Category: Collections and Acquisitions

Ten years ago, the Center for the Humanities transferred ownership of some of its materials to the Julian Edison Department of Special Collections. A portion...

The gift of the Walter M. Goldschmidt Papers to the University Archives adds a new dimension to World War II...

A number of new exhibitions are on view this spring in John M. Olin Library, featuring a wide range of...

The Julian Edison Department of Special Collections is pleased to announce the launch of ArchivesSpace, a new content management system. ArchivesSpace can be...

The Washington University Libraries acquired the collection of the esteemed documentary production company Kartemquin Films in the spring of 2021....

Celebrating the somewhat delayed publication of the annual bibliography for 2020 of the Mike Lützeler Contemporary German Literature Collection, here...

What do an IBM advertisement, poetry by Howard Nemerov, and a Thyrsus student play from 1930 have in common?

Nina Gilden Seavey is an award-winning documentarian and podcaster and Research Professor of History and Media and Public Affairs at...

On October 14, 2021, Washington University Libraries partnered with the Department of English to host an exclusive reading and conversation...

October is LGBTQ History Month, and it’s the perfect opportunity to explore the online tool Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis. The...

Thanks to a generous gift from alumnus Daniel J. Smith (BA economics ’85) and Linda Way-Smith, we were able to...

Banned Books Week is an annual awareness campaign promoted by the American Library Association (ALA) that celebrates the freedom to...