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Join Us Online Feb. 24 for Latest “Out of the Vault” Reveal

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Shore Griffin

Vanderbilt University is making big plans to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the university, dating from Cornelius Vanderbilt’s letter of March 17, 1873, in which he offered to endow a… Keep reading

Categories: Events, Heard Homepage, Special CollectionsTags: Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sesquicentennial, The Hustler, VU History

February 16 Panel Discussion: “The Morgan, The Woman, and Her Illuminated Life”

Posted on February 15, 2023February 10, 2023 by Celia Walker

Please join us Thursday, February 16, Noon–1:00 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room for a moderated lunchtime panel (lunch served first come, first serve) on the life of one… Keep reading

Text and picture of woman with her head resting on her gloved hand
Categories: Books, Exhibits, Heard Homepage, Special Collections

Exhibition Opening: The Reinvented Life of Belle da Costa Greene

Posted on February 12, 2023February 14, 2023 by Celia Walker

Please join us Tuesday, February 14, Noon–1:00 p.m. in the libraries’ Special Collections for a reception catered by Hattie B’s for the exhibition, The Reinvented Life of Belle da Costa… Keep reading

woman resting her head on a gloved hand
Categories: Books, Current Exhibit, Events, Exhibits, Heard Homepage, Special Collections

Newly Available Sanitation Workers’ Strike Materials

Posted on February 10, 2023February 10, 2023 by Celia Walker

Manuscripts and photographs pertaining to the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike from the Reverend James M. Lawson Papers are now available in Jstor to campus scholars. On February 1, 1968, Echol… Keep reading

Men marching with protest signs
Categories: Digital Commons, Heard Homepage, Research, Special Collections

Out of the Vault: New Acquisitions in Special Collections

Posted on November 2, 2022October 31, 2022 by Shore Griffin

Join library staff on Zoom as we explore newly accessible materials in distinctive collections. We’ll follow up on collections that were recently digitized, including collections from Delia Zapata Olivella, Rev…. Keep reading

Categories: Heard Homepage, Special Collections

“Education, Preparation, Negotiation”: Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. and His Legacy of Nonviolence

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Celia Walker

The libraries are pleased to announce a timely exhibition on the life of Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr. now on display in Central Library’s foyer and on an accompanying online… Keep reading

protestors sitting with linked arms talking to police
Categories: Divinity, Exhibits, Heard Homepage, Special Collections

Miniature Books from the Vanderbilt Libraries

Posted on September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 by Teresa Gray

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

Categories: Current Exhibit, Heard Homepage, Special CollectionsTags: #specialcollections, #vandylibraries, exhibits

Fall Library Fellowship Still Accepting Applications

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Shore Griffin

The Buchanan Library Fellowship program supports hands-on student learning opportunities that build desirable skills and deepen students’ understanding of resources and services in Vanderbilt Libraries. With a focus on undergraduate… Keep reading

Categories: Heard Homepage, Immersion, Special Collections

Libraries Orientation & Ice Cream Social, Thursday, Sept. 8, 1–3 p.m.

Posted on September 1, 2022September 12, 2022 by Shore Griffin

Join your friends at Central Library next Thursday for ice cream and an orientation to the libraries! Meet subject librarians and learn about the many services the libraries have to… Keep reading

Categories: Central, Digital Commons, DiSC, Fine Arts Gallery, Heard Homepage, Law, Music, Peabody, Science, Science & Engineering Library, Special Collections

Closing Soon: Fine Press Books Exhibition

Posted on August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 by Celia Walker

Don’t miss seeing From Golden Type to Double Gilt: Fine Press Books at Vanderbilt Libraries, which runs through August 28, 2022, in Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives Library on… Keep reading

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Categories: Books, Buchanan Fellows, Current Exhibit, Exhibits, Heard Homepage, Special Collections

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