Category: Collections and Acquisitions

Spencer Thornton Banks was a Black commercial artist. He was born on June 5, 1912, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and moved...

Have you ever wondered what Washington University faculty do with their papers when they retire? Some donate their materials to...

The Washington University Libraries recently acquired the Charles Johnson Papers, an archival collection of materials related to the life and...

In summer 2020, officials from Evanston, Illinois, reached out to local historians and asked for a report compiling evidence of...

The D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library (DMGHL) recently acquired the John Held Jr. Collection, an archive of material belonging...

University Archives is comprised of more than 300 unique collections that chronicle the history of Washington University from 1853 to...

The jeweled binding, also known as the treasure binding, is a form of bookbinding that emerged during the Middle Ages...

In celebration of the new editions of William Gaddis’s first two novels, The Recognitions and J R, both published by NYRB Classics, we...

The Craig Yoe Teaching Collection was delivered to the DMGHL in the fall of 2020, adding historical content for comics...

The award-winning nonprofit production company Kartemquin Films is donating the physical materials in its archives to Washington University Libraries’ Film...

Washington University Libraries’ acquire the Rose O’Neill Collection, which consists of original artwork and published materials.

Yesterday was National Coming Out Day, and to celebrate, we are highlighting one of our most extensive LGBTQ+ collections, the...