Category Archives: Special Collections

Papers of Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Lanford Wilson in Special Collections

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

We’re happy to announce that an exhibition of selected materials from the Lanford Wilson Collection, curated by our colleagues at the University Archives, is on view in the Ellis Library Colonnade. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lanford Wilson made a legacy gift … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday, Thomas Moore Johnson!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Today is the 162nd birthday of Thomas Moore Johnson, the namesake of the Thomas Moore Johnson Collection of Philosophy here in Special Collections.  What’s in the collection? The graphic above is a Wordle of all the Library of Congress subject … Continue reading →

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What’s in the box?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Last week I posted a picture on our Facebook page of a 320-pound special delivery we received.  Are you dying to know what’s in the box? It’s a wonderful collection of rare Kipling first editions and other Kiplingiana, donated to … Continue reading →

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