The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have strengthened their commitment to preserving cultural heritage by joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, a prestigious U.K.-based nonprofit that works with global partners to… Keep reading
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Heard Libraries expand cultural preservation efforts with membership in international Digital Preservation Coalition
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
Vanderbilt Community Asked to Help Identify Items for Vanderbilt Time Capsule
As Vanderbilt began renovating Kirkland Hall in 2022 in anticipation of the Sesquicentennial celebration this year, a tantalizing piece of history awaited construction crews. In its cornerstone was a time… Keep reading
Skip Pfeiffer Celebrates 50 Years with the Vanderbilt Television News Archive
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and the Vanderbilt Television News Archive recognize Skip Pfeiffer for reaching the 50-year milestone at Vanderbilt University. Skip’s tenure with Vanderbilt actually stretches beyond… Keep reading
Join Us Online Feb. 24 for Latest “Out of the Vault” Reveal
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
February 16 Panel Discussion: “The Morgan, The Woman, and Her Illuminated Life”
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
Exhibition Opening: The Reinvented Life of Belle da Costa Greene
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
Newly Available Sanitation Workers’ Strike Materials
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
