by Clements Library | Sep 23, 2014 | Books, Graphics, Manuscripts, Today in history
Post by Jayne Ptolemy, Manuscripts Division Curatorial AssistantIn Ann Arbor, the weather has started to have a chilly bite, and at the Clements Library we look to our collections to help celebrate the first day of fall.From our Schoff Civil War collection, we hear...
by Clements Library | Apr 16, 2014 | Books, Graphics, Manuscripts
Post by Jayne Ptolemy, Reading Room SupervisorWe may have gotten several inches of snow in Ann Arbor Monday night, but at the Clements Library we are looking to our collections to get us in the spirit of spring. Flowers are not fully in bloom in Michigan, but they are...
by Clements Library | Oct 8, 2013 | Acquisitions, Books
The Book Division recently received a gift from James E. Laramy of twelve late 19th century children’s books. The collection previously belonged to his grandmother’s family of Grand Rapids, Michigan. These books, which include readers, arithmetic books,...
by Clements Library | Sep 18, 2013 | Books
During our recent collections move, we had a chance to discover forgotten treasures hidden in the stacks. While re-shelving the book collection, we came across not one, but two rare examples of papier-mâché bindings. These lovely items have book covers made of layered...
by Clements Library | Mar 19, 2013 | Acquisitions, Books, Clements Library Associates
In 2012, the Clements Library received a generous gift from Charles and Julia Eisendrath, with an appraised total value of $150,000. The gift includes a page from the Gutenberg Bible and a first edition set of Premier Établissement de la Foy dans la Nouvelle-France,...
by Clements Library | Dec 25, 2012 | Books, Holidays, Today in history
Guest post by Sarah Fitzgerald, Book Division volunteer *** Many of our Christmas traditions come from the Victorian Era, including the decoration of Christmas trees and Charles Dickens’ story, A Christmas Carol. The Clements has several versions of A Christmas...
by Clements Library | Dec 11, 2012 | Books
A rebus is a puzzle in which pictures are used to represent words or parts of words, sometimes used as a form of political satire. One such example from the Book Division of the Clements Library is Britain to America, published by Matthew Darly in 1778. It is a mock...
by Clements Library | Nov 27, 2012 | Books
Guest post by Sarah Fitzgerald, Book Division volunteerEzra Heywood was a feminist and abolitionist who edited an individualist anarchist magazine, The Word. He was convicted of violating the 1873 Comstock Act in 1878 for mailing ‘obscene...
by Clements Library | Nov 6, 2012 | Acquisitions, Books
Guest post by Sarah Fitzgerald, Book Division volunteer The library has recently acquired the Vermont Historical Gazetteer, compiled by Abby Maria Hemenway. This five-volume set is a remarkable accomplishment for a 19th century woman. Hemenway’s goal was...
