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Richard Hill wrote this public letter in response to a book by the Reverend Madan which favored poly

These illustrations come from a book on Egypt written by a British man in 1878. It discusses ancient

While the industrialization of printing significantly lowered costs, manufacturers continued to reus

Happy birthday to Thomas Jefferson! Born on this day in 1743, Jefferson was a Founding Father, an au

‘Zimbabwe Bulletin’, ZANU Support Committee, New York, 1976.From the new book Finally Go

‘Free Dessie Woods - Smash Colonial Violence’, National Committee to Defend Dessie Woods

“The silhouette says a lot with very little information, but that’s also what the stereotype d

In honour of Wimbledon, these illustrations are from a first edition of the first book published abo

These fashions come from an 1887 issue of Godey’s Lady’s Book, a popular women’s magazine published

bintbattuta:From Princeton University Library, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections:Deed

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Please join us for a virtual talk presented by *Making the Renaissance Manuscript* curator Dr. Nicho

Happy birthday Lola Montez (or Montes)! Born on this day in 1821, this Irish dancer and actress was

vculibraries:Rosy cheeks and flying scarves!From the Adele Goodman Clark papers, Special Collections

uwmspeccoll:And the light returns!Happy Winter Solstice from UWM Special Collections.Wood engraving

We have a new exhibit! Pentameters and Prosodies: Poetry across Periods and Places Open March 1, 201

What better way to finish off Preservation Week than by celebrating the amazing work of our team of

These two oversize bookplates were found in the same volume. They belong to two bearers of the title

We will be closed on Tuesday, July 4 for Independence Day! Enjoy this rough draft facsimile of the D

Welcome back from the holidays! It’s 2016, and we look forward to another year of sharing with

Today we have a little inspiration for all the students who returned to school this week (or earlier

For Fashion Friday, we are featuring the Voluntary Women Patrols uniform. They were active in Britai

Lucius Annaeus Florus, a second century historian, is attributed as the author of this history of Ro

This evening at 5:00 the Special Collections Processing Center is holding a show-and-tell of women’s

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