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An artist’s book and her studio
I have always had kind of mixed feelings about artist’s books. I love fine press books; I love well-crafted, hand-printed books. Yet I just don’t see the appeal of a book that seems to be trying...
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When Trains Moved the Goods
[Posted by Sally Dickinson, Associate Curator] Today while I was cataloging, two 19th century books about railroads crossed my desk. The first was a hefty tome called Rand McNally & Co.’s Enlarged...
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Finding a “buried treasure” at the Watkinson
[Posted by Katie Joachim ('12), for Jonathan Elukin's History of the Book course] The book I found at the Watkinson was not marked by an ‘X’, but nonetheless I found it to be a buried treasure....
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That Mansion Called Bridewell
[Posted by Beck Prigot ('14), for Jonathan Elukin's History of the Book course] When I first discovered Skillman’s New-York Police Reports while wandering around the law section of the Watkinson’s...
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Poor Richard’s rich reprint
[Posted by Julia Falkowski ('13), for Jonathan Elukin's History of the Book course] While exploring the Watkinson for a book to examine for the course, a small, elaborately decorated leather spine...
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Memoirs of Musick
[Posted by Francis Russo ('13), for Jonathan Elukin's History of the Book course] When we first went down into the Watkinson stacks I came up with a gigantic, vellum bound volume filled with pages...
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The Fairy Family
[Post be Georgia Summers, '15, for Jonathan Elukin's History of the Book Course] The Fairy Family: a series of ballads and metrical tales illustrating the fairy mythology of Europe was written by...
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A “Horrid Massacre” by Pirates!
[Posted by Marc DiBenedetto ('13), a student in Zak Sitter's English course, "1816: A Romantic Microcosm"] The Pirates. A Brief Account of the HORRID MASSACRE of the Captain, Mate, and Supercargo of...
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“Improving” literature
[Posted by Molly Curry ('12), a student in Zak Sitter's English course, "1816: A Romantic Microcosm"] Elegant Extracts in Prose: Selected for the Improvement of Young Persons, published in London and...
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Connecting to past lives through music
[Posted by Jared Cowing, M.L.S. candidate at U. of Rhode Island, and Cataloging Coordinator at U. of Hartford, Allen Memorial Library] As part of an internship in my pursuit of a library science...
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International Studies and Travel Literature
The students in INTS401: Senior Seminar in International Studies spent a lively Friday afternoon in the Watkinson Library examining European travel literature on Africa, Asia, and South America from...
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British Politicians Satirized in Prints
The Watkinson has a great variety of historical books, records, photos, prints and more. While working in the Watkinson, I have been introduced to the many ways history is recorded. Most recently I...
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Jack London Discovered in the Stacks
Back when I was in elementary or early middle school, there was a period of a few months when everyone was reading Jack London novels like White Fang or The Call of the Wild. Something about those...
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Bibles to Impress
Among the Watkinson’s extensive collection of rare books and ancient texts are gaudy Bibles and religious books. These eye-catching books are adorned with heavy, metal clasps, gold leaf, and other...
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