Category Archives: Books

1870s English Literature lecture notebook

Posted on March 7, 2014 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Books, Newly Online, UA History | Tagged | Leave a comment

Philology, n. the study of literary texts and of written records; linguistics, especially historical and comparative linguistics; Obsolete: the love of learning and literature. Long before literature students spent their time looking for symbolism and theme in poems and stories, … Continue reading →

Hidden Gem: 1892 Baptist hymnal

Posted on September 25, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Audio, Books | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

I recently stumbled upon an interesting item in the Manly Family papers manuscript collection: a hymn book from 120 years ago, with selections chosen by Basil Manly, Jr., a Baptist minister and educator. The book was published in the year … Continue reading →

WWII Letters of Capt. Sumner Danforth Davis

Posted on April 29, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Books, Small Collections, World War II | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Among our many interesting “small” collections is a book of letters from a soldier in World War II. U.S. Army Captain Sumner Danforth Davis, a doctor with the Medical Detachment of the 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th (Liberty) Division, served in … Continue reading →

Life Studies of the Great Army

Posted on April 22, 2013 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Books, Civil War, Cool Collections | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

One of our great small digital collections is Life Studies of the Great Army, a book of etchings depicting scenes from the Civil War. Published in 1876, it features the work of Edwin Forbes, a relatively well known landscape artist. … Continue reading →