For All Ages
The exhibition For All Ages, on view October 3-December 23, highlights familiar and unique toys and board games throughout American history.
Ephemera Finding Aids Available Now
The Clements Library Graphics Division is excited to share three new finding aids that have been in the works for a long time. Combined, these three collections hold over 17,000 unique items and continue to grow with new items being added regularly!
“Whiskers of National Reputation”: Recognizing the Beard of Moses Purnell Handy
By Cheney J. Schopieray for his friend David Johnson, who was a hairsbreadth away from trekking to Alaska for the 2009 World Beard and Moustache Championships. On this World Beard Day, the Clements Library would like to doff its cap in recognition of the beard of...
National Nonprofit Day: Philanthropy in the Clements Collections
Happy National Nonprofit Day! Here at Clements, we are proud of the work that we do on a daily basis and are honored by the support that we get from our community. Let’s look back in time through some examples of early philanthropic endeavors.
Introducing the Vogel Collection of Historic Images of Engineering & Industry
The Graphics Division here at the William L. Clements Library has recently made available the collection of Robert M. Vogel, which contains more than 24,000 items related to industrial and mechanical engineering.
New Graphics Finding Aids, Winter 2025
More finding aids have been made available for Clements Library’s Graphics Division collections. Here are some of the highlights! Cover and page of The T. E. Hecht California views photograph album highlighting street views of San Francisco before the 1906 earthquake....
Graduate Student Intern Annika Dekker at Ephemera 45
Historic Visual Culture Graduate Assistant Annika Dekker describes her experience attending and speaking at Ephemera 45, the Ephemera Society of America’s annual conference.
New Graphics Finding Aids: 2024
The past year has been an incredibly busy time for the Clements Library’s Graphics Division, with over 80 new finding aids having been created for a variety of collections that can now be requested for use in the reading room. Let’s take a look at a few highlights!
Rewards of Merit
Remember those attendance awards in elementary school? Recognition of student achievement is nothing new. Graduate student assistant Annika Dekker writes about Rewards of Merit, awards given to students or young people to recognize and congratulate them on an achievement, usually academic. These awards started in the 1600s, and have continued today. Learn more about the Rewards of Merit housed here at the Clements Library!