Friday, January 31st, 2020
Annual faculty scholarship reception: March 3
On March 3, Library & IT will host our annual Faculty Scholarship Reception in the Carnegie Building from 4-6 pm. This event, like its inaugural…
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Sunday, September 10th, 2017
Special Collections/University Archives Fall Exhibit: Straight Out of Booklyn
For more than a decade, Special Collections/University Archives has been working with the Booklyn Artists Alliance to purchase artists’ books representing collaborative work among artists,…
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Thursday, May 11th, 2017
From Special Collections/University Archives: The George Bernard Shaw Collection
George Bernard Shaw, an Irish writer and playwright, was one of the most prolific figures in 19th and 20th centuries. . Born 1856 in Dublin,…
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Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
The 2017 Bucknell University Press Student Book Collecting Prize
At a time when social media is virtually universal and electronic texts proliferate, it is easy to forget how central print books have been in…
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Thursday, November 17th, 2016
From Special Collections: The Press of Appletree Alley
In an era of where we equate printing books with the mechanized and commercial nature of big publishers, it’s hard to remember that for most…
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Monday, October 24th, 2016
From Special Collections: Women’s Studio Workshop
In 1974, several women, many of whom were deeply involved with the New York City arts scene, came together and created the Women’s Studio Workshop…
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Friday, October 21st, 2016
From Special Collections: William Morris and His Kelmscott Press
One of the central problems of modernity is an increasing isolation from the past. Due to technological, economic, and social upheaval, many of our connections…
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