Monthly Archives: January 2013

The Importance of Thomas Bodley 400 Years Later

Posted on January 28, 2013 by

Today marks the 400th anniversary of Thomas Bodley’s death.   Although his name is not as well known on this side of the Atlantic, Bodley’s contribution to research and learning has had lasting impacts in the English-speaking world for centuries. Though … Continue reading →

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Giovanni Boccaccio turns 700

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Giovanni Boccaccio was born seven hundred years ago in Tuscany, Italy. Special Collections and Rare Books celebrates this important anniversary by displaying editions of Boccaccio’s work as well as that of influential contemporaries and predecessors. Boccaccio made an inauspicious start … Continue reading →

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The Struggles of Abolitionism and the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery.  If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save … Continue reading →

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