Film & Media Archive Receives Grant to Preserve Rare Gordon Parks Documentary
Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has received a National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) Basic Preservation Grant to preserve and digitize the film Listen to a Stranger: An...
View ArticleRace, HIV/AIDS, and Health Care Access in 1980s St. Louis
In conjunction with programs at The Griot Museum of Black History, Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis is taking a closer look at the history of HIV/AIDS and sexual health in St. Louis. This post by Mapping...
View ArticleLorin Cuoco, 1954-2019
It is with great sadness that we pause to note the death of Lorin Cuoco, a longtime advocate for literature and the arts, especially in the St. Louis area, who was also an accomplished editor, writer,...
View ArticleAcquisition Spotlight: The Rose O’Neill Collection at the D.B. Dowd Modern...
A new acquisition at Washington University Libraries’ D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library (DMGHL), the Rose O’Neill Collection consists of original artwork and published materials, including books...
View ArticleBookmaking Workshop: Accordion Fold
Bookmaking Workshop: Accordion Fold Saturday, November 2, 2019 Julian Edison Department of Special Collections, Olin Library sessions offered from 10am-noon and 2-4pm Story of the Fisherman, Foolscap...
View Article“Momentum” Exhibit Now on Display in Olin Library
The inauguration of Andrew D. Martin as the 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis is a historic moment. Many activities are planned for October 3. Go here for more information regarding...
View ArticleWashington University Libraries Celebrate Work of Samuel Beckett
A new exhibit and upcoming colloquium at the Washington University Libraries celebrate the life and work of Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–1989). Beckett won the Nobel Prize in Literature 50 years...
View ArticleSamuel Beckett’s Translation Drafts
In celebration of the current exhibit and upcoming colloquium at the Washington University Libraries honoring the life of the Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), we are featuring selections of...
View ArticleAmerican Archive of Public Broadcasting Features Film & Media Archive’s...
Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has contributed the digitized series The Great Depression Interviews to the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB). The series is now...
View ArticleFilm & Media Archive Completes Grant-Funded Digitization Project
The Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has successfully completed the project “Level Playing Field: Digitizing and Disseminating William Miles’ Black Champions Interviews.” The...
View ArticleAlchemy Books
The rare books vault of the Department of Special Collections hosts many old books on various topics, including some disciplines that aren’t being taught at university anymore, like the mysterious art...
View ArticleWhat is the Word: Celebrating Samuel Beckett – Day 1
Samuel Beckett Colloquium program cover – Designed by Diana Bell – Image: trial proof of line etching by Avigdor Arikha, 1970, from the Samuel Beckett Papers. On November 7 and 8, 2019, Washington...
View ArticleWhat is the Word: Celebrating Samuel Beckett – Day 2
Samuel Beckett Colloquium program cover – Designed by Diana Bell – Image: trial proof of line etching by Avigdor Arikha, 1970, from the Samuel Beckett Papers. On November 7 and 8, 2019, Washington...
View ArticleWashington University Libraries Spring Book Club Series
Join us as we explore both fiction and non-fiction titles, with selections focusing on history, medicine, travel, adventure, rare books, and literature. Book Clubs will begin with a showcase of...
View ArticleCartography and Maps
Maps help us to orient ourselves in the world or in a specific region, and find the place we’re looking for, just like our WashU campus maps help many students and visitors to find their way. In...
View ArticleExhibit Features 100 Years of ACLU of Missouri History
On Sunday, January 12 from 2:30 – 4:30 pm, the ACLU of Missouri and Washington University Libraries will join forces to present an exhibition and community party to showcase a century of ACLU work. For...
View ArticleLibraries’ Essay Competition Offers Cash Prizes to Students
The Washington University Libraries are giving away cash prizes to the students who write the best short essays about their personal book collections. That’s right, students — ponder the contents of...
View ArticleLove is Love in the Library
The exhibit It’s Complicated: Documents of Love features items related to love drawn from the Department of Special Collections at Washington University Libraries. From love letters and poetry, to...
View ArticleA. E. Hotchner, 1917-2020
A. E. Hotchner, circa 1938 – from the A. E. Hotchner Papers It is hard to know where to begin and how to end a blog post summarizing the long and storied life of novelist, playwright, memorialist,...
View ArticleFilm & Media Archive Completes Preservation of Rare Documentary Film
The Washington University Libraries’ Film & Media Archive has successfully completed the preservation and digitization of the film Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks (1973). The...
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