The second edition of our new series, “Voices from the Stacks” comes from English Department graduate student, Miriam Janechek, who is working as a guest curator for an exhibition that will debut this fall: Filler pages from other books used to bind the spine of an 1856 edition of The Life of Benjamin Franklin demonstrateContinue reading “Voices From the Stacks #2: Spine Lining”
Category Archives: Collection Connection
New Acquisitions: KRUI, Oakdale Scrapbook and Artists’ Books
Here are some featured items that have recently arrived in both Special Collections and in the University Archives. Researchers interested in the history of local radio, advertising, tuberculosis, and artist’s books should particularly take note of our recent arrivals. The University Archives now includes additional documents from KRUI. KRUI 89.7, the University of Iowa student radio station, beganContinue reading “New Acquisitions: KRUI, Oakdale Scrapbook and Artists’ Books”
Montgomery Sheet Music Give Cultural Panorama of Early 20th Century America
Donated to Special Collections in March 2012 by Linda Yanney, the Beluah Yanney Montgomery Sheet Music Collection has been processed by our outgoing Olson Fellow Gyorgy “George” Toth and is being added to our Sheet Music Collection (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/msc/ToMsC900/MsC873/MsC873_sheetmusic.html). Covering the late 19th through middle 20th centuries, the Montgomery addendum complements our current collection of sheet musicContinue reading “Montgomery Sheet Music Give Cultural Panorama of Early 20th Century America”
Voices from the Stacks #1: Special Collections’ “Miseries”
Re-shelving, putting items in folders, boxing, labeling, sorting, shifting, dusting and vacuuming are just a snapshot of what happens behind the scenes everyday in any Special Collections or archives and that means our students and volunteers often have unique opportunities to identify unique items in the collections. From time to time in this space we will featureContinue reading “Voices from the Stacks #1: Special Collections’ “Miseries””
Zine Month in Special Collections
Happy International Zine Month! Throughout July Special Collections & University Archives will be celebrating by highlighting zines from our collections. Every day this month, Olson Fellow (and zine enthusiast) Kalmia Strong will be selecting a zine from our collections to share on Twitter. Follow us @UISpecColl to see her picks, which will cover a broadContinue reading “Zine Month in Special Collections”
“The Defaulter,” or, the Loan Crisis on the American Stage
Did you know that U.S. society lived through major economic crises before the Great Depression? How did American popular theater depict these financial crises? A reference question sent our graduate fellow Gyorgy “George” Toth looking in our John Springer Printed Ephemera Collection, which has some amazing playbills, programs, and advertisements of popular theater from the turn of theContinue reading ““The Defaulter,” or, the Loan Crisis on the American Stage”
Cooking Pamphlets as Culture
On April 14th Special Collections & University Archives staff visited the International Students’ Cooking Club. György Tóth, a PhD candidate in American Studies and the senior Olson Fellow, prepared some dishes from his native Hungary. Besides the dinner, the evening also featured an introduction to the Chef Louis Szathmáry II Collection of Culinary Arts, with anContinue reading “Cooking Pamphlets as Culture”
American Indian Powwow & Exhibit Share Native Living Traditions
Addendum to blog entry on August 7, 2012: Are you looking for a cultural activity for this coming weekend? How about attending the Meskwaki Powwow in Tama, Iowa? Here is a little historical preview from our exhibition titled “American Indian Dancing: Ethnic Stereotypes, Community Resources, Living Traditions”: The Powwow Then and NowContinue reading “American Indian Powwow & Exhibit Share Native Living Traditions”
Once Upon a January Day: Presidential Politics in Iowa
Are you getting ready for the Iowa Caucuses next Tuesday? The University of Iowa Special Collections has some remarkable holdings of the history of presidential politics. Come visit us to catch a glimpse of caucuses and elections past, and even see the signatures of U.S. presidents! The Iowa caucuses have been the first majorContinue reading “Once Upon a January Day: Presidential Politics in Iowa”
The U.S. Goes to War – and the War Comes to Iowa IV.
We are commemorating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War Two by highlighting some items in our collections relating to this event. Library and Information Science graduate student Katherine Wilson’s exhibition at Special Collections & University Archives brings the Iowan war effort to life. How did the University of Iowa and ordinary Iowans respondContinue reading “The U.S. Goes to War – and the War Comes to Iowa IV.”