Late October and November were filled with big events in Special Collections and the Iowa Women’s Archives. Iowa Bibliophiles 15th Anniversary, 11-8-2017 The November meeting marked the 15th anniversary of the group. In celebration, the evening’s talk was given by Arthur Bonfield, who gave the inaugural Bibliophiles talk in November, 2002. Iowa Women’s Archives 25th Anniversary,Continue reading “Special Collections November Recap”
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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”
December 14th Iowa Bibliophiles: Arthur Bonfield: 60 years of collecting rare books from 1490-1800
Iowa Bibliophiles December Meeting Arthur Bonfield: 60 years of collecting rare books from 1490-1800 For the last 60 years Professor Arthur Bonfield has collected rare books— original copies of books on several subjects written, published, printed, and bound between 1490 and 1800. In this talk he will discuss the why, how, what, and resultContinue reading “December 14th Iowa Bibliophiles: Arthur Bonfield: 60 years of collecting rare books from 1490-1800”
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”