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The Donald Vining Diaries – A Fifty Year Chronicle of a Gay Man’s Life
June is Pride Month, an opportune time to highlight the unique diaries of Donald Vining. Vining was a diarist from the very beginning. At the age of eight, he began documenting his day-to-day activities. He wrote one line, largely practical … Continue reading
Posted in Authors and literature, Diaries, LGBTQIA+, Uncategorized
Tagged Gay diarist, Richard Purinton
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True Crime Obsessed: The Literary Figures Who Contributed to the Craze and the Stories That Feed It
With the current plethora of media – documentaries, podcasts, books, and biopics of serial killers – it’s no wonder true crime is so popular. But it isn’t just today’s societies that have this obsession. The love for true crime stories … Continue reading
Prints Profoundly Proper: Unveiling the Works of George Cruikshank
George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was an English caricaturist known for creating political satire pieces and famous illustrations for notable authors like Charles Dickens. While taking printmaking classes, I came across his name multiple times. This piqued my interest to learn more … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, Artists, Authors and literature, Book history, Interns' projects, Toppan Rare Books Library, Uncategorized
Tagged Book illustrations, Charles Dickens, Comic Almanack, Cruikshank's Table-book, Glyphography, Illustrators, Oliver Twist, The Bottle, The Drunkard's Children
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How the Library of a 19th Century Club for Elites Ended Up at the University of Wyoming
In the Toppan Rare Books Library, there are several sub-collections of books. These sub-collections reflect where the Rare Books Library acquired the books, whether it was by donation, a transfer from a different part of the University of Wyoming, or … Continue reading
Book Lover’s Day: Eighteenth-Century Women Writers
For Book Lover’s Day (August 9), the AHC’s Toppan Rare Books Library offers you a historical vignette of prominent women authors and poets of the eighteenth century. While women did not particularly write more novels over the course of the … Continue reading
Posted in 18th century, Authors and literature, Book history, Poetry, Uncategorized, women's history
Tagged Ann Radcliffe, Ann Yearsley, Anne Finch, Aphra Behn, Charlotte Smith, Frances Burney, Hannah More, Jane Austen, Jane Spencer, Lydia Stuver, Mary Chandler, Paula Backscheider, Toppan Rare Books Library
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No Room at the Inn: Owen Wister Encounters Wyoming, July – August 1885
In July 1885, Owen Wister visited Medicine Bow in Wyoming Territory as part of his tour of the region, only to discover there were no rooms available in town to sleep. Instead of moving on when he arrived on July … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor’s Role in Popularizing Surfing
We all have our hobbies, ranging from knitting to metalworking, reading the classics, or computer programming, and many, many more. However, we do not always know the origins of our hobbies. Granted, the majority probably emerged in mundane circumstances, but … Continue reading
The Wizard of Oz – The Story Behind the Film
The 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, beloved by children and adults alike, holds a special place in cinematographic history. The award-winning movie is based on an adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Baum’s … Continue reading
Margaret Bryan: A Scientist Ahead of Her Time
April 23rd, World Book Day, is an ideal opportunity to showcase one of the AHC Toppan Rare Book Library’s books. Lectures on Natural Philosophy by Margaret Bryan is but one sample of the many rare books the AHC has to … Continue reading
Blacklisted! – The Albert Maltz Papers
Brooklyn-born Albert Maltz grew up in affluence. His Russian immigrant Jewish parents had made good in their new American home. Maltz’s education credentials were those of an elite. He studied philosophy at Columbia University, graduating in 1928. He then attended the … Continue reading