Newsfeed This month’s Old Gold column from University Archivist David McCartney. A virtual look at a far-out time in Iowa City: UI archivist highlights web project that chronicles campus life in the 1960s. https://now.uiowa.edu/2017/10/old-gold-virtual-look-far-out-time-iowa-city Slate magazine interview with Peter Balestrieri, curator of Science Fiction and Popular Culture, about launching a crowdsourcing opportunity forContinue reading “Special Collections October Update”
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Special Collections September Update
Newsfeed: Tim Shipe has published an article on the Dada Archive in Romania’s leading art magazine, Revista ARTA. Entitled “Serving Dada Scholarship: The International Dada Archive at the University of Iowa,“ the article appeared in issue # 26/27 (2017). The documentary Saving Brinton premieres tonight, Friday, September 29, at Film Scene in Iowa City.Continue reading “Special Collections September Update”
Special Collections News & Updates 4/20/2017
Newsfeed: Tom Brokaw’s ‘stuff’ in Iowa is a window into his life. Kyle Munson, Des Moines Register. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/columnists/kyle-munson/2017/04/10/tom-brokaws-stuff-iowa-window-into-his-life/99805406/ Upcoming Events: Final Mellon Sawyer Lecture Friday, April 28. 8:30AM-2:30PM Marina Rustow “Fatimid State Documents, Serial Recyclers and the Cairo Geniza” Khedouri A. Zilkha Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Near East, Princeton University 8:30–10:00am Erik Kwakkel “Aristotle and the Medieval University:Continue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 4/20/2017”
Special Collections News and Updates 3/30/2017
Newsfeed: Travel Grant Applications due April 15, 2017 https://www.tumblr.com/iowawomensarchives/158778861035/every-girl-has-a-voice-every-woman-has-a-story Instruction: Play testing began on Amy Chen’s second game, Mark! Check out the development on Twitter through #markthegame. Exhibitions: https://www.instagram.com/p/BR59sMIA6dg/?taken-by=uilibraries From the Web & Social Media: New Podcast Historically Yours Launches https://www.tumblr.com/uispeccoll/159229043493 Donate to the University Libraries’ Special Collections Fund Want to stay connected?Continue reading “Special Collections News and Updates 3/30/2017”
Special Collections News & Updates 3/22/2017
March News & Updates: Old Gold: 1962 campus concert featured both Al Jarreau and Simon Estes https://now.uiowa.edu/2017/03/old-gold-1962-campus-concert-featured-both-al-jarreau-and-simon-estes Johnson County Historical Society event puts focus on historic and rare films and slides http://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/people-places/johnson-county-historical-society-event-puts-focus-on-historic-and-rare-films-and-slides-20170307 Uncovering hidden history of Latinos in Iowa http://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/people-places/uncovering-the-hidden-history-of-latinos-in-iowa-20170304 History of Iowa City by Christopher Jones for the Rare Books and Manuscripts Conference to beContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 3/22/2017”
Special Collections News 2/16/2017
News of Interest: Prairie Pop: NPR’s Codrescu breaks down Dadaism’s ongoing influence [Little Village feature about Adrei Codrescu’s talk at UI Libraries on Saturday] http://littlevillagemag.com/prairie-pop-nprs-codrescu-breaks-down-dadaisms-ongoing-influence/ Exploring Dada: Anti-war art movement on display at UI Main Library [CR Gazette feature about Dada Exhibition and curator Tim Shipe]: http://www.thegazette.com/subject/life/arts/exploring-dada-anti-war-art-movement-on-display-at-ui-main-library-20170204 Women’s March materials being saved for posterity [Gazette feature about IWA]:Continue reading “Special Collections News 2/16/2017”
Special Collections News & Updates 2/2/2017
News of Interest: Old Gold: Researching Seymour Gray Jr., civil rights activist and Hawkeye. UI archivist seeks info about 1965 alumnus. https://now.uiowa.edu/2017/01/old-gold-researching-seymour-gray-jr-civil-rights-activist-and-hawkeye Adventures in Book Studies: Taking a Class inside Special Collections by Anna Tunnicliff. https://hacklibraryschool.com/2016/12/19/adventures-in-book-studies-taking-a-class-inside-special-collections/ Events: On Friday, February 3rd, Professor Kevin van Bladel (Near Eastern Language and Cultures, Ohio State University) and Dr. Johannes Preiser-Kapeller (Institute for Medieval Research, AustrianContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 2/2/2017”
Special Collections News & Updates 12/8/2016
News of Interest: Something Really Cool that You’ve Never Heard Of http://blog.admissions.uiowa.edu/mina/2016/12/something-really-cool-that-youve-never-heard-of/ Before & After Treatment: Keith’s New Theatre clipping book http://blog.lib.uiowa.edu/preservation/2016/12/01/before-after-treatment-keiths-new-theatre-clipping-book/ Events: Arthur Bonfield, “The Why, How, What, and Result of 60 Years of Rare Book Collecting” In December the Iowa Bibliophiles’ guest speaker will be Arthur Bonfield who will speak about his 60Continue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 12/8/2016”
Special Collections News & Updates 12/01/2016
News of Interest: UI earns No. 1 ranking in university website accessibility: https://now.uiowa.edu/2016/11/ui-tops-in-university-website-accessibility A Snapshot of Cook’s Point (with a shout out to Migration is Beautiful): http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2016/10/13/a-snapshot-of-cooks-point/ Staff Publications: Instruction Librarian Amy Chen has a new publication. “Possessing an Inner History: Curators, Donors, and Affective Stewardship,” Collections: A Journal for Museum and Archives Professionals, 12.3 (OctoberContinue reading “Special Collections News & Updates 12/01/2016”
Special Collections News and Updates 11/17/2016
Statements from the American Library Association and the Society of American Archivists confirming a commitment to diversity and inclusion: American Library Association: “As an association representing these libraries, librarians and library workers, ALA believes that the struggle against racism, prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination is central to our mission. We will continue to support effortsContinue reading “Special Collections News and Updates 11/17/2016”