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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

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Revealing Native North America

Chad Anderson became interested in the history of indigenous people of North America because of…

markengeSeptember 28, 2021

Terrestrial and celestial globes created in 1696 and now part of the James Ford Bell Library collection.

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A new spin on old globes

Terrestrial and celestial globes created in 1696 arrived at the University Libraries the day after…

markengeJune 2, 2021

Ann Waltner presented the 55th James Ford Bell Lecture, Watching Weddings in 1735: Two Representations of Chinese Wedding Processions. Waltner is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Minnesota, where she specializes in Chinese history. She was the founding director of the University’s Institute for Advanced Study.

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Multifaceted scholar

Chinese is a tough language for an English speaker to learn, with thousands of ideographic…

markengeFebruary 26, 2021

Gopher Yearbook 1964 with homecoming images

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Object lessons

The students in Sally Kohlstedt’s honors course this fall, “Campus Obscura: Cabinets of Curiosity at…

markengeNovember 4, 2020

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Return of the Ricci Map

On Sept. 22, Marguerite Ragnow, Curator of the James Ford Bell Library, unwrapped the six…

markengeSeptember 30, 2020

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Portrait of an Explorer

Skeptical that Christopher Columbus had discovered a route to India, Amerigo Vespucci consulted the journals…

markengeAugust 5, 2020

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Continuing to explore

New Assistant Curator Anne Good is well-suited for the University of Minnesota James Ford Bell…

markengeJuly 28, 2020

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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

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A celebration of the James Ford Bell Library 65th anniversary, "Tulips, Chocolate & Silk" results…

markengeApril 27, 2020

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Rare 17th century map acquired for Bell Library

Revealing Native North America

A new spin on old globes

Multifaceted scholar

Object lessons

Return of the Ricci Map

Portrait of an Explorer

Continuing to explore

A 400-year-old map is a precious gift

Artful perspectives

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