EVENT TOMORROW, September 24, 2016, 1PM-3PM: Readers and Revelers needed to bring back the celebration of Shakespeare in City Park just like 100 years ago for the closing event to send off the First Folio exhibition to its next location. Story: Shakespeare Fever Invades Iowa City Again 100 Years Later. Calendar Entry: Here. Newsfeed: TheContinue reading “Special Collections News and Updates 9/23/2016”
Author Archives: Colleen Theisen
Iowa Reads Shakespeare in the City Park “Globe Theater” Saturday, 9/24
Dost Thou Speak Masterly: Iowa Reads Shakespeare Step up to read Shakspeare and celebrate The Bard’s 400 Death Anniversary – Just like they did 100 years ago in Iowa City, or come and enjoy the show! A century ago, Iowa City celebrated the tercentenary of Shakespeare’s death. In 1916, the world was at war,Continue reading “Iowa Reads Shakespeare in the City Park “Globe Theater” Saturday, 9/24″
A Trip to the Conservation Lab – YouTube
Colleen Theisen took a trip up to the Conservation Lab to meet with Kristen Hartman to find out about two “batch treatments” that she had been working on. Large sets of similar books needing a similar repair. Large and small, they fix them all! Part two of this series features the most adorable set ofContinue reading “A Trip to the Conservation Lab – YouTube”
Sunday! Shakespeare Family Festival – Book Arts, Crafts, Fencing, and Celebrating Shakespeare
SHAKESPEAREAN FAMILY FESTIVAL Hands-on demonstrations of book arts, acting, fencing 18 September 1:00 – 4:00 pm Main Library, North Plaza Rain location: Just inside the Main Library’s north entrance Free of charge, open to the public All are welcome to attend this event filled with activities for all ages. Come celebrate the art ofContinue reading “Sunday! Shakespeare Family Festival – Book Arts, Crafts, Fencing, and Celebrating Shakespeare”
Special Collections News 9/9/2016
Newsfeed: Old Gold – Wishing Herky a Happy Birthday: https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/09/old-gold-wishing-herky-happy-birthday Gene Wilder’s Superfans Made a ’70s Zine Called Geneology, and It’s Wonderful http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2016/09/06/gene_wilder_s_superfans_made_a_70s_zine_called_geneology_and_it_s_wonderful.html Avicenna – John Martin Rare Book Room: http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/2016/09/06/avicenna-september-2016-notes-from-the-john-martin-rare-book-room-hardin-library/ Regents May Move on Main Library Renovation Funding, http://daily-iowan.com/2016/09/08/regents-may-move-on-main-library/ UI proposes naming residence hall after Elizabeth Catlett, https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/09/ui-proposes-naming-residence-hall-after-elizabeth-catlett Exhibitions: University Archives partnered with the UI Department of PhysicsContinue reading “Special Collections News 9/9/2016”
Special Collections News 9/2/2016
Shakespeare’s First Folio on Display until September 25, 2016 in the Main Library Gallery. See http://shakespeare.lib.uiowa.edu/ for more details about the exhibition and more than 50 related events. Newsfeed: First Folio News Coverage: Little Village: Shakespeare’s First Folio to showcase at University of Iowa Main Library this Fall http://littlevillagemag.com/shakespeares-first-folio-to-showcase-at-university-of-iowa-main-library-this-fall/Continue reading “Special Collections News 9/2/2016”
Special Collections & Archives staff present at the Society of American Archivists Conference
Last week, several members of Special Collections attended the Society of American Archivists (SAA) in Atlanta, Georgia. Two of our staff made professional contributions having a poster and a presentation competitively selected. Instruction Librarian Amy Chen exhibited her poster on “Twentieth Century Literary Collection Acquisition Patterns.” This poster is the result of her research on theContinue reading “Special Collections & Archives staff present at the Society of American Archivists Conference”
Saying Goodbye to Olson Graduate Assistant Kelly Grogg
Kelly Grogg has been an Olson Graduate Assistant in Special Collections for the past two years. In May she completed her Masters in Library and Information Science. Kelly completed her time with us here in Special Collections last week. Our patrons, students, and staff benefited greatly from Kelly’s cheerful dedication. Kelly embodies the philosophy ofContinue reading “Saying Goodbye to Olson Graduate Assistant Kelly Grogg”
Sample the Szathmary Culinary Collection
Feeling overwhelmed by the more than 20,000+ cookbooks from 1498 to the present day, thousands of recipe pamphlets, and multitudes of handwritten cookbooks? Sample an item from a tasting menu. Just stop by the Reading Room on the 3rd floor of the Main Library and order up a culinary item to browse from one ofContinue reading “Sample the Szathmary Culinary Collection”
Special Collections News & Updates 7/29/2016
Newsfeed: Documenting and Treating Scrolls: Part 3 Final from the “Preservation Beat” blog. http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/preservation/2016/07/27/documenting-and-treating-scrolls-part-3-final/ A Visit to Himie Voxman’s Hometown from Iowa Now. http://now.uiowa.edu/2016/07/visit-himie-voxmans-hometown James Alan McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer, Dies at 72, obituary from the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/books/james-alan-mcpherson-pulitzer-prize-winning-writer-dies-at-72.html?_r=0 Find James Alan McPherson’s work at the UI Libraries http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/news/2016/07/28/find-james-alan-mcphersons-work-at-the-ui-libraries/ Migration Is Beautiful, The Davenport Public Library’sContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 7/29/2016”