Posts by Martha O'Hara Conway

There's still time to apply for our research fellowships! These fellowships support researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections. Applications are due 1st of February!

The current application cycle is now open for fellowships available to researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections!

We are extending the current pause on duplication services until January 2, 2024. We recognize the inconvenience this may cause for those who rely on the option to request scans of collection material for their research and scholarship, and for publication. There are several alternative options for accessing our materials during this time.

Guest post by Brian Bocking, Heid Fellow, on his research in the Harry Alverson Franck Papers. Brian is Professor Emeritus of the Study of Religions at University College Cork (Cork, Ireland).

Join the Special Collections Research Center in Hatcher next Tuesday (10 January) at 4 pm for our first After Hours open house of the Winter term, exploring our extensive collection of letters, diaries, photographs, maps, books, and other material documenting early 20th century Philippine history!

The current application cycle is now open for fellowships available to researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections!

Applications are now open for the Ralph C. and Mary Lynn Heid Research Fellowships to support research requiring substantial on-site use of our special collections.

We are pleased to share our first annual report! Presented within are some of the highlights, in the form of stories, statistics, and a few lists, from the period between July 2016 and June 2017.

All gifts to the library on Giving Blueday help fund our acquisition of John James Audubon's The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America, a magnificent collection of 150 hand-colored lithographic plates.

Welcome to our blog! We will take you into the stacks, behind the scenes, and well "Beyond the Reading Room" with stories about the collections, services, programs, and activities of the Special Collections Library.