Month: October 2015
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From Steamer Trunk to Rare Books Collection
[Ed. Note. Today’s post comes from Dr. Elisabeth Esser Braun, the donor of the book discussed here. She was born in Cologne, Germany, completed her undergraduate education in Europe, and earned a doctorate from the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky. She worked as a journalist at the United…
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Archives Month Philly 2015: The Paper Menagerie
Rare Sightings! ‘“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly …’ Saddle up for a wild evening and join the staff of the Special Collections Processing Center for a bibliographic safari in the Kislak Center. Feathered friends, ferocious beasts, and even a cute cat or two will leap, slither, and fly…