Spotlight on Special Collections

  • Event & Book Signing on March 17 Honoring New Book by John Tedeschi

    Posted on March 15, 2016

    We hope you will able to attend the event and book signing this Thursday, March 17, for Italian Jews Under Fascism, 1938-1945: A Personal and […]

  • Basil Valentine – No Relation

    Posted on February 14, 2016

    Among the strengths of the Duveen Alchemy and Chemistry Collection are numerous works attributed to one Basil Valentine (Basilius Valentinus), nearly as mysterious […]

  • On Display at Kohler Art Library

    Posted on January 25, 2016

    We urge you to visit the Kohler Art Library on campus to view the exhibit “Collected Specimens:  Gaylord Schanilec and Midnight Paper […]

  • Ice and Snow

    Posted on January 8, 2016

    Although winter weather arrived in Wisconsin rather late this year, we now have our share of ice and snow, prompting a fresh […]

  • Holiday Hours for Special Collections

    Posted on December 18, 2015

    Over the next two weeks, the hours for the Special Collections reading room and exhibit area reflect holiday closings and reduced hours: We […]

  • New Exhibit on Triangles, Squares, and Circles

    Posted on December 5, 2015

    Please visit Special Collections for our latest exhibit, “Shapes in Books: Triangles, Circles, Squares.” It features, not surprisingly, rare books on geometry, […]

  • Special Hours: Day After Thanksgiving

    Posted on November 24, 2015

    The reading room in Special Collections will be open from noon to 4 p.m. on the day after Thanksgiving (Friday, November 27) […]

  • Eiffel Tower: Historical Views

    Posted on November 17, 2015

    Recent images of the Eiffel Tower prompted us to explore manuscript and printed sources in Special Collections that help provide historical context for […]

  • Thirteen for the Thirteenth

    Posted on November 13, 2015

    We honor Friday the 13th with thirteen works from Special Collections, replete with examples of horror, mystery, spirits, and luck (bad or […]

  • As Viewed from a Book Truck: Holding History

    Posted on November 10, 2015

    We hosted a scaled-down version of the Holding History series in Special Collections during Anthony Grafton’s recent visit to Madison. Grafton, Henry Putnam University […]

  • Bittern Sightings

    Posted on November 4, 2015

    Inspired by Carrie Roy’s piece entitled “Bittern 70,” part of an art installation currently on view in the first floor lobby of […]

  • “Paper as the Place of Discovery” — A Symposium on October 8-9

    Posted on October 8, 2015

    We call your attention to a campus symposium – on October 8-9, 2015 – on the intriguing theme of “paper as a […]