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Jenny Knauss and the Janes: The fight for abortion rights in ’70s Chicago

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 The posters, fliers, and ephemera in the Libraries’ Femina Collection overflow with remnants of the fight for gender...
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Newly donated scrapbook documents life of 1930s running back

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 Clarence Hinton ’38 was among the earliest students of color to play football for Northwestern. So, imagine his...
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The Libraries Mourn the Passing of Barry Olivier

Barry Olivier, musician, guitar teacher and founder and producer of the Berkeley Folk Music Festival from 1958 to 1970, passed away on September 23....
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New and Notable Collections, October 2023

Select recent additions to our print and digital. To follow new e-resources available at the Libraries, visit the New E-resources Blog and subscribe. Kansas...
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Beast of Burden: Digitizing Rolling Stones Summer Tour Archives

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 In 1972, the Rolling Stones spent two months playing 48 shows across the United States after a three-year-long...
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Here for you – welcome to your library!

The Northwestern University Libraries welcomes students back to campus for the first day of fall quarter classes! Whether you are just getting to know...
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Casey Jones Memorial Flower

New Acquisition Highlight: Crocheted Flower, circa 1950, made by Janie Brady Jones, widow of folk hero railroad engineer Casey Jones In the early morning...
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New digital modules make library skills training easier to access

By Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano ’24 Northwestern’s librarians are as knowledgeable as the books that line their workplace. They enjoy helping students locate information...
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One year after debut, Applied Transgender Studies journal continues to build bridges

“Whither Trans Studies?” asks editor TJ Billard in the first issue of the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies published in June 2022. This foundational...
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