The following is written by Public Services Librarian, Lindsay Moen Today marks the 155th birthday of renowned children’s book author, Beatrix Potter. Potter was best known as the author and illustrator of cherished tales such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, and The Tailor of Gloucester. While Peter Rabbit mightContinue reading “Celebrating Beatrix Potter’s Birthday with New Acquisitions”
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Tom Brokaw Donates His Papers and Artifacts to UI Libraries
Collection spans five decades of work as TV journalist, correspondent for NBC Tom Brokaw, former anchor of the NBC Nightly News and co-anchor of the Today show, attended the UI early in his academic career and has been a longtime Hawkeye supporter. This morning he announced on the Today show that he was donating papersContinue reading “Tom Brokaw Donates His Papers and Artifacts to UI Libraries”
News From Special Collections 10/16/2015
Librarians in the Wild: ICON Science Fiction Convention October 16-18th, 2015 The ICON Science Fiction convention began 40 years ago, born from a passionate group of fans that met in a science fiction class taught here at the University of Iowa by the Hugo and Nebula award winning author Joe Haldeman, and the same group who formed a U.I.Continue reading “News From Special Collections 10/16/2015”
Science Fiction Fans Raise $1,955 To Support Hevelin Collection Digitization
Every year at the ICON Science Fiction convention in Cedar Rapids the organizers collect fan created artwork, crafts, and donated memorabilia which are auctioned off to support charities and projects. Last fall, the chosen project was The University of Iowa Libraries’ initiative to digitize the James L. “Rusty” Hevelin Science Fiction collection, an especially meaningful choiceContinue reading “Science Fiction Fans Raise $1,955 To Support Hevelin Collection Digitization”