The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries recently received a major archival collection, The John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie Collection, as part of the collaborative Academic Archives Purchasing Fund with the National… Keep reading
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Vanderbilt Acquires John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie Collection
Buchanan Fellow Hannah Tsiao shares her Final Project
Vanderbilt University’s first student newspaper, the Vanderbilt Austral, published six years after the University’s founding, reveals an identity struggle between who students were and who they wanted to be. Buchanan… Keep reading
Call for Fall Fellowship Applicants: Building a University: Vanderbilt’s Second Decade, 1885-1895
Call for Applicants for Fall Semester Buchanan Library Fellowship: Building a University: Vanderbilt’s Second Decade, 1885-1895 Have you ever wondered about the early years of Vanderbilt University? What were the… Keep reading
Call for Applicants for Fall Buchanan Fellowship: The U.S. American Presidency
The U.S. Presidency: Challenges of the Executive Branch Are you interested in working with primary resources to explore the role of the U.S. presidency? Buchanan Library Fellows in this fall… Keep reading
Panel Discussion on the James Robertson Papers on April 23
The James Robertson Papers April 23, 2021, Noon-1pm Please join us for this panel discussion on newly-available collections from the libraries. Vanderbilt’s Special Collections is home to the James Robertson… Keep reading
Call for Applicants for Fall Semester Buchanan Fellowship: Giving Voice to Afro-Hispanic Life and Culture through the Collections of Manuel and Delia Zapata Olivella
Fall Semester Buchanan Library Fellowship: Giving Voice to Afro-Hispanic Life and Culture through the Collections of Manuel and Delia Zapata Olivella Recipients of this Buchanan Library Fellowship will research and… Keep reading
Represent Your Library for #NationalLibraryWeek
Happy National Library Week! We have collected favorite images of our libraries across campus for you to use for your next Zoom meeting background. Click on the images below, then… Keep reading
VU Hosting Conference Celebrating the Centenary of Manuel Zapata Olivella
Vanderbilt is hosting an international conference April 8–10 to celebrate the centenary of Manuel Zapata Olivella, noted Afro-Colombian novelist, anthropologist, folklorist and physician. Vanderbilt Library’s Special Collections houses the papers… Keep reading
Join Us for Two Panel Discussions on Nashville’s Founders
Vanderbilt’s libraries, the Vanderbilt University Press, and Middle Tennessee State University are teaming up to offer two Zoom webinars in the month of April on the legacy of John Donelson… Keep reading
Be a part of Vanderbilt history!
Zach Johnson, curator of Special Collections, hopes you will join in efforts to archive COVID-19 pandemic experiences, including recent vaccine experiences. Join other Vanderbilt University and VUMC students, staff, faculty… Keep reading
