Month: October 2016
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Happy Halloween (from the most fabulous witch EVER)
Happy Halloween to one and all! If you are looking for a truly fabulous costume, we have the perfect volume! Fancy dresses described, or, What to wear at fancy balls, by Ardern Holt, is an 1887 book containing gorgeous color plates and the description of costumes to be worn to fancy dress parties. Here is…
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Celebrate People’s History
One of the best parts about preparing for our Archives Month Philly Event (this year our event, “By the Book: Making–And Breaking!–The Rules,” is on October 25) is looking at my colleagues’ favorite finds. This year, Abby Lang suggested an amazing collection of posters, Celebrate people’s history, compiled by Josh MacPhee, a designer, artist, and…
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Japanese Lucky Almanacs and Their Knockoffs
Earlier this year, the Penn Libraries began accessioning the collection of the late Reverend Shojo Honda (1929-2015), generously donated to the University of Pennsylvania by his son Tamon Honda. Rev. Honda’s collection is a mix of Japanese and English publications focusing largely on Shin Buddhism, but it also covers topics as diverse as Sanskrit language…