Tag Archives: American imprints

Student-Curated Exhibition: Imagining the U.S. Civil War

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Elizabeth Ott

The RBC is pleased to be sponsoring the current Wilson Library exhibition, Imagining the U.S. Civil War 1861-1900, curated by Professor Eliza Richards’s undergraduate seminar in American literature.  On April 24, the show opened with a reception, where the 21 student curators … Continue reading →

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A Working Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Elizabeth Ott

In 1802, the great American printer Isaiah Thomas retired from business to write his landmark book The History of Printing in America (1810). At that time, he handed over his firm to his son of the same name. The latter … Continue reading →

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Ghostly Days

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Elizabeth Ott

Halloween has passed. At the Rare Book Collection, however, ghostly apparitions continue to haunt our days. Among the spectral appearances is this P. T. Barnum show bill from exactly 150 years ago today, announcing “The Ghost,” a performance at the … Continue reading →

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