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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2017 Year in Review for Special Collections
Left: Manuscripts class with fifth grade students. Right: Center for the Book class. Photos: Final tote bag pile, Colleen Theisen and Rebecca Romney speaking at Prairie Lights, Janet Weaver speaking about Mujeres Latinas at Hancher, the Instagram meetup, and a crowd scene from the final plenary session. NBC Nightly News filmed a segment about theContinue reading “2017 Year in Review for Special Collections”
News From Special Collections 10/5/2015 – 10/09/2015
From the Web and Social Media Looking for a fun way to celebrate the University of Iowa’s Homecoming week? Check out our Historical Hawkeyes series, compiled by our Olson Graduate Research Assistant, Kelly Grogg. Staff Changes We are all very pleased to announce that Lindsay Moen has been hired as our LAIV in Special Collections, taking over DepartmentContinue reading “News From Special Collections 10/5/2015 – 10/09/2015”
First Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit
July 28th marks the 148th birthday of Beatrix Potter: illustrator, natural scientist, conservationist, and, of course, world-famous author of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Here at the University of Iowa, we are fortunate enough to have a copy of one of the first printings of this charming tale, which according to our acquisition papers, was previously ownedContinue reading “First Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit”