{"id":4816,"date":"2016-09-30T20:19:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T20:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/?p=4816"},"modified":"2019-01-14T20:56:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T20:56:06","slug":"special-collections-news-9302016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2016\/09\/30\/special-collections-news-9302016\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections News 9\/30\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Newsfeed:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lichtenberger Library Stretches Imagination.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/daily-iowan.com\/2016\/09\/29\/lichtenberger-library-stretches-imagination\/\">http:\/\/daily-iowan.com\/2016\/09\/29\/lichtenberger-library-stretches-imagination\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jim Downey preserves history as a book conservator. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voxmagazine.com\/arts\/books\/james-downey-preserves-history-as-a-book-conservationist\/article_e7617891-4e3a-50b7-b4dc-7da414277c1e.html\">http:\/\/www.voxmagazine.com\/arts\/books\/james-downey-preserves-history-as-a-book-conservationist\/article_e7617891-4e3a-50b7-b4dc-7da414277c1e.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s1\">As the UI prepares for its 104th-annual Homecoming, traditions new <\/span><span class=\"s1\">and old are explored. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/daily-iowan.com\/2016\/09\/30\/homecoming-roars-into-town\/http:\/\/daily-iowan.com\/2016\/09\/30\/homecoming-roars-into-town\/\">http:\/\/daily-iowan.com\/2016\/09\/30\/homecoming-roars-into-town\/http:\/\/daily-iowan.com\/2016\/09\/30\/homecoming-roars-into-town\/<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Randy Duncan, 1937-2016. <a href=\"http:\/\/iowacitypast.tumblr.com\/post\/151059727765\/iowa-football-quarterback-randy-duncan-the\">http:\/\/iowacitypast.tumblr.com\/post\/151059727765\/iowa-football-quarterback-randy-duncan-the<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Meet Stacy Garrod, scholarship winner from UI Special Collections.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/blog\/meet-stacy-garrard\/\">http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/blog\/meet-stacy-garrard\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Event Recap:<\/h3>\n<p>Iowa Reads Shakespeare was the closing event for the <em>First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare<\/em> exhibition traveling from the Folger Shakespeare Library.<\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday, sixteen readers performed and recited passages from Shakespeare at the Riverside Festival Stage in City Park. The Combined Efforts Theater performed as well as Rub\u00e9n Villeagas who performed scenes from Hamlet, the play that garnered the most votes from around Iowa and was dubbed &#8220;Iowa&#8217;s Favorite Shakespeare Play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event concluded with a costume contest.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4822\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4822\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/combinedefforts-e1475265833867-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"Combined Efforts Theatre\" width=\"496\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/combinedefforts-e1475265833867-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/combinedefforts-e1475265833867-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/combinedefforts-e1475265833867.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Combined Efforts Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4821\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4821\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Costumecontest.jpg\" alt=\"Costume contest participants\" width=\"496\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Costumecontest.jpg 496w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/Costumecontest-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Costume contest participants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>A New Feature on the UI Libraries&#8217; Homepage: Martin Luther King, Jr. Recording from 1959<\/h3>\n<p>The UI Libraries homepage has a new banner featuring an item from the University of Iowa Archives that was recently digitized as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/dsps.lib.uiowa.edu\/sixties\/\"><em>Uptight and Laid-back: Iowa City in the 1960&#8217;s<\/em><\/a> online exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the recording here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dsps.lib.uiowa.edu\/sixties\/mlk\/\">http:\/\/dsps.lib.uiowa.edu\/sixties\/mlk\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4817 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/mlkjr-1024x470.jpg\" alt=\"mlkjr\" width=\"620\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/mlkjr-1024x470.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/mlkjr-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2016\/09\/mlkjr.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3>Chancery Papermaking from the UI Center for the Book, 2016<\/h3>\n<p>Successful test of historic papermaking techniques yields 2000 sheets of paper in one day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chancery Papermaking 2016\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/184541840?h=bcf33ce943&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3>A New Video: Step by Step Conservation Treatment for\u00a0a Map of Canada<\/h3>\n<p>Step by step tour through the process of treating a map of Canada and removing the acidic backing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Conservation Lab: Map Treatment\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/epg_b3XdV4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New Acquisition: Book of Hours c. 1450<\/h3>\n<p>We are very excited about this new arrival! Books of Hours are some of the most frequently called up items for our class sessions and this newly acquired Italian Book of Hours from c. 1450 includes incredible illuminated miniature paintings inside of the initials. Watch here for more information as we get it cataloged and described!<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/5rIUwM7xhF1<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>And Finally:<\/h2>\n<p>A familiar title found while processing the DuGarm Comic Book Collection:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BK3br8Xj6SX\/?taken-by=uilibraries<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.givetoiowa.org\/GiveToIowa\/WebObjects\/GiveToIowa.woa\/wa\/goTo?area=libraries\">Donate to the University Libraries\u2019 Special Collections Fund<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to stay connected? \u00a0Follow us on social media:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/uiowaspecialcollections\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2848 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/files\/2015\/08\/facebook.jpg\" alt=\"facebook\" width=\"33\" height=\"33\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/uispeccoll\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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http:\/\/iowacitypast.tumblr.com\/post\/151059727765\/iowa-football-quarterback-randy-duncan-the Meet Stacy Garrod, scholarship winner from UI Special Collections.\u00a0http:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/blog\/meet-stacy-garrard\/ Event Recap: Iowa Reads Shakespeare was the closing event for the First Folio!<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/speccoll\/2016\/09\/30\/special-collections-news-9302016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Special Collections News 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