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Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted: William S. Burroughs at 100
2014 marks the centenary of the birth of the grandfather of the Beats, el hombre invisible, the gentleman junkie: William S. Burroughs (1914-1997).
Burroughs was a founding member of the Beat Generation, which paved the way for counterculture movements in the 1960s. He addressed early themes of gay liberation, deconstructed the linearity of narrative fiction, and influenced cyberpunk and punk rock. “Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted”: William S. Burroughs at 100 pays tribute to the most famous junkie writer, the iconoclast, and the reluctant icon.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 28-June 13, 2014.
Tags: Authors; Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
Henry Morris, Printer: The Life and Times of The Bird & Bull Press
For fifty-five years, Henry Morris's Bird & Bull Press has been devoted to the printing and publishing of fine press books. Henry Morris's career as a fine press printer began in 1958, when he sought an outlet for a newfound interest in making paper by hand. He introduced the name of his impint, the Bird & Bull Press, with his second book in 1961. In keeping with the interests that first prompted Henry Morris to establish the Bird & Bull Press, the majority of Morris's books have been devoted to the art, craft, and history of printing and paper-making.
Throughout his career Henry Morris has printed books which are renowned both for their aesthetic qualities and for the value of their textual content. Early this year (2013), Henry Morris announced his retirement, bringing a close to the Bird & Bull Press. This exhibition celebrates Henry Morris's long and productive career.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from August 20-December 13, 2013.
Tags: Morris, Henry, 1925-; Bird & Bull Press; Printer
In Focus: Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital
The exhibition In Focus: Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital reflects the technological evolution of photographic processes from 1839 until the present, at the same time presenting themes of photography as an indelible artistic, documentary, social, scientific and educational force since its inception. This online exhibition represents a walk-through of the Special Collections Gallery exhibition. Several themes were interpreted in the gallery, and many types of processes and prints were represented throughout.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 29-June 14, 2013.
Tags: Photographic industry; Images, Photographic, Photography--Processing; Photography
Perfecting Nature: Medicine, Metallurgy & Mysticism
Throughout the ancient and medieval time periods, the study and practice of alchemy was deeper and more complex than just the pursuit of turning lead into gold. Alchemy has a long, intricate history that is multifaceted and mysterious. It is both a scientific exploration of chemical substances and a spiritual philosophy seeking personal transformation. There have been approximately four thousand printed books issued between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as several thousand manuscripts, letters and other writings in museums, libraries and private collections all over the world.
This exhibition, featuring alchemical texts from Special Collections, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 12-December 20, 2012.
Tags: Alchemy; Metallurgy
Dickens at 200: 1812-2012
Victorian novelist Charles Dickens achieved literary super-stardom in his own lifetime and remains widely popular 200 years after his birth. Although he never publicly discussed it, he never forgot the financial instability of his childhood which temporarily led to debtor’s prison for his father and a factory job for the 12–year–old Charles. Beginning as a young man, Dickens’s walked for miles in the city, developing an intimate familiarity with not only the kinds of people who lived there, but London itself. Dickens remained concerned for the poor and steadfastly advocated for changes in the social structure which would bring them access to sanitation, education, and respectable work. Individuals of all classes enjoyed Dickens’s tales, with communal readings, theatrical productions, and illustrations making them accessible to even the illiterate.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from January 24-June 8, 2012.
Tags: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
A Decade of Donors: 2000-2010
From its very earliest days, the University of Delaware Library has benefited from the generosity of both monetary gifts and donations of materials, including rare books and manuscripts. Many of Special Collections’ most unique items have been gifts, and without the munificence of donors, these items could not have been otherwise acquired.
The exhibition features items which were donated in the past decade. The materials on display are organized to complement Special Collections’ core collecting areas of literature, the arts, history and Delawareana, and the history of science.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from August 23-December 16, 2011.
Tags: Gifts; Delaware; Book donations; Libraries--Special Collections'; University of Delaware
Playwrights, Production and Performance: American Theater in the 20th Century
As a powerful and often overlooked medium in a technology driven-world, theater has consistently challenged social, political and cultural norms. Theater played an important role in these movements. Most playwrights did not limit themselves to one style of writing or participating in only one movement. The playwrights celebrated in this exhibit experimented not only with their own writing, but also with pushing the limits of what the theater was capable of being.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 28-June 8, 2011.
Tags: Dramatists; Theater--United States--History--20th century; Playwrights
London Bound: American Writers in Britain, 1870-1916
To be “London Bound” was common among turn-of-the-century authors on the other side of the Atlantic. Whether they were American, Canadian, or even Cuban, many made the voyage to Britain, either for short visits or to settle there permanently as expatriates—in some cases, binding themselves to their new homes through marriage to English spouses. Many, too, sent their plays to West End theatre producers, their articles to British periodicals, and their manuscripts to London publishing firms, which issued them as bound books.
More important than those literal connections, however, were the transatlantic ties of spiritual affinity and allegiance. American authors with causes to champion—racial justice, gender equality, sexual freedom, the abolition of class distinctions, or new ideals of literary form and expression—sought and found support among sympathizers in Britain. Their links were particularly strong with the anti-imperialists, feminists, socialists, and Arts-and-Crafts practitioners who congregated around the designer and poet William Morris, as well as with the Aesthetes and Decadents associated with Oscar Wilde. Countless Americans were, in turn, inspired to write, and to write in particular ways, by direct or indirect contact with radical artistic developments in nineteenth-century Britain, especially Pre-Raphaelitism and Aestheticism.
This exhibition, highlighting books, manuscripts, periodicals, drawings, photographs, letters, and printed ephemera, was on display in the Special Collections gallery from August 24-December 17, 2010.
Tags: Authors, American; Expatriate authors; Pre-Raphaelitism in literature; Aestheticism (Literature)
Games People Play: A Historical Perspective
The exhibition, ""Games People Play,"" in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library will highlight books and manuscripts about sports and games from a historical perspective.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 26-June 25, 2010.
Tags: Sports; Games; Games in literature; Sports in literature; Games--History
ABC: An Alphabet Exhibition
The exhibition in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library displays a wide range of books with an alphabet theme. Included are typography books, calligraphy and writing manuals, children's books, fine press and artists' books, and miniature books.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from August 24-December 18, 2009.
Tags: Literacy; Printing; Calligraphy; Penmanship
Abraham Lincoln: A Bicentennial Celebration
The exhibition in the Morris Library celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Books, manuscripts, photographs, and artwork from Special Collections will be on display.
This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case and Special Collections Gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 27-June 5, 2009.
Tags: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--In literature
Building The Future, Remembering The Past: Fifty Years of the University of Delaware Library Associates
The exhibition in the Morris Library celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the friends of the library. Examples of important gifts in literature, history, science and art are displayed. Of special interest is a fifteenth-century illuminated manuscript Book of Hours acquired especially for the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration. The image [above] reproduces a page from the book of hours.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 19-December 12, 2008.
Tags: University of Delaware; Special Collections
Little Known Histories of Newark, Delaware, 1958-2008: An Exhibition
NewArk arose from the crossroads of two Lenni Lenape Indian trails which spanned the peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River, and connected the lower peninsula with the northern hills of later-day Pennsylvania. As Europeans - mainly English, Welsh, and Scots-Irish - came to the area in the early eighteenth century, the same intersecting crossroads gradually matured into a village, with brickyards, mills, and tanneries developing in the vicinity.
Newark was first chartered on April 13, 1758, by King George II of England, when he granted permission for the growing village to hold a weekly market and a semi-annual fair. Though still considered a small town in 2008 with a permanent population under 30,000, Newark's history of growth and change since 1758 is a reflection of significant developments in the history of many American cities over the last 250 years.
The curators of this exhibition have selected several hundred items to illustrate Newark's history. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery February 19-June 20, 2008.
Tags: Newark (Del.); Delaware--History; Local history
Ishmael Reed: An Exhibition
Ishmael Reed: An Exhibition celebrates the literary career of the distinguished American author Ishmael Reed. The University of Delaware Library is the official repository for the papers of Ishmael Reed and the exhibit includes books, original manuscripts, photographs, artwork, and other materials drawn from the extensive collection of the author's books and literary papers in Special Collections.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 16-December 16, 2007.
Tags: Reed, Ishmael, 1938-; African American authors
The Animal Kingdom: Six Centuries of Zoological Illustration
"The Animal Kingdom: Six Centuries of Zoological Illustration" is based on the superb collection of books in Special Collections containing scientific and artistic images of animals dating from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The exhibition includes images of animals from early printed herbals and travel books of the sixteenth century. These artists rarely work from actual specimens but from their imaginations or from the descriptions of others. The results were often fantastic creatures such as unicorns and mermaids. Books in the exhibit from this period include Petri Andreæ Matthioli senensis medici: commentarii in sex libros Pedacii Dioscoridis and Ortus sanitatis.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collection Gallery from February 13-June 12, 2007.
Tags: Animals; Zoology; Zoological illustration
From Verne to Vonnegut: A Century of Science Fiction
This exhibit highlights notable authors, works, and themes of science fiction from the 15th century to the 21st.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 22-December 15, 2006.
Tags: Science fiction
Ezra Pound in His Time & Beyond
Ezra Pound was a American poet who played a key role in promoting and helping other artists and writers during the twentieth century.The exhibition is divided into various sections examining the various aspects of Pound's work.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 14-June 16, 2006.
Tags: Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
Franklin and Friends: An Exhibition
This exhibit celebrates Ben Franklin as a printer, scientist, statesman, abolitionist and author.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 16-December 16, 2005.
Tags: Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
A Manuscript Sampler
Collecting original manuscripts, autographs, and documents is one of the oldest forms of antiquarian collecting. The University of Delaware Library houses world-renowned manuscript and archival collections in a variety of subject areas with particular strength in English, Irish, and American literature; history and Delawareana; art and architecture, horticulture; and the history of science and technology. "A Manuscript Sampler" displays examples from all of these categories.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 15-June 17, 2005.
Tags: University of Delaware Library; Special Collections; Archives; Manuscripts
John DePol: American Engraver
John DePol has been an artist for more than seventy years. He is considered to be one of the great exemplars in the field of wood engraving, having produced thousands of images for commercial graphic design as well as for private presses and fine printers. This exhibit celebrates his career and accomplishments.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 24-December 17, 2004.
Tags: DePol, John, 1913-2004; Wood-engraving
Literature Reimagined: An Exhibition of Illustrated Texts
The exhibit offers multiple editions of popular literary works, focusing on the ways in which they have been reinterpreted over time. These books have been transformed by artists, writers, and publishers to conform to their personal visions and the work's perceived audience.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 10-June 18, 2004.
Tags: Literature; Illustration of books; Reprints (Publications)
Samuel Beckett: A Celebration
This exhibit celebrates the life and long and distinguished career of Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), an Irish poet, playwright and novelist.
This exhibition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from August 26-December 19, 2003.
Tags: Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
Defining Her Life: Advice Books for Women
This exhibit features advice books, albums, personal papers on etiquette, household management, working women, health & recreation, conduct & courtesy, and cooking & gardening.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 11-June 13, 2003.
Tags: Life skills--Handbooks, manuals, etc; Etiquette for women; Women--Conduct of life; Women--Books and reading
Recent Acquisitions: Selections From an Exhibition in Special Collections
The University of Delaware Library Special Collections supports a wide range of academic disciplines and this support is reflected in the diverse group of subjects and formats on display in "Recent Acquisitions."
The exhibition, which is curated by the Special Collections staff, presents a selection of rare books, manuscripts, and other materials acquired between 2000 and 2002. The exhibition contains materials representing all of Special Collections' primary collecting areas, including the history of science and technology, horticulture, American, British, and Irish literature, the history of printing and book arts, art and architecture, and Delaware history and life.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 27-December 18, 2002.
Tags: University of Delaware Library; Special Collections
Personal Visions: Artists' Books At The Millennium
The exhibition Personal Visions: Artists Books at the Millennium demonstrates that both traditional and avant-garde book arts remain dynamic. Both give voice to artistic creativity and both challenge the reader to become involved in the reading experience. By focusing on works published since 1995, the exhibition allows for clear comparisons among current works. Personal Visions offers its audience a surprising, often challenging look at the creative interplay of the artist and the book.
This exhibition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from January 15-June 9, 2002.
Tags: Artists' books; Book artists
Picturing Delaware: Maps and Illustrations of the First State
For this exhibition, the subject is the landscape of Delaware as portrayed by artists, photographers, and mapmakers. The subtext, however, is the evolution of the state from predominately agricultural to urban/suburban. The collection includes the history, culture, domestic, business, and social aspects of Delaware as documented in books, letters, legal documents, diaries, journals, account books and ledgers, maps, printed ephemera, family papers, business records, archival material, photographs and graphic materials, and miscellaneous items.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 21-December 19, 2001.
Tags: Maps; Delaware--History
The Art of Botanical Illustration
The Art of Botanical Illustration highlights selections from the University of Delaware's Special Collections which show the development of botanical illustration from early printed books to the present day. The primary goal of botanical illustration is not art, but scientific accuracy. It must portray a plant with the precision and level of detail for it to be recognized and distinguished from another species.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 8-June 8, 2001.
Tags: Botanical illustration; Botanical illustration--Exhibitions
Paul Bowles, 1910-1999
The acquisition by the University of Delaware Library of a large collection of the papers of the American writer Paul Bowles is the culmination of several years of persistent effort by Library staff. Many friends of Bowles have welcomed our pursuit of a shared goal: assuring that the papers of one of the major writers of the twentieth century be available for research by those exploring the wellsprings of his creativity.
A Morris Library exhibition that was to honor Paul Bowles on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday has become both a memorial tribute to him and a celebration of his genius. Highlights of his career as revealed in his published and unpublished writings are showcased.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 22-December 12, 2000.
Tags: Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999
Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs and Expositions
The Special Collections Department of the University of Delaware Library holds a wide variety of primary source materials relating to the World's Fairs and Expositions held in the United States between 1876 and 1939.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 8-June 8, 2000.
Tags: World's fairs; Expositions; United States--History
Forging A Collection: The Frank W. Tober Collection on Literary Forgery
Forging a Collection is drawn entirely from the collection Dr. Frank W. Tober bequeathed to the University of Delaware Library following his death on June 24, 1995.
The Frank W. Tober Collection is comprised of nearly four thousand books and periodicals, hundreds of manuscripts and papers, and a variety of other materials, including artwork and ephemera. The cornerstone of Dr. Tober's personal library was his collection on literary forgery. Dr. Tober also pursued such related topics as literary hoaxes, imaginary voyages, counterfeiting, forensics, and the technology of forgery detection. All of these topics are represented in the exhibition Forging a Collection.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 19-December 15, 1999.
Tags: Forgery; Literary forgeries and mystifications; Tober, Frank W., 1919-1995; Frank W. Tober Collection
Lands of Opportunity: Books of the States
Lands of Opportunity describes the formation of the United States through fifty books, one for each of the fifty states. The story of five hundred years of American history is developed through the stories of explorers, soldiers, merchants, scientists, farmers, and miners. The dreams of wealth and glory of the early explorers, the destruction of the civilization of the native peoples, the harsh realities of farm life on the prairie, and the rise and fall of the gold mines in California are all described in these texts.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 16-June 11, 1999.
Tags: United States--History; Books and reading--United States--History
Four Decades of Library Support
Four Decades of Library Support, which includes some of the rarest and most important books in the Library's collection, focuses on books acquired with the financial support of the University of Delaware Library Associates.
The work of the University of Delaware Library Associates, an independent library support organization, has had a profound impact on the growth of all areas of the University of Delaware Library over the past four decades, but perhaps the organization's most enduring contribution has been the support it has provided for the University of Delaware Library's Special Collections Department. From the very outset, the Library Associates identified the development of the Library's research collections as a top priority. In particular, the Library Associates sought to enrich the Library's research holdings in some of the fundamental disciplines of the humanities, notably English and American literature, music, art, history, languages and literature, and economics.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from September 9-December 16, 1998.
Tags: University of Delaware Library; Special Collections
World of the Child: Two Hundred Years of Children's Books
This exhibits documents two hundred years of children's books, particularly how these books reflects the view of children over the years.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 17-June 12, 1998.
Tags: Children's books
Self Works: Diaries, Scrapbooks, and other Autobiographical Efforts
This exhibit features self-consciously created autobiographies or memoirs in which individuals explore life meaning or historical context, as well as private diaries and journals in which authors unintentionally bestow rich personal texture to the fabric of history.
Even pocket diaries and desk calendars which primarily serve to organize passing life details reveal useful information. Scrapbooks and other artistic self works also reward the researcher with evidence of creative self-expression. Diaries, journals, personal scrapbooks, travel narratives, autobiographies, memoirs, and reminiscences convey the personal experiences of ordinary men, women, and children who did not merit even a footnote in the official chronicles of history.
Broadly called "life writing," these works help document much that previously was concealed from the standard record of human experience.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 19-December 18, 1997.
Tags: Biography; Autobiography; Diaries; Scrapbooks
William Faulkner: A Centenary Celebration
William Faulkner: A Centenary Celebration, an exhibition in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library, pays tribute to one of America's most prolific and profound authors.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from March 17-June 20, 1997.
Tags: Faulkner, William, 1897-1962
Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century
Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century documents these changes in color printing technology by displaying some of the finest examples of books illustrated in color, published from the last quarter of the eighteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 27-December 19, 1996.
Tags: Printing--History
Trade Catalogs in the University of Delaware Library
"Trade Catalogs in the University of Delaware Library" strove to demonstrate the lasting historical importance of this often overlooked genre. In addition, the exhibition brings to notice the strong collection of trade catalogs housed in the Special Collections Department of the University of Delaware Library.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from March 18-July 15, 1996.
Tags: Commercial catalogs; Trade literature
Ernest Hemingway In His Time
"Ernest Hemingway in His Time: An Exhibition" serves as an introduction to an important scholarly resource for research and study of one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 25-December 16, 1995.
Tags: Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
Contemporary Artists' Prints in Books
The exhibition Contemporary Artists' Prints in Books features fine-press publications from the past two decades that include original prints by contemporary artists. The exhibition draws its selections from Special Collections' superb holdings in fine-press publications and the book arts, highlighting individual artists through their works in books. The prints in the exhibition demonstrate the range of styles, media, and techniques used with the printed word, the writer's text, and the magically revealing quality of the turned page, including etchings, engravings, woodcuts, wood engravings, linocuts, silkscreen prints, lithographs, aquatints, monoprints, computer graphics, and letterpress prints.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from October 21, 1994-February 3, 1995.
Tags: Artists' books; Book artists
An American Feast: Food, Dining, and Entertaining in the United States from Simmons to Rombauer
The exhibition "An American Feast: Food, Dining, and Entertaining in the United States from Simmons to Rombauer," focuses on American culture and attitudes toward food and dining from the 1796 publication of the first American cookbook and the 1931 publication of Irma Rombauer's kitchen icon, The Joy of Cooking. The exhibition examines the changing patterns of American food preparation and service, the impact of technology, the origins and influence of the home economics movement, the evolution and democratization of the dining room, American attitudes toward drink, the etiquette of dining, and the popularity of commercial dining establishments.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from June 21-September 30, 1994.
Tags: Food--History
Irish Women Authors
This exhibition, curated by Tim Murray and L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February-June, 1994.
Delaware in Wartime
"Delaware in Wartime," highlights the effects of war on Delaware and the roles Delawareans have played in time of war from the American Revolution to World War II. Materials on display include books, newspapers, periodicals, manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, artwork, posters, broadsides, sheet music, and maps. "Delaware in Wartime" affords an opportunity to explore the contributions Delaware and its citizens made during times of war throughout its history.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 25-December 17, 1993.
Tags: Delaware--History; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Delaware--History--War of 1812; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1939-1945
First Books
"First Books" is an exhibition of the first published books by more than one hundred authors. The exhibition includes first editions, pamphlets, and manuscripts of first books by authors from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. All items in "First Books" are drawn from the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from April 27-August 6, 1993.
Tags: University of Delaware Library; Special Collections
The Gehenna Press: The Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992
This traveling exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February-April, 1993.
Hugh MacDiarmid: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth
Hugh MacDiarmid: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth" examines the full range of MacDiarmid's life and work and is comprised of manuscripts, correspondence, books, and other printed materials drawn entirely from the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library. Special Collections houses a strong collections of Hugh MacDiarmid's published work, as well as a manuscript collection which includes drafts of his poetry, short fiction, essays, book reviews, and other writing.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 13-December 18, 1992.
Tags: MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978
Two Hundred Years Before the Mast: Sea Voyages in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
"Two Hundred Years Before the Mast" highlights sea voyages of exploration, adventure, and enterprise in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as the second phase of sea travel following the two centuries of exploration after Columbus. Through published accounts and reports; printed and manuscript journals, logs, and memoirs; maps and charts; scientific and historical treatises; and fictional narratives, materials on display reflect various aspects of sea voyages and their impact on contemporary western society between 1700 and 1900, including collections of voyage accounts that preserved and interpreted documents relating to historical and contemporary sea explorations; voyages around the world; exploration of an arctic passage to the East; voyages to the south seas; scientific expeditions; narratives of personal adventure on the high seas; and fictional accounts and literary works inspired by contemporary sea voyages. Together these materials illustrate that three and four centuries after the opening of the age of exploration, navigators and sailors continued to earn their discoveries on the ocean frontier "before the mast."
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 24-July 31, 1992.
Tags: Ocean travel; Travel writing; Ships--History
The Two-millionth Volume: In Celebration
This exhibition, curated by Max Yela and L. Rebecca Johnson, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from October 1991-February 1992.
Delaware Collects
This exhibition, curated by Max Yela, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from June-September, 1991.
From Liquid to Vapor and Back: Four Centuries of the First Chemical Separation Process
The exhibit illustrates one of many research topics supported by the Unidel History of Chemistry Collection. The history of chemical separation, now a highly specialized branch of industrial chemistry, encompasses chemical theory and laboratory practice.
The exhibition traces this theme in early writers such as Biringuccio, Agricola and Libavius, who cover a wide range of chemical subjects from a practitioner's point of view; and later in later treatises, textbooks, dictionaries, and manuals. Works included in the exhibition from the nineteenth century and twentieth century demonstrate the increasing industrialization of chemical processes.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections gallery from February-May, 1991.
Tags: Science--History; Chemistry
John J. Williams of Delaware, U.S. Senator, 1947-1970
This exhibition, curated by L. Rebecca Johnson, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from October 1990-January 1991.
Suitable for Cultivation: Horticultural Collections at the University of Delaware Library
In April 1969, with a grant from the Unidel Foundation, the University of Delaware Library acquired a collection consisting of 193 titles relating to the history of American horticulture. This modest group of books, periodicals, trade and seed catalogs formed the core of the Unidel Collection of the History of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, which over the last two decades has been developed into a collection of remarkable depth. The purpose of Suitable for Cultivation: Horticultural Collections at the University of Delaware Library is to serve as a guide to the collections, illustrating their depth and broad scholarly potential.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from June-September, 1990.
Tags: Horticulture; Horticulture--Bibliography
Paul Bowles at 80
"Paul Bowles at 80" celebrates the achievement of Paul Bowles, one of the most distinctive literary voices of the twentieth century, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. The exhibition also affords an opportunity to bring to scholarly notice a distinguished collection that exemplifies the University of Delaware Library's collecting program in twentieth-century literature. Item in exhibition have been drawn from the author’s literary papers as well as from related manuscript and printed holdings in Special Collections, University of Delaware Library.
This exhibition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from February 1-May 29, 1990.
Tags: Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999
America on Vacation
This exhibition, curated by Max Yela, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from September 1989-January 1990.
Selections from the Lloyd--Goodrich--Albert Pinkham Ryder Archive
This exhibition, curated by Dr. William Homer's Art History Seminar students, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from April-August, 1989.
East-West: Hand Papermaking Traditions and Innovations
This exhibition, curated by Alice D. Schreyer, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from December 1988-March 1989.
Evolving Texts: The Writing of Tennessee Williams
This exhibition, curated by Tim Murray, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August-December, 1988.
New Sweden: The 350th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Swedes and Finns in Delaware
"New Sweden: The 350th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Swedes and Finns in Delaware,” an exhibition of books, pamphlets and maps relating to the Swedish-Finnish colonization on the Delaware River in 1638.
This exhibition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from March 1-July 15, 1988.
Tags: Delaware--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Creature of Their Own Will: The Formative Years of the US Constitution
This exhibition, curated by Max Yela, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from October 1987-February 1988.
Seventy Years at the Hogarth Press: The Press of Virginia and Leonard Woolf
The exhibition, "Seventy Years at the Hogarth Press," which coincides with the publication of a new, expanded edition of Woolmer's Checklist of the Hogarth Press (1986), provides an opportunity to view over seventy selections from this comprehensive collection of Hogarth Press publications at the University of Delaware Library. "Seventy Years at the Hogarth Press" also provides an occasion to celebrate the heritage and achievement of Leonard and Virginia Woolf's homespun publishing venture.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from May 15-September 30, 1987.
Tags: Hogarth Press; Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941; Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969
Treasures of the University of Delaware Library
The exhibition demonstrates the richness of the library's special collections available for students, faculty and friends of the library.
This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from October 1986-April 1987.
Tags: University of Delaware Library; Special Collections
