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Jack Corn’s donation of Appalachian works adds important chapter to Special Collections
Unforgettable images of coal miners and their families in Appalachia have been donated by award-winning photojournalist Jack Corn to Vanderbilt’s Special Collections.
Printing plates of 9/11 tragedy donated to library
It is amazing that The Wall Street Journal was published the day after 9/11 at all. Its newsroom and corporate headquarters were directly across the street from the devastated World Trade Center, and the newspaper’s staff was evacuated after the first plane crashed into the north tower on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Special Collections renovation expected to attract scholars
The results of a summer-long renovation of Special Collections will be a boon for researchers from Vanderbilt and beyond. With more study space, a welcoming entrance and better light, exploring the university’s treasure trove of collections will be a vastly improved experience.
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Library renovation gets gold environmental award
Vanderbilt University’s Central Library has been awarded a gold certification for its environmentally friendly 2010 renovation from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.
keep readingArchiving the past, anticipating the future
The tradition of collecting and storing written knowledge can be traced back more than 5,000 years, long before Aristotle taught the kings in Egypt how to arrange a library. From the Greek academy to the Age of Enlightenment, the academic library has served as the literal and academic center of the evolving modern university.
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- Hustler article ranks library study spaces
- Prominent divinity scholar donates personal library
- Jack Hurst donates country music history
- New faces in library leadership
- Printing plates of 9/11 tragedy donated to library
A Discussion in Percussion … on How to Beat the Band
Film legend Fred Astaire is featured in this 1937 shot from “A Discussion in Percussion … on How to Beat the Band” photo series, part of the Francis Robinson Collection of Theatre, Music and Dance in Vanderbilt University’s Special Collections. Come see this and more when the exhibit “Stage and Screen: The Star Quality of Vanderbilt’s Performing Arts Collections,” opens August 22 in the Central Library.
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