Category Archives: Book Collections

Documenting Black Literary Culture, 1926-1976

Posted on April 10, 2018 by kgmatheny | Posted in: African-American History, Book Collections, Kate Matheny | Leave a comment

We recently published a new research guide called From Jim Crow to Black Power: African American History and Culture, 1877-1970 , which is designed to help researchers navigate our holdings on life during the post-Reconstruction, pre-Civil Rights era, as well as the … Continue reading →

Shakespeare at 400

Posted on May 2, 2016 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Comics and Graphic Novels, Kate Matheny, Publishers' Bindings, Rare Books, Richard Minsky Collection, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Four hundred years ago tomorrow, William Shakespeare’s life was over and the story of his cultural legacy began. At what a legacy it has been! There are countless adaptations of his work, in every artistic medium we’ve come up with over the … Continue reading →

Holiday Cooking

Posted on December 9, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Book Collections, Kate Matheny, Lupton African American Cookbook Collection, Wade Hall Collection | Leave a comment

While many of the books at Hoole Library are old and/or rare, some are simply part of a special collection of materials which may include very recent publications. I like to think of them as rare books in training. One … Continue reading →

The Year of Utopia

Posted on September 16, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Armed Services Editions, John Crowley Collection, Kate Matheny, Rare Books Collection | 2 Comments

The College of Arts & Sciences is today kicking off a year-long event, the Year of Utopia. We wanted to get in on the action and showcase some volumes in Special Collections that help trace the literary history of the concept. Let’s … Continue reading →

Spring has sprung in our collections

Posted on March 30, 2015 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Photography, Publishers' Bindings, Ragland Collection, Richard Minsky Collection, Wade Hall Collection | Tagged , | Leave a comment

By: Amy Hildreth Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow Spring’s sprung all across our collections! Let’s investigate what’s sprouted. Among our literary collections are Martha Young’s papers. Martha Young wrote the poem “The Keys of Spring,” although you can see that was … Continue reading →

Armed Services Editions: A quest for a complete collection

Posted on February 16, 2015 by | Posted in: Allyson Holliday, Armed Services Editions, World War II | 7 Comments

By: Allyson Holliday, complex copy-cataloger As we approach the 75th Anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War II, Hoole Library actively seeking to complete its collection of Armed Services Editions. Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., was … Continue reading →

Pedagogy Series 3.4: The Muslim Recipe Book

Posted on November 27, 2014 by | Posted in: Book Collections, Cookbooks, Laci Thompson, Lupton African American Cookbook Collection, Pedagogy Series, Stacy Morgan | Leave a comment

By: Laci Thompson, MA student in American Studies Our pedagogy series is a way to highlight innovative teaching using primary sources housed in the Division of Special Collections. This post is our final portion of our series dedicated to Dr. Morgan’s … Continue reading →

Pedagogy Series 3.3: Soul Food Cookery

Posted on November 26, 2014 by | Posted in: Book Collections, Cookbooks, Lupton African American Cookbook Collection, Pedagogy Series, Samm Banks, Stacy Morgan | Leave a comment

By: Samm Banks, MA student in American Studies Our pedagogy series is a way to highlight innovative teaching using primary sources housed in the Division of Special Collections. Read the first and second posts of this series if you haven’t already. … Continue reading →

Pedagogy Series 3.2: Our Community Roots

Posted on November 25, 2014 by | Posted in: Book Collections, Cookbooks, Emily Tarvin, Lupton African American Cookbook Collection, Pedagogy Series, Stacy Morgan | Leave a comment

By: Emily Tarvin, MA student in American Studies Our pedagogy series is a way to highlight innovative teaching using primary sources housed in the Division of Special Collections. Read Dr. Morgan’s introduction to his series if you haven’t already. Emily Tarvin, … Continue reading →

Pedagogy Series 3.1: American Folklore and the Lupton Cookbook Collection

Posted on November 24, 2014 by | Posted in: Book Collections, Cookbooks, Lupton African American Cookbook Collection, Pedagogy Series, Stacy Morgan | Leave a comment

By: Dr. Stacy Morgan, Associate Professor in American Studies Our pedagogy series is a way to highlight innovative teaching using primary sources housed in the Division of Special Collections. Interested in reviewing our earlier features? If so, check out Brooke Champagne’s Honors First … Continue reading →