Category Archives: Rare Books Collection

Halloween updates from Rare Book Cataloging

Posted on October 31, 2014 by | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Allyson Holliday, Book Arts, Book Collections, Rare Books, Rare Books Collection, Richard Minsky Collection, UA History | Leave a comment

By: Allyson Holliday, W.S. Hoole Library Complex Copy-Cataloger In the spirit of the season… there’s something for everyone in the Division of Special Collections! Whether it’s skeletons, haints, headless horsemen, witches, or demons, we have your interests covered. For skeletons: … Continue reading →

The Deseret First Book, Part II

Posted on October 22, 2014 by | Posted in: Ashley Bond, English pedagogy, Rare Books Collection | Leave a comment

By: Ashley Bond, SLIS graduate student In 1868, the Deseret First Book was one of two elementary readers printed in the Deseret alphabet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The University of Deseret, now the University of Utah, … Continue reading →

The Deseret First Book, Part I

Posted on October 20, 2014 by | Posted in: Ashley Bond, English pedagogy, Rare Books Collection | Leave a comment

By: Ashley Bond, SLIS graduate student The Deseret First Book is one of four books published in the late 1860s in an alphabet created by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This alphabet, known as the Deseret Alphabet, … Continue reading →

Dr. Roth-Burnette’s class discovery

Posted on September 29, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, Rare Books Collection, T.P. Thompson Collection | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow We have some professors who return to the Division of Special Collections every semester to show their students favorite items from our holdings. Dr. Jennifer Roth-Burnette, of the UA Early College, often brings her honors Music and Political … Continue reading →

Introduction to French Revolutionary Holdings

Posted on July 18, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, France, French Revolutionary Pamphlets | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow In honor of Bastille Day, this week Cool@Hoole will provide readers with a three-part overview of the Division of Special Collection’s French holdings. On Monday, early modern books were covered and on Wednesday, the French Enlightenment was explored. Today, on … Continue reading →

Introduction to French Enlightenment Holdings

Posted on July 16, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, France, Rare Books Collection | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow In honor of Bastille Day, this week Cool@Hoole will provide readers with a three-part overview of the Division of Special Collection’s French holdings. Early modern books were covered on Monday and, on Friday, our series will wrap … Continue reading →

Happy Bastille Day! Introduction to Early Modern French Holdings

Posted on July 14, 2014 by | Posted in: Amy Hildreth Chen, France, Rare Books Collection | Tagged | Leave a comment

By: Amy Chen, CLIR Postdoctoral Fellow In honor of Bastille Day, this week Cool@Hoole will provide readers with a three-part overview of the Division of Special Collection’s French holdings. Today, early modern books will be covered; on Wednesday, the French Enlightenment will … Continue reading →

Golden Age of Children’s Literature: Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Posted on June 9, 2014 by | Posted in: Children's Literature, Ellie Campbell, Rare Books Collection | Leave a comment

By: Ellie Campbell, JD and University of Alabama MLIS Graduate student While Maleficent is showing in movie theaters, come take a look at some rare books featuring the characters of Grimm’s Fairy Tales! The exhibition, which will be put up … Continue reading →

Princesses and Paupers: The Golden Age of Children’s Literature

Posted on June 2, 2014 by | Posted in: A.S. Williams III Collection, Book Collections, Children's Literature, Ellie Campbell, Lafcadio Hearne Collection, Rare Books Collection, Wade Hall Collection | Leave a comment

By: Ellie Campbell, JD and University of Alabama MLIS graduate student On June 10, 2014, Princesses and Paupers: The Golden Age of Children’s Literature, curated by Ellie Campbell, will be mounted in the Pearce Lobby of the Amelia Gayle Gorgas Library. In … Continue reading →

All Latin, Big and Small

Posted on April 11, 2011 by | Posted in: Jessica Lacher-Feldman, Medieval Manuscripts, Rare Books Collection | Leave a comment