News Last week was the 100th anniversary of Dada. The University of Iowa Libraries is home to the International Dada Archive. Read more. Timothy Shipe, Curator of the International Dada Archive was featured in this article from Diário do Nordeste in Brazil. Read more. From the Web and Social Media Color Our Collections: Last weekContinue reading “Special Collections Weekly Update 2/12/2016”
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Need Stress Relief? Color Our Collections
Last week the Internet was filled with coloring pages from Special Collections and archives around the country. Here are our contributions. Print them out, color them, and tag us on social media (Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, Facebook). Or try the hashtag #colorourcollections on your favorite site to see the endless options from other institutions around theContinue reading “Need Stress Relief? Color Our Collections”
Special Collections Weekly Update 1/29/2016
Upcoming Events: Iowa Bibliophiles Wednesday, February 10th at 7PM in the Special Collections Reading Room. Heather Wacha will be talking about a single Medieval manuscript leaf from Special Collections, Msc 542 xMMs.Pr1 and her process identifying it. She will present her findings about this text in the 13th century manuscript edition, 16th century early printed editions, asContinue reading “Special Collections Weekly Update 1/29/2016”
Special Collections Weekly Update 1/22/2016
Staff Publications Amy Hildreth Chen Special Collections Instruction Librarian Archive Journal, Notes+Queries, “Methods to Use Digital Resources to Teach Primary Sources”: http://goo.gl/wcJuF7 Upcoming Events The U.Iowa History of Medicine Society and the Iowa Women’s Archives invite you to hear: Injections, Itches, and Institutions: The Experience of Rural Medicine in Iowa, 1910-1950 Jennifer GunnContinue reading “Special Collections Weekly Update 1/22/2016”
A Look Back on 2015 in Special Collections
Best Wishes to Our Graduating Student Workers
By Lindsay Moen, Department Liaison It has only been a few months into my new position as Department Liaison, and one of my major job duties is to supervise the student employees. I did not anticipate that the hardest part of this new job would be watching wonderful students graduate and leave the department. This FallContinue reading “Best Wishes to Our Graduating Student Workers”
News and Updates from Special Collections 12/11/2015
Notes from the Special Collections Classroom This week’s news from Instruction Librarian Amy Chen. Latin Classes On Monday, four sections of Marcia Lindgren’s Latin I came to Special Collections to learn how Latin circulated in the early modern period with either Acquisition Librarian Margaret Gamm or Instruction Librarian Amy Chen. Students rotated among eight booksContinue reading “News and Updates from Special Collections 12/11/2015”
Iowa Bibliophiles December 9th Meeting: All Are Welcome
Iowa Bibliophiles December Meeting SOME 17th CENTURY TRAVEL AND GEOGRAPHY BOOKS Refreshments 6:30PM — Talk at 7PM Special Collections Reading Room — 3rd Floor Main Library Travel back in time to see portions of the world as documented in richly-illustrated, large books published by John Ogilby between 1649 and 1675. The books include explorationsContinue reading “Iowa Bibliophiles December 9th Meeting: All Are Welcome”
News and Updates from Special Collections 12/4/2015
In The News This Week A Look Back at History as the Hawkeyes Complete a Historic Season University Archivist David McCartney tells KWWL TV news about the last undefeated Hawkeye football team in 1922. Querido Pedro: llega ‘Cien años de soledad’ A profile of the Lastra collection, especially correspondence between Gabriel García Márquez andContinue reading “News and Updates from Special Collections 12/4/2015”
News and Updates from Special Collections 11/20/2015
Awards and Recognition Congratulations to John Fifield, Caxton Club Grant Recipient On Wednesday, November 18, University of Iowa Center for the Book students Ian Huebert, Amy Richard, and Special Collections’ Olson Graduate Assistant John Fifield all accepted grants from the Caxton Club at the Union League in Chicago. John’s grant will fund his return to theContinue reading “News and Updates from Special Collections 11/20/2015”