Literature and history, from medieval and Renaissance manuscripts to contemporary novels and zines. Tweets by @EJJohnson74 & @joliebraun.
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A few images of some of the books used in yesterday's session w/ Molly Farrell's @OSUEnglish Gender & Empire class. Looking forward to seeing them again tomorrow to explore archival materials & ephemera!
Below are some of the zines used in a recent session with Laura Larson's Feminism & Photography class. Students learned about the history & context of the medium, then spent some time exploring the zines to get inspiration for creating their own.
Thanks to everyone who came to RBML's Saturday Spotlight, Beyond the Oxus River: The History and Culture of Central Asia, curated by @osuhistorydept graduate student Di Wang, this past weekend! Stay tuned, this week we'll be highlighting a few items from the event.
Below are a few color plates from the multivolume set A Survey of Persian Art from Prehistoric Times to the Present (1938-1939) by art historians Arthur Upham Pope & Phyllis Ackerman.
RBML recently acquired all six issues of Chicago, the little magazine poet Alice Notley edited from 1972-1974. (Thanks, @divisionleap!) Check out the catalog record here: library.ohio-state.edu/recor….
Here's a sneak peek at a few items that will be on display at RBML's October 28 Saturday Spotlight, Beyond the Oxus River: The History and Culture of Central Asia, curated by @osuhistorydept graduate student Di Wang. Learn more at: bit.ly/3PBG3ym.
A few examples of some of the cookbooks used in this morning's session for Nicole Nieto's @WGSST_OSU Food & Gender class:
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On the season premiere of Broad & High, we learn about centuries-old manuscripts at @OhioStateRBML, and we meet We Amplify Voices’ Nicholas D’Andrea who shares a recipe for Stuffed Grape Leaves.
Watch tonight at 8 p.m. or stream now: wosu.pm/3tkzdWw
Join us on October 28 for our next RBML Saturday Spotlight, Beyond the Oxus River: The History and Culture of Central Asia, curated by @osuhistorydept's PhD student Di Wang. Details at: bit.ly/3PBG3ym.
Our new display on Phillis Wheatley, curated by @osuenglish's Molly Farrell, is now up! Stop by the special collections display area next time you're in Thompson Library to check it out.
We're getting ready for our upcoming Saturday Spotlight this weekend! Drop by any time between 10:00am-12:00pm to explore materials from the James Thurber Papers that document how vision loss impacted his writing & art. Details at: bit.ly/3siDGbL.
Come check out this open house on Thursday & have a chance to explore materials from RBML, @BuckeyeHistory, & the Fine Arts Library.
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Join us on Oct. 24 from 6-8 pm in Thompson Library for an event featuring poet Hanif Abdurraqib. Abdurraqib will read from his book A Little Devil in America, and two student poets will share their work. Free and open to the public. Refreshments served. bit.ly/48d9MpK
We recently acquired a copy of Ten Poems by Rita Dove (1977). This was the first book published by Dove, who later served as United States Poet Laureate from 1993-1995. The illustration across the title page was inspired by the poet's painted nails.
There's one week left to see RBML's display of Margaret Armstrong covers! If you haven't seen it yet, stop by & check it out next time you're in Thompson Library.
Mark your calendar for RBML's first Saturday Spotlight of the new school year! On September 30 we'll feature a display curated by @OSUEnglish graduate student Sabrina Durso that explores humorist & cartoonist James Thurber's vision loss: bit.ly/3siDGbL.
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We have one of the largest fragment collections in North America! ~1,500 fragments, 140 are in the Deathless Fragments exhibit bit.ly/3Dy7gfJ. ~90% have been digitized. They are one of the most used set of special collections materials at the university. @OhioStateRBML
