Hidden Treasures: Jeweled Bindings in Special Collections
The jeweled binding, also known as the treasure binding, is a form of bookbinding that emerged during the Middle Ages...
Category: Collections and Acquisitions
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“Lunacy and Organization” in the William Gaddis Papers, Part 3
In celebration of the new editions of William Gaddis’s first two novels, The Recognitions and J R, both published by NYRB Classics, we... -
Dowd Modern Graphic History Library Acquires the Craig Yoe Teaching Collection
The Craig Yoe Teaching Collection was delivered to the DMGHL in the fall of 2020, adding historical content for comics... -
Film & Media Archive Receives Gift of Archival Materials from Kartemquin Films
The award-winning nonprofit production company Kartemquin Films is donating the physical materials in its archives to Washington University Libraries’ Film... -
Acquisition Spotlight: The Rose O’Neill Collection at the D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library
Washington University Libraries’ acquire the Rose O’Neill Collection, which consists of original artwork and published materials. -
National Coming Out Day and the LGBTQ+ Research Collection
Yesterday was National Coming Out Day, and to celebrate, we are highlighting one of our most extensive LGBTQ+ collections, the... -
Summer Institute in Papyrology
From the Chair of Classics, Dr. Catherine Keane: The 2018 Summer Institute in Papyrology (SIP), organized by the American Society... -
Joy Williams Papers Now Available For Research
The Julian Edison Department of Special Collections is pleased to announce that the Joy Williams Papers are now available to... -
Libraries’ Declaration of Independence Broadside in the News
The Washington University Libraries have been featured in the news recently for the exhibition of the Declaration of Independence at... -
Declaration of Independence Exhibition Now Open in Olin Library
The Washington University Libraries acquired a Southwick broadside copy of the Declaration of Independence. -
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... -
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...