“Dante Behind Bars: Not Made to Live Like Brutes.” The Annual Dante Lecture the Vanderbilt editions the Divine Comedy Created in the Fall of 2022, the Annual Dante Lecture at… Keep reading
Teresa Gray
Pop Up Exhibit: Dante’s The Divine Comedy
Digital Preservation & Access for Audio-visual Resources
A Two-day Cultural Heritage Preservation Summit, July 19-20 You are invited to participate in four separate sessions over two days that are meant to inform and provide a forum for… Keep reading
Special Collections and University Archives Closed July 17-28
This summer, the Special Collections and University Archives Library will move from the second floor of the Central Library Building to 1101 19th Avenue South, near the Wesley Parking Garage. … Keep reading
Special Collections Closed July 3rd and 4th
The Special Collections and University Archives Library will be closed Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday, July 4th for an extended Fourth of July Holiday. Please contact us if you need… Keep reading
Miniature Books from the Vanderbilt Libraries
New Exhibition in Special Collections: Miniature Books from the Vanderbilt Libraries by Molly Dohrmann A new exhibition, opening this fall in Special Collections, highlights some of the smallest books in… Keep reading
Pop Up Exhibit: Octavia Butler
Octavia Butler: Grand Dame of Science Fiction Central Library Lobby May-July 2022 Octavia Butler (1947-2006) was an American science fiction author. In her early publishing career, she was one of… Keep reading
West Side Row: Vanderbilt’s First Dormitory
Written by Elizabeth Mosiman When Vanderbilt University first opened in 1875, students lived in university-approved boarding houses near campus. The closest the university came to having a dormitory was Wesley… Keep reading
Mechanical Engineering Hall: Teaching Engineering in the Age of Steam
A new exhibition highlighting the history of Mechanical Engineering Hall is now on display in the Special Collections Library. When Vanderbilt University opened in October 1875, classes and laboratories… Keep reading
Reminder – Curator’s Talk 2/13: G is for Gorey: The Remarkable Worlds of Edward Gorey
The Edward Gorey curator’s talk has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 13th, at 4:00 pm in Special Collections. G is for Gorey: The Remarkable Worlds of Edward Gorey Edward Gorey… Keep reading
Curator’s Talk 1/23: Found in Cuba: The Ingenuity and Creativity of Ediciones Vigía
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from Cuban publishers to the history of paper making…. Keep reading
