Remembering William H. Gass: Resources for Exploring a Life in Sentences – Part 4 The Soul Inside the Sentence examines the Special Collections' materials on William Gass's magnum opus, The Tunnel.
WWI Collections: Dan Bartlett Lieutenant Dan Bartlett When America entered WWI a century ago, many alumni and even current students at Washington University in...
Hotch at 100: “The Day I Fired Alan Ladd” In this installment of our ongoing series of interviews with author, philanthropist and Washington University alumnus A. E. Hotchner, Hotch...
Remembering William H. Gass: Resources for Exploring a Life in Sentences – Part 3 The April 6 activities celebrating the life and legacy of William H. Gass are starting to take shape. We will...
Special Collections Celebrates Valentine’s Day on Facebook Live Joel Minor, curator of manuscripts and the Modern Literature Collection, and Cassie Brand, curator of the Rare Book Collections, showcase...
Cordelia Baker: Teaching Bookbinding to Society Women Cordelia Baker began teaching the School of Fine Arts’ first courses in bookbinding and rapidly gained popularity among young society...
Hotch at 100: Entering WW2 In this fourth installment of our ongoing video interview with A. E. Hotchner, recorded to commemorate his 100th birthday, Hotch...
Highlighting the Little Rock Nine Interviews This month, Special Collections Blog will be highlighting a few of our many collections on African American history. Some of...
Washington University Libraries Acquire Papers of Author Joy Williams The Washington University Libraries, with support from the Washington University Department of English, recently acquired the Joy Williams Papers, a...
Remembering William H. Gass: Resources for Exploring a Life in Sentences – Part 2 The Modern Literature Collection is pleased to announce that Washington University in St. Louis will be hosting a tribute to...
Documenting WWI: The Harlem Hellfighters in Men of Bronze As we continue to highlight collections related to America’s entry into WWI a century ago, we cannot neglect the seldom-told...
Remembering William H. Gass: Resources for Exploring a Life in Sentences – Part I We were saddened to hear of the death of William H. Gass, at the age of 93. As the many...