Newspapers have been the daily backdrop to public life throughout the history of the United States, functioning as the Fourth Estate of American democracy. By the beginning of the twentieth… Keep reading
Past Library Exhibit
The Daily Diary of the American Dream: The History of Nashville’s Newspapers – November 2018 – March 2019
The News as It Happened: Journalism in Vanderbilt’s Special Collections – Fall 2018
This exhibition will be curated by a cohort of Buchanan Library Fellows and their librarian mentors. Vanderbilt’s Libraries are proud to be the place of record of journalists and newspaper editors whose… Keep reading
The History of Kirkland Hall Topic of New Exhibition
A new exhibition highlighting the history of Kirkland Hall is now on display in the Special Collections Library. Kirkland Hall is the iconic symbol of Vanderbilt University – it’s tall… Keep reading
Kirkland Hall: A History
September 2018-ongoing, Special Collections Library Kirkland Hall is the iconic symbol of Vanderbilt University. First known as “Main Building,” it stood as the central building on a 74-acre campus when… Keep reading
Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50
September 2, 2019-November 15, 2019, Special Collections Library An exhibit marking fifty years of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University will be on display in Vanderbilt University’s Special… Keep reading
Vanderbilt Silver
July 2-November 11, 2018 For centuries, silver was considered a luxury reserved only for the elite, and master silversmiths came to be revered for the remarkable craftsmanship and design in… Keep reading
Vandy Goes to War – Exhibit Open in Central Library
An exhibition in honor of the centenary of Vanderbilt’s foray into the First World War between 1917-1918 is now open in the Central Library lobby through Homecoming Weekend, October 16th,… Keep reading
Vandy Goes to War – June – November 2018
June 6-November 12, 2018 In the early months of 1917, an influx of students came to Vanderbilt to enter the Student Army Training Corps (S.A.T.C.) aiming to join the war… Keep reading
The Power of Propaganda – Spring 2018
This exhibition will be curated by a cohort of Buchanan Library Fellows and their librarian mentors. In this seminar, students learned about the principles, strategies, techniques, and effects of information dissemination. The… Keep reading
From Listeners to Leaders: A History of Women at Vanderbilt – Summer 2018
This exhibition will be curated by a cohort of Buchanan Library Fellows and their librarian mentors. This summer semester fellowship will examine the history of women at Vanderbilt from the university’s nineteenth-century… Keep reading
