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Student Handmade Books Inspired by Rare Books
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian During the spring 2025 semester, students in RFM 1100 Fashion and Culture taught by Trina Gannon, Assistant Professor of Instruction and curator of the Mary C. Doxsee Historic Clothing and Textile Collection, had a hands-on session with rare books featuring textiles or…
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Art & the Alphabet, Spring 2024
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian Colorful and whimsical, realistic and fantastical, serious and playful. These are just some of the themes depicted in the creative and inspiring alphabets designed by students in ART 2520 Typography, taught by Sarah McDowell, during the spring 2024 semester. Inspired in part by a visit to view typographical specimen…
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Handmade Narratives: Creativity, Expression, and Personal Stories within the Student Artist Books Collection
By Lindi M. Harden, Communication Studies ’25, Spring 2025 Intern Over the past several weeks, I’ve spent most of my time as an intern in Rare Books working with the Student Artist Books Collection, and it has quickly become a body of work to which I feel deeply connected. Because of the time I’ve spent…
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Reflecting on my Graduate Assistant Experience in Rare Books
By Alexis Voisard, MA Student in English, 2022-23 Rare Book Graduate Assistant Athens has been spoiled by beautiful weather, and I’ve taken advantage by going around campus getting photos in some of my favorite spots wearing my graduation robe! It’s starting to feel bittersweet going to classes and working at the library knowing I only…