News and more from ZSR’s Special Collections & Archives
A symposium on the intersection of politics and art in the 20th century will be held October 19, 2010 from 4:30-6:00PM in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections Reading Room (Reynolds 625). Mark Antliff (Duke University Department of Art), John Curley (WFU Department of Art), and Morna O’Neill (WFU Department of Art) will discuss... Continue reading “Politics and Art in the 20th Century” ›
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818. “I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body. For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now... Continue reading “Rare Book of the Month: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley” ›
Brittany Newberry has really taken to making archival boxes. This is a stack of boxes awaiting cataloging that Brittany has made in the past few weeks. These boxes protect fragile materials while making them available to patrons. Continue reading “Archival Boxes – we’re crankin’ em out!” ›
Wake Forest founder, Samuel Wait’s wood and leather traveling chest and his wooden walking stick-just a small part of the ZSR Library, Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading “Wake Forest founder, Samuel Wait’s traveling chest and walking stick” ›
We have a new exhibit! We’ve all collaborated together to move the exhibit cabinet from the Archives Reading Room to the area across from Circulation. I’ve placed a sign in it saying it is our “Cabinet of Curiosities.” This will be a great location to highlight aspects of our collections and draw students and faculty... Continue reading “Special Collections Cabinet of Curiosities” ›
On October 19, there will be a symposium in the Special Collections Reading Room called “Vorticism: New Perspectives.” Speakers from Wake Forest and Duke will speak about this art movement. Mark Antliff, Duke John Curley and Morna O’Neill, WFU Art Department Scott Klein, WFU English Deptartment The symposium will be held from 4:30-6 pm. Continue reading “Politics and 20th Century Art-Vorticism: New Perspectives Symposium” ›
My Preservation students perform much of the work my area. This work involves repairing damaged books and making protective enclosures. The students who work in Preservation spend many hours learning and perfecting each technique. There is a learning curve (and sometimes a measuring curve!) for each technique. I thought I’d post a few photographs of... Continue reading “Preservation Students at Work” ›
Usually in Preservation, we put things back together by repairing and restoring something that has come apart through age and use. However, in some cases, we also “take things apart.” In the case of a binding where we might want to scan individual pages, we “disbind” or take apart the binding itself to reveal the... Continue reading “Disbinding” ›
One of the students in my LIB100 class brought in an old Bible and asked me to repair it. I figured this might be a nice gesture, so I did. The Bible came from Israel and has wooden covers. Each cover has a small circular place in which water and soil from Israel has been... Continue reading “Preservation in LIB100” ›
Alexandre Exquemelin’s first hand account of the life of a pirate in the Spanish Main is the source of much of today’s pirate lore. From Long John Silver to Jack Sparrow, fictional pirates have their roots in Exquemelin’s 17th century bestseller. The History of the Bucaniers of America has been called the ur-text of pirate... Continue reading “History of the Bucaniers of America, by Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin” ›