In the Stacks of the Folger Shakespeare Library October 18, 2014 – Posted in: Content, In the Stacks, Special Collections

Frontispiece. The works of Mr. William Shakespear in six volumes, 1709 Back in August the Folger Shakespeare Library unsealed their almost 80,000 digital image archive! An absolute treasure-trove of material related to Shakespeare, the collection contains books, theater memorabilia, manuscripts, art, and more for your online perusal. Through the Digital Image Collection, you can: Compare 19th-century productions of Shakespeare with today’s through historic photographs and promptbooks Look at letters written by Queen Elizabeth I Examine rare paintings…

In the Stacks of the Smithsonian Institution Archives October 3, 2014 – Posted in: Content, In the Stacks, Libraries, Photography

Book Tower comprised of Smithsonian Publications at the Conference on the Future of the Smithsonian, February 11, 1927. For this installment of the In the Stacks we visit The Smithsonian Institution Archives for some bookish love. The SI archives are a repository that: captures, preserves, and makes available to the public the history of this extraordinary Institution. From its inception in 1846 to the present, the records of the history of the Institution—its people, its programs, its research,…

Scared Straight, 1990’s Style: Drug and Alcohol Posters from Uncle Sam September 28, 2014 – Posted in: Content, In the Stacks, posters, Special Collections

Here’s another offering courtesy of the new partnership between the Government Printing Office (GPO) and the Digital Public Library of America. A sampling of Government issued posters from the early 1990’s (and one from 1989) dealing with the dangers of drugs and alcohol. All from the vast archive of government posters that reside at the University of Iowa. Enjoy! Previously on Book Patrol: Keeping track for the National Archives and Records Adminsitration

Keeping track for the National Archives and Records Adminsitration September 18, 2014 – Posted in: Content, In the Stacks, posters

What a better way to celebrate the announcement that almost 150,000 items from our Government Printing Office (GPO) are now “discoverable” at the Digital Public Library of America then by jumping in to find some treasures. Here’s a selection of posters from the late 1980’s – early1990’s issued by the National Archives and Records Administration to get you creating, organizing and preserving. Enjoy!

Book Arts of Latin America at the University of North Carolina August 13, 2014 – Posted in: book arts, Exhibits, In the Stacks

For this installment of In the Stacks we visit the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a sampling of Latin American book arts. All the works below appeared in their 2008 exhibition Hecho A Mano: Book Arts of Latin America. The exhibit featured work from Argentina, Cuba and Mexico. Enjoy! Loma del ángel by Reinaldo Arenas. Published by Brandsen y Zolezzi Editores, 2007 Barquitos del San Juan: La…

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