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Anthony Comstock, the YMCA, and the New York Society for the Suppression of Vice
Anthony Comstock is well-known as the instigator of the Comstock Law, which was passed by…
Mark EngebretsonJanuary 24, 2018
An archivist’s reflections on the success of ‘A Campus Divided’
By the time the exhibit went up in August, the topic had been with us…
Mark EngebretsonJanuary 16, 2018
Nearly 330 students from grade 6-12 attended Gopherbaloo 2018 at Wilson Library January 13. The…
Mark EngebretsonJanuary 16, 2018
Artists take up residence in Libraries
A new residency program at the University of Minnesota Libraries aims to highlight historical collections…
Mark EngebretsonJanuary 16, 2018
Cascades of letters: Correspondence in the Robert Bly Papers
Letters written to and from Robert Bly speak volumes about Bly’s impact — not only…
Mark EngebretsonJanuary 4, 2018
Hidden beauty in ordinary books: Part 2
Our previous blog post talked about the history and the process of creating marbled paper…
Mark EngebretsonDecember 18, 2017
Books to Give 2017
Five University of Minnesota librarians and archivists recently joined Read This Book host Lisa Von…
Mark EngebretsonDecember 18, 2017
Now Online! Records of YMCA work in China
Significant portions of the records of YMCA international work in China — one of the richest…
Mark EngebretsonDecember 18, 2017
Bell Library map sheds light on authenticity of new discovery
A December 10 New York Times article has called into question the authenticity of a…
Mark EngebretsonDecember 12, 2017
In this special episode of Read This Book!, Librarian Alicia Kubas and host Lisa Von Drasek…
Mark EngebretsonDecember 12, 2017