From the Stacks: Two Hollow Books

by | Nov 13, 2009 | Books

In the Clements Library book collection, one small shelf of books has the call number “Curiosa.” Here may be found oddities that fit nowhere else in the collection, including these two hollowed-out books. The smaller one is the Oeuvres choisies de Bossuet,...

Online Exhibit in honor of Banned Books Week

by | Sep 29, 2009 | Books, Exhibits

Dangerous Ideas: Controversial works from the William L. Clements Library In honor of Banned Books Week, this online exhibit from the William L. Clements Library presents twenty titles from the collection that have been the subject of controversy at different moments...

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

by | Sep 19, 2009 | Books, Holidays, Manuscripts

In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we offer several examples from the pirate-related materials at the Clements Library. The library has a variety of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, and maps related to the history of pirates, buccaneers, privateers, and...

Today in History: Kicking Off the UM Football Season at the Clements

by | Sep 5, 2009 | Books, Today in history

To celebrate the opening of the University of Michigan 2009 football season, we offer this selection of football-related items from the Clements Library collection.University Foot-Ball: The Play of Each Position Treated by a College Expert, 1893This book, edited by...

Recent Culinary Acquisition: Lone Star Cook Book

by | Aug 14, 2009 | Acquisitions, Books, Collections

The Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive has recently acquired the Lone Star Cook Book and Meat Special: From the Slaughter Pen to the Dining Room Table, by A. Fillmore (1929). A. Fillmore, an African American man from Texas whose father was also in the...