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Author Archives: Special Collections
Work of Art: Dancing Together in Vermont
In February, we mounted a new exhibit in our small gallery, “Work of Art: Dancing Together in Vermont.” The exhibit examines the process involved in creating diverse dance communities, from groups of girls and boys in clever costumes tap dancing … Continue reading
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Tagged Burlington VT dance studios, L. L McAllister, Lorette Sousie, Polly Nulty
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George Washington’s Bold, Clear Signature
In his 1902 book on the art of bookbinding, William Loring Andrews describes George Washington’s beautifully bound copy of The Contrast as “a book made doubly valuable by having the great chieftain’s bold, clear signature upon the title page.” That … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington, Royall Tyler, The Contrast
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Medieval Manuscripts in the Green Mountains
This article was adapted from the presentation that Silver Special Collections Director Jeffrey Marshall delivered to open our November 2019 colloquium, “Interpreting the Handwritten Book: Medieval Manuscripts at UVM.” Our Rare Book Collection includes sixteen medieval manuscript books. We can … Continue reading
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Tagged medieval manuscripts
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Summer Session at UVM, 100 Years Ago
Note: This post was inspired by archival material that we shared with UVM Continuing and Distance Education staff during a great tour of Special Collections earlier this summer. In 1919, the UVM summer session, which ran from July 7 to … Continue reading
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Tagged summer school, University of Vermont, Vermont
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President Eisenhower at the Vermont Dairy Festival
The summer of 1955 was an especially busy time for Vermonters engaged in dairy farming. June was declared Dairy Month and a series of public events, including a parade, square dance displays, and dairy exhibits, culminated in President Dwight D. … Continue reading
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Tagged cows, Dairy, Dwight D. Eisenhower, milk, Vermont Dairy Month
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J. Lamb’s Little Books for Children
Between 1820 and 1830, Burlington, Vermont experienced significant growth. The population increased dramatically, from 2111 in 1820 to 3526 in 1830, a 67% increase. Among the new residents who relocated from other Vermont communities were Jonathan Lamb (1795-1851), an educator … Continue reading
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Tagged chapbooks, children's books, J. Lamb
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Pickens African American Collection
William Pickens III recently made a special gift that included significant books of African American history, literature, and works on civil rights and black life in America. Many of the books were passed down to Bill Pickens by his father … Continue reading
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Tagged James Weldon Johnson, Langston Hughes
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Spotlight: Billings Library Souvenir Ceramics
One of the best parts of working in a library is that there is always something to discover (or rediscover) in the collections. While preparing for our move to new quarters in the Billings Library, we came across an unassuming … Continue reading
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Tagged Billings Library, University of Vermont
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An Extraordinary Manuscript
In 2017, President Thomas Sullivan generously allocated $100,000 to the University Libraries to support acquisitions in the humanities. At the recommendation of College of Arts and Sciences faculty from the departments of History, Romance Languages, Religion, and English who specialize … Continue reading
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Fall 2017 Events
We kicked off our fall programming on October 4 with two events. Chris Burns, Manuscripts Curator and University Archivist, participated in #AskAnArchivist Day, when archivists around the country answered questions tweeted with the hashtag #AskAnArchivist. Read highlights from Chris’s tweets, … Continue reading
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