Category Archives: Armed Services Editions

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 →

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 →

Interview with Ellie Campbell, Division of Special Collections graduate assistant

Posted on May 9, 2014 by | Posted in: Armed Services Editions, Ellie Campbell, Quilts | Leave a comment

By: Ellie Campbell, JD and University of Alabama MLIS graduate student Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing series profiling the graduate students who work in the Division of Special Collections. Haley Thomas was interviewed for Cool@Hoole over two … Continue reading →

Great Literature in Different Packages: Moby-Dick

Posted on November 18, 2011 by | Posted in: Armed Services Editions, Comics and Graphic Novels, Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Richard Selesky Comics | Leave a comment

Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Armed Services Edition New York : Council on Books in Wartime, 1944 AC 1 .A7 G-209 Moby Dick Comic. Authorized Edition New York : Dell Pub. Co., 1956. Hoole Library Harold E. Selesky Comic Collection … Continue reading →