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Our new catalog is here!
We’ve just received the first copies of our latest exhibition catalog, Beyond Domesticity, U.S. Women Writers, 1770-1915. The exhibition, mounted earlier this year, was curated by English faculty...
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Our new exhibition
On display now through February 28, 2012: “A Quieter and Less Eventful Life”: Ernest Hemingway on Writing and Other Pursuits This exhibition has, as its heart, Ernest Hemingway’s thoughts on writing...
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Scanning cuneiform tablets
Update! The CDLI has uploaded our tablets to their database, and translated the first two. See: http://tinyurl.com/76fftnp We are often asked about the oldest books in our collection. While the...
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Edith Wharton and Sinclair Lewis: A New Gift
We’ve just received a gift of an Edith Wharton collection and several Sinclair Lewis first editions from Professor James Kibler of the University of Georgia. Professor Kibler is a USC alumnus and has...
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Some recent book arts acquisitions
Through the generosity of Susan and William Hogue, we have been able (for several years running now!) to acquire a number of interesting artists’ books, examples of contemporary book arts, or other...
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“Why Haven’t More Movies Stolen From George V. Higgins?”
“Killing Them Softly,” from The New Yorker The new Brad Pitt film “Killing Them Softly,” which just opened, is based on Cogan’s Trade, George V. Higgins’s third novel, published in 1974. Anthony Lane...
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An Important New Collection of African American Ephemera
The Libraries have recently received a large gift of the family library and material culture collections of Mr. Hemrick (Hink) Salley of Salley, SC. Parts of the library have been in his family for...
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Abecedaria! Fine Press and Children’s ABC Books
Our new exhibition, opeing on February 5, explores the history and meaning of the alphabet and its treatment in ABC books, for children and adults. It will be open in our galleries through the end of...
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Call for Entries: Student Book Collecting Contest, 2013
University Libraries Student Book Collecting Contest, 2013 Submission deadline: April 1, 2013 Entries are invited from students currently enrolled at the University of South Carolina (all...
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New Additions to the James Ellroy Papers
We are extremely proud to be the repository for the papers of novelist, screenwriter, and memoirist James Ellroy, the “demon dog” of American literature. The bulk of Ellroy’s papers came to us as a...
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Gettysburg: History and Memory is now open
Our new exhibition, timed to coincide with the Battle’s 150th anniversary this summer, is titled “Gettysburg: History and Memory.” Here is the introductory text: The Battle of Gettysburg resonates...
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Two New Undergraduate Research Projects on Medieval Manuscripts
This is a guest post from our colleague Professor Scott Gwara. Undergraduates in Dr. Scott Gwara’s Honors College course Reading the Medieval Book exhibited proposed research projects at the Hollings...
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Our New Exhibition: Art in the Library
Art in the Library: Original Artwork in the Collections of the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Open now through early January, 2014. A special collections library is...
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Medieval Manuscripts in North Carolina
This is a guest post by Maggie Johnson, a student in “Reading the Medieval Book” sss On 14-15 November undergraduates in Dr. Scott Gwara’s course “Reading the Medieval Book” encountered more than...
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Call for Entries: Student Book Collecting Contest, 2014
Call for Entries: University Libraries Student Book Collecting Contest, 2014 Submission deadline: May 1, 2014 Entries are invited from students currently enrolled at the University of South Carolina...
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