“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit our collections. Below is a blog by Natasha Otteson from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “History of Readers and Reading” (SLIS:5600:0001) 17th Century Armenian Bookbinding Traditions By Natasha Otteson The University of Iowa Libraries has aContinue reading “17th Century Armenian Bookbinding Traditions”
Author Archives: Elizabeth Riordan
Brokaw Papers Capture 55 Years of Journalism History
At the end of January of 2021, NBC News Anchor and Correspondent Tom Brokaw announced his retirement after a remarkable 55 years of journalism. Brokaw started his television career right here in Iowa, working at KTIV in Sioux City. He moved on KMTV in Omaha, Nebraska and then to WSB-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. By 1966,Continue reading “Brokaw Papers Capture 55 Years of Journalism History”
Cookbooks, Citation, and Community
“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit our collections. Below is a blog by Breanna Himschoot from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “History of Readers and Reading” (SLIS:5600:0001) Cookbooks, Citation, and Community By Breanna Himschoot Under its bright lavender marbled binding, this handwrittenContinue reading “Cookbooks, Citation, and Community”
Djuna Barnes’ Ladies Almanack: An almanac like no other
The following is written by Curator of Books and Maps Eric Ensley March is women’s history month, and it feels appropriate to turn towards the work of a great writer from the early twentieth century, Djuna Barnes. Barnes is well known to students of gender and sexuality, particularly for her literary work that broached theContinue reading “Djuna Barnes’ Ladies Almanack: An almanac like no other”
Ida Bogue’s Handmade Adventure
The following was written by Curator of Books and Maps Eric Ensley As the snow begins to melt away in Iowa City, happily we begin to think of nature and adventures along the hills and riverbanks of the countryside. This desire for spring is felt all the more as we live through times of lossContinue reading “Ida Bogue’s Handmade Adventure”
Discovering the hectographic world of Mae Strelkov
The following is written by Olson Graduate Research Assistant, Rich Dana In the 1970s, a remarkable woman from Argentina was an underground art sensation. While researching the forgotten art of hectographic printing, I discovered the work of Mae Strelkov, a little-known visionary artist from Argentina. This discovery was the sort of experience that illustrates precisely why thoseContinue reading “Discovering the hectographic world of Mae Strelkov”
Remembering the vision of Estera Milman
We lost an important voice in the art and archival world last month. Estera Milman, art historian, curator, and researcher of the avant-garde, died January 27, 2021 in Boston. Milman received her MFA at the University of Iowa in Photography/Photomedia, Historical Criticism and Theory. She then went on to be a curator for the StanleyContinue reading “Remembering the vision of Estera Milman”
A New Processional, from Poissy to the Prairie
The following comes from Book and Maps Curator, Eric Ensley A perennial question for students of the Middle Ages is how and what did women read. The newest addition to our collection of medieval manuscripts answers this question at least in one place and moment. This diminutive book from the first half of the sixteenthContinue reading “A New Processional, from Poissy to the Prairie”
John Lewis and Darwin Turner’s 1978 Summer Institute
The following comes from Archives Assistant Denise Anderson With the presidential election and Inauguration over, there has been a lot of talk about voting rights in the news. With Raphael Warnock’s win, Georgia’s first Black senator, we are reminded that the struggles and work of the Civil Rights Movement was not distant history. This coincidesContinue reading “John Lewis and Darwin Turner’s 1978 Summer Institute”
Aiden Bettine to join Special Collections and University Archives
The University of Iowa Libraries is pleased to announce that Aiden M. Bettine will join the Department of Special Collections and University Archives as Community and Student Life Archivist effective January 4, 2021, a newly-created position in the Libraries’ Residency Librarian Program*. Bettine established the Transgender Oral History Project of Iowa in 2018 and isContinue reading “Aiden Bettine to join Special Collections and University Archives”