We are excited to announce our newest exhibit curated by our Buchanan Library Fellows, Taking Root: Vanderbilt University’s First Decade, 1875 – 1885, is live! View the full exhibit: http://vanderbi.lt/historyvu
Special Collections
Newest Buchanan Library Fellows Exhibit is now Live
Seasons Greetings from Special Collections and University Archives
“As we grow older and realize more clearly the limitations of human happiness, we come to see that the only real and abiding pleasure in life is to give pleasure to other people.” ― P.G. Wodehouse, Something Fresh All of us in Special Collections and University Archives wish you and yours happiness this holiday season and joy… Keep reading
Buchanan Library Fellowship: Books through the Ages: Genre in the Nineteenth Century
Books through the Ages: Genre in the Nineteenth Century | Apply Here What was the last book you got lost in? In the nineteenth century, people read potboilers for pleasure, consulted almanacs about weather, and learned how to manage their households and businesses from monthly magazines. Nineteenth-century innovations in book making and printing changed the… Keep reading
Commemorating Veterans Day all this Week
Vanderbilt University has a long tradition of producing and serving military leaders going all the way back to Chancellor Kirkland over one hundred years ago. With concurrence of the faculty at the time, he required military training for all male students as the nation entered World War I. By 1918, Vanderbilt had established the Student… Keep reading
Buchanan Library Fellowship: From Golden Type to Wild Waves: Fine Press Books in Vanderbilt Special Collections
From Golden Type to Wild Waves: Fine Press Books in Vanderbilt Special Collections | Apply Here William Morris used the most up-to-date nineteenth-century technology—photography—to create handmade replicas of Medieval romances and epic poems. Morris’ designers and artists at Kelsmcott Press produced fine press work and intricate designs. His works drove Aesthetic Movement design and influenced… Keep reading
Acquisition of photograph collection of and by The Rev. James M. Lawson
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries are pleased to announce the acquisition of an important collection of rare photographs of and by The Rev. James M. Lawson, a pivotal figure in the history of the civil rights movement and Vanderbilt University. Read the full story in MyVU.
COVID-19 Archive: Study Abroad Cut Short
As part of a short series, the Heard Libraries are highlighting unique experiences from Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff through the lens of donations to the Vanderbilt COVID-19 Archive. This archive will provide future historians and researchers detailed insight into the pandemic and how it affected members of the campus community. We’re featuring excerpts from… Keep reading
Library materials quarantined for safety
Vanderbilt’s libraries are following university protocols, CDC guidelines, and recommendations from the international library community in the safe handling of library materials during the COVID-19 pandemic. All circulating materials and items in Special Collections are quarantined for at least 72 hours before they can be re-used. Your health and safety is the library’s highest priority when you check… Keep reading
Reminder of Library Due Dates
At the end of last semester the library extended item due dates to September 4th. If you have graduated or are not on campus, you have some options to return these items: Book Drop: If you are in Nashville, you may return items to a campus book drop. Shipping Items: If you are not in… Keep reading
Afro-Hispanic Performing Arts Collection of Delia Zapata Olivella Receives Grant
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation has awarded a Research Libraries Grant to the Special Collections Library to complete the preservation and archival processing of the important performing arts collection of Delia Zapata Olivella. The $20,000 award will fund the processing of Zapata Olivella’s archive over nine months. The resulting ArchivesSpace finding aid will increase the… Keep reading
