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”
Author Archives: Colleen Theisen
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”
Conflicting views of Lackington’s – Publisher of Frankenstein – 3 pf 3 from Peter Balestrieri
Third in our series on Frankenstein related holdings from Peter Balestrieri. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was published in 1818 by the firm of Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones. The deal worked by Percy Shelley called for printing five hundred copies, a short run even by the standards of the day. What kind of firm wasContinue reading “Conflicting views of Lackington’s – Publisher of Frankenstein – 3 pf 3 from Peter Balestrieri”
Want to Make Historic Recipes?
Want to make historic recipes? Or how about reading handwriting, converting measurements, recreating historic cooking implements, food photography, or writing and blogging? 300+ years of handwritten cookbooks with thousands of recipes from Chef Louis Szathmary’s culinary collection from Special Collections & University Archives are now online in DIY History, the newest transcription project from theContinue reading “Want to Make Historic Recipes?”
Grand Army of the Republic in Iowa
Today’s post comes from Jacque Roethler on Grand Army of the Republic finds in her recent processing work. Special Collections recently acquired the papers of a law firm in Cedar Rapids, the Bealer/Grimm/Shuttleworth papers. In it were the expected files on cases, insurance, and property, but in a ledger containing E. J. C. Bealer’s 1927Continue reading “Grand Army of the Republic in Iowa”
“Iowa Now” Feature on 1812 Exhibition
The War of 1812 in Iowa, then and now Old Capitol exhibit opens Oct. 11 with free reception, lecture By: Rebecca Pope | 2012.10.04 | 10:47 AM The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with a special exhibition of historical documents, maps and artifactsContinue reading ““Iowa Now” Feature on 1812 Exhibition”
Mary and Percy Shelley Letter Mentions Frankenstein Rejections – 2 of 3 from Peter Balestrieri
Second in our series of three blog posts from Peter Balestrieri examining our holdings relating to Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. On August 16, 1817, Mary began writing a letter to Marianne Hunt, Leigh Hunt’s wife. The Hunt’s and the Shelley’s were close friends, their correspondence is extensive, and many of thoseContinue reading “Mary and Percy Shelley Letter Mentions Frankenstein Rejections – 2 of 3 from Peter Balestrieri”
Advertising for “The Collegians,” by Carl Laemmle, Jr.
by Denise Anderson. Fall classes are now in session and the football Homecoming Centennial is upon us, so what better time to examine a felt pennant which advertises “The Collegians,” by Carl Laemmle, Jr. “The Collegians” was a series of 44 two-reel films, in which the same players reprised their characters through four years of a college life fullContinue reading “Advertising for “The Collegians,” by Carl Laemmle, Jr.”
Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II
“Monumental Ideas in Miniature Book Making” is a traveling exhibition of more than 100 artists’ miniature books from eight countries curated by Hui-Chu Ying, Professor of The Myers School of Art, at the University of Akron. These small treasures by nationally and internationally recognized book artists explore epic tales, poetry, and storytelling using diverse book and printmakingContinue reading “Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books II”