Exhibition: Celebrating Research
A
new exhibition highlighting the Department of Special Collections is currently
on display in the Grand Staircase lobby and Ginkgo Reading Room in Olin
Library. Entitled Celebrating Research,
the exhibit features some of the many unique and outstanding books,
manuscripts, media, and artifacts that enrich research at Washington
University.
Among
the items on display are handwritten drafts and notes by Samuel Clemens, Walt
Whitman, Tennessee Williams, and Samuel Beckett; a rare and lavishly
illustrated 1896 edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer; streetcar plans and
photographs from the St. Louis Car Company; original magazine artwork by
legendary illustrator Al Parker; ancient cuneiform tablets and Egyptian papyri;
and historical letters documenting the founding and early development of
Washington University.
Celebrating Research coincides with the publication
of a new book by the same title, to be released this October by the Association
of Research Libraries (ARL) to commemorate its 75th anniversary. The book, and
a companion website, will feature profiles on rare and unique collections at
dozens of major academic libraries. The ARL’s membership includes the libraries
of some 123 leading North American research institutions. For more on ARL, see
their website: www.arl.org.
The
exhibit will run throughout the summer.
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