: For Students, Faculty, and Staff 
Rare 17th century map acquired for Bell Library
The James Ford Bell Library at the University of Minnesota Libraries has acquired a rare,…
Mark EngebretsonJune 2, 2022
Revealing Native North America
Chad Anderson became interested in the history of indigenous people of North America because of…
markengeSeptember 28, 2021
A new spin on old globes
Terrestrial and celestial globes created in 1696 arrived at the University Libraries the day after…
markengeJune 2, 2021
Multifaceted scholar
Chinese is a tough language for an English speaker to learn, with thousands of ideographic…
markengeFebruary 26, 2021
Object lessons
The students in Sally Kohlstedt’s honors course this fall, “Campus Obscura: Cabinets of Curiosity at…
markengeNovember 4, 2020
Return of the Ricci Map
On Sept. 22, Marguerite Ragnow, Curator of the James Ford Bell Library, unwrapped the six…
markengeSeptember 30, 2020
Portrait of an Explorer
Skeptical that Christopher Columbus had discovered a route to India, Amerigo Vespucci consulted the journals…
markengeAugust 5, 2020
Continuing to explore
New Assistant Curator Anne Good is well-suited for the University of Minnesota James Ford Bell…
markengeJuly 28, 2020
A 400-year-old map is a precious gift
Call it cross-cultural, call it precious, call it extraordinary: The 400-year-old Matteo Ricci Map uniquely…
markengeJune 16, 2020
Artful perspectives
A celebration of the James Ford Bell Library 65th anniversary, "Tulips, Chocolate & Silk" results…
markengeApril 27, 2020