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The Berlin Collection
Showcasing the collection of nearly 100,000 books and manuscripts purchased by William Rainey Harper in Berlin in 1891, which became the core of the University of Chicago Library's holdings and have had an abiding influence on the course of scholarly investigation at the University. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 31, 1979 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library |
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Building Collections: Celebrating Twenty-Five Years of the Joseph Regenstein Library
Drawing on the concept of "building" as both physical space and intellectual activity, this exhibition highlights twenty-five of the notable book, manuscript, and archival collections acquired by the University Library since 1970. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Sept. 1 — Jan. 31, 1996 |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library |
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A Catalogue to an Exhibition of Notable Books and Manuscripts from the Collections of the University of Chicago Library Prepared for the Dedication of the Joseph Regenstein Library
This exhibition showcases 109 highlights from the the Department of Special Collections on the occasion of the dedication of the Regenstein Library. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 31, 1970 |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library Special Collections |
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Catalyst for Change: On the Occasion of Martin Runkle's Retirement as Library Director
This exhibition covers the career of Martin Runkle, on the occasion of his retirement as University of Chicago Library Director |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Aug. 1 — Oct. 1, 2004 |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library |
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Elective Affinities: Private Collectors and Special Collections in Libraries
Elective Affinities: Private Collectors and Special Collections in Libraries |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 31, 2001 |
Subjects
Special Collections University of Chicago Library |
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Expanding Sources: Recent Additions to Special Collections
As academic fields expand and diversify, Special Collections is building collections to support these new directions. Researchers are drawing on original materials in many areas including race and gender, cinema and media, graphic design, arts practice, and cross-cultural global studies. This exhibition displays recent acquisitions with research potential for a range of disciplines. The materials represent many formats, including children’s books, family letters, journals, fine book design, posters, research notes, clothing, board games, and printed ephemera. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 6 — April 24, 2020 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library Chicago and Illinois University of Chicago |
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Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 31, 1979 |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library |
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On Equal Terms: Educating Women at the University of Chicago
Since the University welcomed its first students in the fall of 1892, women have had very different stories to tell about the experiments in co-education and faculty diversification; the experience of the classroom, the laboratory, the dorm, and the streets of Hyde Park; the issues of mentorship, intellectual community, and career advancement; and the opportunities for political action and community involvement, for friendship, romance, and sexual experimentation. |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center March 1 — July 31, 2009 View web exhibit >> |
Subjects
Women's Studies University of Chicago Library |
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This Library Will Contribute to the Liberation of the Mind, the Understanding of Civility, the Exaltation of the Spirit
This Library Will Contribute to the Liberation of the Mind, the Understanding of Civility, the Exaltation of the Spirit |
Locations
The Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center Jan. 1 — Dec. 31, 1970 |
Subjects
University of Chicago Library |