This series features the work and research of University of Iowa students at the Libraries. The following is written by Jenna Zukauskas , an undergraduate student worker at Special Collections and Archives. Before there was the “get ready with me” or “do it yourself” trends, fashion and style had to find other ways to makeContinue reading “Students Investigate: The Original Fashion Influencer-Women’s 18th and 19th Century Periodicals””
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Students Investigate: French Revolution pamphlet horoscope
This series features the work and research of University of Iowa students at the Libraries. The following is written by Brianna Bowers, an undergraduate student employee who has spent the last couple years working on describing French Revolution pamphlets at Special Collections and Archives for the catalog. Do you want to know your horoscope? Well,Continue reading “Students Investigate: French Revolution pamphlet horoscope”
Students Investigate: Special Collections’ most accessible Civil War documents
This series features the work and research of UI students. The following is written by Whitney Jensen, an undergraduate student worker at Special Collections and Archives. Do you have an interest in the vast collection of Civil War documents found in Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa but unsure where to begin?Continue reading “Students Investigate: Special Collections’ most accessible Civil War documents”
UI Museum Studies students gain hands-on experience through Unpacking Travel exhibit
The following is written by Lead Public Services Librarian Lindsay Moen The University of Iowa is home to the country’s oldest Museum Studies Program, with related courses dating as far back to the 1889–1890 academic year, according to early university course catalogs. This rich history of museum education continues today with Iowa’s Museum Studies CertificateContinue reading “UI Museum Studies students gain hands-on experience through Unpacking Travel exhibit”
Students investigate: the materiality of medieval music
This series features the work and research of UI students. The following is written by Larisa Greway, a museum studies intern at Special Collections and Archives. If you can read a piece of sheet music, you’ve benefited from over a thousand years of evolution. In the Middle Ages, music not only sounded, but looked muchContinue reading “Students investigate: the materiality of medieval music”
Students investigate: the surprisingly long story of how Kinnick Stadium got its name
This series features the work and research of UI students. The following is written by Calvin Covington, Olson graduate research assistant. I’d wager that, even if they haven’t gone to a game, most of Iowa City’s population has borne witness to the grand Kinnick Stadium, where, every football season, legions of fans flock to watchContinue reading “Students investigate: the surprisingly long story of how Kinnick Stadium got its name”
Students Investigate: New Year, new France
This series features the work and research of UI students. The following is written by Brianna Bowers, student worker for Special Collections and Archives. Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution or used the turning of the calendar to wipe a clean slate for yourself? These resolutions can be effective at creating new habits,Continue reading “Students Investigate: New Year, new France”
Form and symbolism in Pam Spitzmueller’s tarot decks
“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. Below is a blog by Andrew Newell from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “Reading Culture History & Research in Media” (SLIS:5600:0EXW). Newell explores the history, use,Continue reading “Form and symbolism in Pam Spitzmueller’s tarot decks”
Stepping into the bustling world of Bleak House’s first readers
“From the Classroom” is a series that features some of the great work and research from students who visit Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Libraries. Below is a blog by Casie Minot from Dr. Jennifer Burek Pierce’s class “Reading Culture History & Research in Media” (SLIS:5600:0EXW). Minot explores the paratext ofContinue reading “Stepping into the bustling world of Bleak House’s first readers”
Versals from a 15th-century Book of Hours, in order of increasing fanciness
The following is written by Museum Studies Intern Joy Curry If medieval scribes knew one thing, it was the importance of fancy letters. Surviving manuscripts are decorated with gold, filigree, intricate paintings, and more methods to make the words as beautiful as possible. One type of decoration was versals: letters that are drawn rather thanContinue reading “Versals from a 15th-century Book of Hours, in order of increasing fanciness”