iowa Special Collections has a new podcast, Historically Yours which will be a biweekly podcast. In each episode Outreach Librarian Colleen Theisen and a guest will read one historic letter, research the context, and discuss the role of letter writing past and present. Episode 1 features Digital Project Librarian Laura Hampton readingContinue reading “New Podcast Historically Yours Launches”