Author: Washington University Libraries

In the early twentieth century, the covers of the large publications were beautifully illustrated, and many artists who contributed became...

Recently the national podcast Criminal visited the WU library. This audio documentary program was researching The Evening Whirl — one of the...

If you were to ask someone today what they think of when they hear “Norman Rockwell”, their answer will most...

With the 2016 presidential election so rapidly approaching, it seems only fitting to look back at past elections for insight...

A Snapshot of St. Louis in the Era of Gay Lib: Ciao! Magazine Profiles the Gateway City In June 1974, Ciao!,...

In the fall of 2015, William H. Gass Fellow Matthias Göritz and Ignacio Infante, an associate professor of comparative literature and...

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day. On this day, health risks associated with tobacco use are highlighted and tobacco users...

In June of 1862, William Greenleaf Eliot delivered the commencement address for Washington University’s first graduating class, whose numbers included...

In 1861, St. Louis’s public school system was threatened by the outbreak of the Civil War. As a member of...

In December of 1870, William Greenleaf Eliot penned the following thoughts in his journal, which he jotted down after writing...

In the days and months leading up to the Civil War, Missouri was torn by the decision of whether or...

As a prominent Unitarian minister in nineteenth-century St. Louis, one of William Greenleaf Eliot’s religious responsibilities was to prepare and...