On February 11 the exhibition, Written in Confidence: The Unpublished Letters of James Monroe, opened to the public.
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December 21, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsEveryone knows these famous lines even if the rest of the poems escapes them. “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more popularly known as The Night before Christmas, was written in 1823 by Clement C. Moore (1779-1863) and is a staple in many families’ holiday traditions. But what accounts for the poem’s enduring popularity? -
December 14, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsIn the basement of Swem Library is a room used mostly for storage. Along two walls are machines and wooden cases full of drawers. The machines are printing presses and the cases are filled with type – individual letters cast in metal, designed to be set by hand and printed on the machines. -
October 10, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsThe recent acquisition of seven letters written by Sir Peyton Skipwith and one by Sir Gray Skipwith reveal what Sir Peyton thought of his wife Lady Jean’s library. The library is featured in an exhibit, Exceptional in Any Age, at Swem Library that will run through October 2016. -
March 16, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsThe Library of Congress's reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's library now receives many visitors who wander through the remarkable library of a remarkable man, institutionalized at the very heart of the US government. The importance and preservation of the libraries of "great men" has been a part of our history for a long time; and most national, university, college, and other institutional libraries are based around those of white men.
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January 6, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsNone of the books from the first library of William & Mary survived the 170
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November 13, 2015Posted in: Special CollectionsAt Homecoming this year, Special Collections opened a new exhibit showcasing selected items from our holdings arranged from A to Z.
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September 3, 2015Posted in: Special Collections
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December 17, 2014Posted in: Special CollectionsFor the past few months, we have been working to translate the
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June 4, 2014Posted in: Special Collections