A reception for the “Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” exhibit will occur in Special Collections on Friday, October 11, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. An exhibit marking… Keep reading
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“Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” Reception in Special Collections
“Black Studies As (A) Movement: AADS @50” Exhibit Opens at Vanderbilt’s Special Collections
An exhibit marking fifty years of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University will be on display in Vanderbilt University’s Special Collections through November 2019. The exhibit highlights materials… Keep reading
Curator’s Talk 9/5: Food for Wealth and Health: Five Centuries of Cookbooks and Recipes
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from cookbook collections to the 1969 Moon Walk. The… Keep reading
Nikki Giovanni Pop Up Exhibit – August 2019
Nikki Giovanni: Black Feeling, Black Talk Central Library Lobby August 2019 Nikki Giovanni (b. 1943) is one of America’s most respected African American poets. A poet, essayist, activist and educator,… Keep reading
Curator’s Talks: Fall 2019
Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from cookbook collections to the 1969 Moon Walk. The… Keep reading
Special Collections Library Closed July 4-5
The Special Collections and University Archives Library will be closed for the university holiday on July 4-5, 2019. Regular hours will resume on Monday, July 8.
143 Years of Commencement Exhibit
April 2019 Central Library Lobby The first Vanderbilt University Commencement took place in the chapel of the Main building, now known as Kirkland Hall, on June 20, 1877. The fledgling… Keep reading
Curator’s Talk 4/10: Les Fleurs du Printemps: Selections from the French Collections
Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The talks take place weekly in the Special… Keep reading
Curator’s Talk 3/20: The Life of Dr. Paul F. Eve
Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators. The talks take place weekly in the Special… Keep reading
The Ides of March: Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” Exhibit
March-April 2019 Central Library Lobby William Shakespeare (c. 1564-1616) was an English actor, playwright and poet. Born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare became one of the foremost dramatists… Keep reading
