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Beyond the Reading Room

Anecdotes and other notes from the U-M Special Collections Research Center.
Detailed illustration from Audubon's Birds of North America of a nest in a tree with birds sitting around it.

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Three books in a row: a pale brown 19th c. booklet; a 21st century booklet with a picture of the first book on its cover, and a newly-published black and white paperback.
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  • Juli McLoone
Malinda Russell's Domestic Cook Book: Panel at Ann Arbor District Library on Feb. 27, 2025
In 1866, Malinda Russell published "A Domestic Cook Book" in Paw Paw, Michigan. As the oldest known cookbook by an African American woman, this slim volume is a landmark in American culinary history. Join us for a reception and panel discussion celebrating a new edition released by the University of Michigan Press. The reception will begin at 5:15pm, with the conversation to follow at 5:45pm.
bucolic scene of cattle among trees by the edge of a stream
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  • Juli McLoone
Thundering Hooves in the Archives: Cows vs. Horses
Join us next Thursday, 20 February, between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
lines of handwritten latin script on parchment folio
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  • Pablo Alvarez
Next week | Discover Hidden Treasures: New Additions to our Collections of Manuscripts and Rare Books
Join us next Thursday, 16 January between 4-6p for our first Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
Assia Wevill
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  • Pablo Alvarez
New Exhibit: The Bibliophile and the Library: Private Press Books from the Collection of Bill Heidrich
The Special Collections Research Center is delighted to announce a new exhibit featuring a selection of private press books and artwork from the collection of Bill Heidrich, a long-time supporter of the University of Michigan Library. The display will open next week in the Hatcher Library Exhibit Room and will be available from January 13 to April 30, 2025.
wood carved cookie cutters with human figures and a ship with sails
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  • Juli McLoone
Sugar & Spice: Cookies and Cookie Cutters from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive
Join us next Thursday, 19 December between 4-6p for our final Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
headshot of victor perera smiling in front of a house with bare trees and bushes
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  • Katie Marie Jones
Next week | Victor Perera Papers: From Chaos to Cataloged
Join us next Thursday, 21 November between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
Illustrated dustjacket of the first edition of Mrs. Dalloway. Abstract yellow and white design on black. Possibly illustrating curtains and flowers on a table, but abstract enough not to be certain
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  • Juli McLoone
Mrs. Dalloway at 100: A Conversation with John Whittier-Ferguson and Andrea Zemgulys
Join us on Nov. 20th for an informal conversation with Professors John Whittier-Ferguson and Andrea Zemgulys about Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway, and the novel's historical context. This event is in conjunction with the exhibit Mrs. Dalloway and WWI: Home Front and War Front on display in the Hatcher Gallery Exhibit Room until Dec. 13.
array of square and rectangular images of collection material with handwritten text, photographs, and illustrations of various kinds
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  • Martha O'Hara Conway
Applications Open: Special Collections Research Fellowships
The current application cycle is now open for fellowships available to researchers whose work would benefit from onsite access to our special collections!
flyer in style of wanted poster featuring fingerprints and headshots of richard nixon
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  • Evyn Kropf
Next week | Voices of Dissent: Protests Against Richard Nixon
Join us next Thursday, 17 October between 4-6p for our next Third Thursdays at the Library event of the semester!
Folders, newspapers, and pictures from the Marcelo Mirisola Papers collection on a cart.
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  • Gabriel Mordoch
Marcelo Mirisola, part two
A second batch of materials for the Marcelo Mirisola Papers archive has arrived at the University of Michigan Library.