Fair play: coloring books and copyright
Posted February 8, 2018
By Liz Hamilton, Copyright Librarian, and Rachel Cole, Transportation Public Services Librarian Coloring books are said to have benefits that include reductions in stress, anxiety,...Category: Special Collections
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The Revolution Will Be Archived: The 1960s at Northwestern
Posted November 30, 2017
The fall 2017 issue of Footnotes marks Northwestern University Libraries’ declaration about becoming center for study of the 1960s. Read the full issue here....
Farewell to Archives Month 2017
Posted October 31, 2017
Like the barrage of light and sound that ends a 4th of July fireworks display, Distinctive Collections is topping off Archives Month with an...
Archives Month: Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Posted October 27, 2017
It’s National Archives Month! But you knew that, right? Chicago Collections and the Chicago Area Archivists have adopted the theme of “Hidden Stories” for Archives Month 2017, so...
Curious library: partnering with NPR and Chicago Collections to uncover local history
Posted May 11, 2017
Chicago radio station WBEZ regularly airs the Curious City series, an ongoing exploration of Chicago history and customs. This week’s installment about the founding of Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood...
“Untitled” (The End): an installation by Félix González-Torres
Posted April 13, 2017
The following piece was written by guest contributor, Brian Leahy, exhibit curator and graduate student in Art History. Félix González-Torres, born in Cuba...
Library exhibit and lecture honor feminist icon
Posted September 30, 2016
Marking the 50th anniversary of the National Organization for Women, NOW president Terry O’Neill ’74 will give a public lecture at Northwestern this fall...
“Divine” medieval manuscript now available online
Posted August 1, 2016
Recently, the Repository & Digital Curation team digitized the Libraries’ recently acquired copy of La discipline d’amour divine (The Discipline of Divine Love). This exceedingly rare...