The Clements Library has a wealth of materials on African American history, documenting many aspects of slavery, the abolitionist movement, the Civil War, and beyond. Much research remains to be done with these materials, to more fully explore the African American...
The Clements Library has recently acquired a hand-colored lithograph of a wolverine from John James Audubon’s The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America (New York: 1845-48). It is now on display inside the back entrance of the building. Appropriately, as the...
The Clements Library has acquired two prints depicting Custer’s last stand: John Mulvany’s “Custer’s Last Rally” (1881) and Cassily Adams’ “Custer’s Last Fight” (1885). These two iconic images provide the best...