Plath was an undergraduate at smith college from 19501955 and an instructor in the smith college english department from 19571958. The fourth floor of the burton barr central library in downtown phoenix is home to some of the rarest printed works ever made. Search for primary sources from amherst, hampshire, mount holyoke, and smith colleges and the university of massachusetts amherst. Room is suitable for meetings and small receptions. The exhibit largely features items that supplement our working lawyers collection, particularly our 19th century american lawyer collection. Smith college club of baltimore book sale, timonium.
Archivesspace public interface smith college finding aids. Smith reynolds library is to inspire learning, advance knowledge, and build community at wake forest university. Comprised of three distinct repositories smith college archives, the sophia smith collection of womens history, and the mortimer rare book collection smith college special collections is a robust resource for research on the history of us womens activism, womens health, smith college history, literature, book history, and book arts. Shop smith college apparel, textbooks, merchandise and gifts at the pioneers bookstore. Book studies will also connect you with the exceptional resources of the mortimer rare book collection, the wealth of book artists, craftspeople, small publishers and fine presses of the pioneer valley, and the unusual richness of book related courses found in the five college area.
Join facebook to connect with katie mikulka and others you may know. While requiring additional security and care, books in the room are available for use by davidsons faculty, staff, and students as well as visiting scholars and the general public. Explore thousands of old and rare books, including illuminated manuscripts, fine press editions, illustrated books, incunabula, limited editions and miniature books. Collection development strategy smith college libraries. Materials are available for use by visiting scholars, as well as davidsons faculty, staff, and students. Mortimer rare book room, smith college smith libraries. Smith reynolds library rare books reading room lloyd winchell biebigheiser collection. The concentration in book studies connects students with the exceptional resources of the mortimer rare book room and the wealth of book artists and craftspeople of the pioneer valley. You win in the locker room first draws on the extraordinary experiences of coach mike smith and jon gordon. Our rare book collection spans from medieval manuscript volumes to fine press books from the 20th century, and diverse topics from science and technology to culture and literature. The rare book collection at kalamazoo college began in the 1920s with gifts from the library of albert may todd, a prominent kalamazoo citizen and an internationally known book collector.
Faculty members took an active role in the acquisition of documents and rare books. The mortimer rare book collection houses the colleges rare books and literary manuscripts. Over the course of the following decade, i worked for multiple auction houses, libraries, and antiquarian booksellers, most recently ursus books in new york city. Among the highlights of the collections are the papers of sylvia plath and virginia woolf. Martin antonetti director of distinctive collections. Smith reynolds library rare books reading room zsr.
Housing and meal plans at smith have changed about 3. The leslie stephen photograph album is the physical property of the mortimer rare book room, smith college. The smith room is a meeting space available for rent for official uw use only. Smith college finding aids smith scholarworks five college compass. Black and white photograph of the new rare book room at smith college after the 1962 neilson library addition was completed. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Smith college books 122 books goodreads share book. Alphonso smith and his brothers, and houses the librarys nonarchival special collections. We can provide researchers with a free parking pass for the smith college parking garage. The mortimer rare book room at smith college houses the colleges rare books and literary manuscripts. Our 58th annual book sale will be april 810, 2016, at the maryland fairgrounds exhibition hall, timonium, md.
The smith college special collections finding aids database includes descriptions for archival and manuscript materials available in the. Mar 01, 2012 this is the annual mcgrath lecture in book arts, which honors the memory of local printing legend harold p. Special collections contains 80% of the books from the original collection of the western reserve college library of 1850, which were used to educate the doctors. The mortimer rare book room at smith college houses the college s rare books and literary manuscripts.
The album was purchased at auction on 6 december 1984 sothebys, london, lot 289 and presented to the mortimer rare book room, smith college, by elizabeth power richardson and phyllis cooley paige in memory of mary byers smith. Please visit the rare book room to view many rare books, manuscripts, and memorabilia that have been added to our collection in the past two years. Manuscripts and rare books in an undergraduate library. While working at the smith college mortimer rare books room, in my character as measurer of manuscripts, i came upon a thirteenthcentury bible, possibly from the rhine provinces. Sophia smith collection of womens history smith college archives mortimer rare book collection please note that not all finding aids are available online yet.
Literature and rare books collections literary collections. Recent additions to the collection law library boston college. Robert birnie, minister of lanark, and john birnie of broomhill. Make your request at our reference desk in the reading room. This copy once belonged to leonard baskin 19222000, the american sculptor, art professor at smith college, and founder of the gehanna press, which printed. Elinor friedman kleinmortimer rare book room, smith college, northampton. Mortimer rare book collection smith college libraries. The rare book room houses books that cover the breadth of the book arts with titles ranging from henri matisse. Ruth mortimer, 62, rare books curator and smith librarian. Description of smith college librarys rare book room notes printed book and manuscript collections including the sylvia plath collection, ernest hemingway collection, and collection of modern press books. Martin antonetti, curator of rare books, shows a class the mortimer rare book room s largest manuscript, which is from the 15th century.
The mortimer rare book collection houses the college s rare books and literary manuscripts. Meier and other members of the poetry centers library staff discussed the rare book collection. Sophia smith collection of womens history smith college archives mortimer rare book collection please note that not all. Contains hundreds of finding aids describing collections of archives and manuscripts held by the five colleges. An extensive collection of the literary and personal papers of the poet sylvia plath is the most used area of the mortimer rare book collection. He taught courses in the history of the book and in contemporary artists. From the opening of the rusk library building, special collections were a part of sfas role in east texas. Feb 02, 1994 ruth mortimer lancaster, curator of rare books and assistant librarian at smith college in northampton, mass.
The mortimer rare book room department at smith college on academia. What caught my eye, though, was the inscription on the flyleaf, dated 12. Broad in scope, it includes works from all time periods and in subject areas as diverse as ancient history and zoology. The college expands in 192526 cum concilio club starts special collections rare book room a part rusk library from beginning rare book room. This annual fall event is sponsored by the mortimer rare book collection, part of the smith college special collections. It is still my favorite book here, actually my two favorites, since smith has editions in latin and german, both printed. Provenance evidence on flickr rare book collections. A visual history of the writer sylvia plath is to go on show at the national portrait gallery in washington dc. Rare book collections special collections and university. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
The smith college mortimer rare book room is home to an outstanding book arts collection which highlights modern fine press books in addition to more local productions with the mcgrath collection of connecticut river valley book arts. Rare book collections special collections and university archives. Smith college club of baltimore book sale home facebook. Reading room explore special collections x help ask us email us meet with. Martin antonetti, curator of rare books, demonstrates the historical craft of printing with metal type. The biebigheiser collection is a group of over 850 photographic images taken between 19511956. Over the years, the collection gradually expanded through generous contributions of many donors, but it was not until the 1970s that it attained its present. Broad in scope, it includes works from all time periods and in subject areas as diverse ancient history and zoology. The rare book collections at university of maryland libraries contain a broad scope of material spanning five centuries and including topics such as the humanities, natural history, literature and the history of the book. New exhibits continue to be added to this site from time to time. The unexpected education of two society girls in the west. Reporting to the director of special collections, the curator will provide daily care and long term leadership for the rare book collection, which encompasses a significant teaching collection of rare books, literary manuscripts, artists books, and graphic art. The mortimer rare book room of the neilson library at smith college has that reverent quality one experiences in places of worship.
Nothing daunted author and executive editor of the new yorker, dorothy wickenden will discuss her book nothing daunted. Martin antonetti, curator of rare books, shows a class the mortimer rare book rooms largest manuscript, which is from the 15th century. The 19thcentury iron handpress was restored by antonetti and greg young, the former director of the clark science center machine shop, using a printers manual they found in the rare book collection. Special collections young library, second floor 4 tyler drive, northampton, ma. Notable archival holdings include the literary archive, including both manuscripts and books, of american writer katherine. He founded gehenna press, which published finely illustrated books, mostly editions by poets ted hughes and anthony hecht. Before that he was curator of rare books in the mortimer rare book room at smith college in northampton, massachusetts. Benes rare book room houses and preserves important and unique books of poetry, including the centers prized 50,000th volume book artist charles hobsons personal copy of his rendering of w. Located on the second floor of the library, the smith rare book room houses the librarys unique, rare, and unusual book collections. Smith college is accepting applications for a curator of rare books. Literary special collections include both book and manuscript holdings that document the lives and work of significant literary figures. These images document the groundbreaking, construction, dedication and opening of the wake forest college campus in winstonsalem, nc. Van wylen librarys collection of rare books includes works on art, history, literature, mathematics and science, as well as a collection of bibles.
The 50 most amazing college libraries college rank. Mortimer rare book room, smith college smith libraries exhibits. I was looking up genealogical records for the birnie family of broomhill, to try and figure out the provenance of smith college mortimer rare book room ms 274, which has the names of both mr. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Related undergraduate courses in typography and the history of printing, student exhibitions, and student publications are highlighted. Its librarians and curators are like devotees to some of the grand spirits of the past. Ruth mortimer lancaster, curator of rare books and assistant librarian at smith college in northampton, mass.
View the smith college campus map for more information. Curator of rare books, smith college, northampton, ma. Nuremburg chronicle i first saw the nuremberg chronicle, a history of the world from biblical creation to the late 15th century, in the rare book room as a smith freshman in 1971. Seeking sylvia in the rare book room by adrianne kalfopoulou.
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