by Clements Library | Jul 24, 2023 | Acquisitions, Collections, Manuscripts
We are excited to continue sharing new finding aids to connect students and researchers with the extraordinary manuscript collections at the Clements Library. In this post we will highlight materials relating to the Revolutionary War and the Civil War; Law, Crime, and...
by Clements Library | Jun 22, 2023 | Acquisitions, Collections, Library Work, Manuscripts, News
Collections of manuscripts continue to be added to the Clements Library’s holdings to benefit the learning and research of our community of users. The most recent batch of new finding aids includes several thematic groupings, underscoring how archival collections...
by Jayne Ptolemy | Mar 1, 2023 | Clements Library Associates, Featured, Manuscripts
As a mother to a kindergartener, I have gotten quite adept over the past few years mending a variety of things. I have sewn patches on torn pants, stitched together a jacket mysteriously sliced open on a slide, taped ripped pages in favorite books, and even once tried...
by Clements Library | Jan 18, 2023 | Acquisitions, Collections, Library Work, Manuscripts, News
Collections of manuscripts continue to be added to the Clements Library’s holdings to benefit the learning and research of our community of users. The most recent batch of new finding aids includes several thematic groupings, underscoring how archival collections...
by Clements Library | Aug 30, 2022 | Acquisitions, Featured, Graphics, Manuscripts, News
In October 2021, the Clements Library obtained a cabinet card portrait of one of the famous late-19th-century “Oregon Long-Haired Wonder” horses. It is a beautiful photograph, showing this chestnut-colored Clydesdale with his hair braided and done up with...
by Clements Library | Aug 1, 2022 | Acquisitions, Collections, Manuscripts, News
The William L. Clements Library continues to acquire and process collections to help tell the diverse story of the American past. The 43 new finding aids listed below provide a sampling of these efforts. Here you will find manuscript materials that speak to women’s...
by Clements Library | Apr 6, 2022 | Acquisitions, Collections, Manuscripts
The William L. Clements Library is pleased to share 23 new finding aids for manuscripts collections. Many represent new acquisitions, such as our growing collection of materials related to Cuba in the 19th century. Others include two journals kept aboard privateer...
by Clements Library | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, Manuscripts
One of the Clements Library’s objectives for its blog is to create additional ways for scholars to take notice of collections relevant to their research. We describe acquisitions, archives, resources, highlights, and out-of-the-ordinary items to draw attention...
by Clements Library | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured, Fellowships, Manuscripts
Guest post by Patrick T. Barker, Clements Library 2019 Price Fellow. An earlier version of this post was published on April 7, 2020; it has been retitled and expanded with additional material. During the early 1770s fugitives from slavery fled by sea from the...
