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Published on Leave a comment on 50 for 50: Numbers 41 through 37!

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Moody Memorial Library, we are counting down 50 unique items from the special collections housed in the half-century-old building. For this edition, we will look at some of our unique works by women.

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In honor of Women's History Month, we are highlighting some of our amazing women authors. Moody's Special Collections hold a wide range of fascinating pieces. See the link at the bottom of the post to make an appointment to see these and other extraordinary items.

 

#41 : "The child of nature: a dramatic piece. in four acts."  by Elizabeth Inchbald.

 

#40 : "Ibrahim" by Madeleine de Scudery, French author credited with writing one of the longest novels ever published, Artamene, with over 2.1 million words.

 

#39 : "The story of the little white mouse or the overthrow of the tyrant king" by Madame d' Aulnoy. 19th century chapbook.  Chapbooks, most popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, were inexpensively produced booklets intended to spread popular culture to common citizens.

 

#38 : "Letters de Milady Montague, pendant ses voyages in Europe, en Asie & en Afrique" (Letters from Milady Montague, during her travels in Europe, Asia, and Africa, containing, among other curious relations, details of the religion, government, and customs of the Turks) by Mary Wortley Montague (1689-1762).  Most of Lady Montague's writing were published after her death.

 

#37 : Kathleen Kenyon Archaeology Collection.  Read more about how this archive is being used here:  https://blogs.baylor.edu/centrallibrariesstories/2018/03/01/kathleen-rachel-and-deirdre-three-womens-journeys-united-by-an-archival-collection/. 

You can access these materials by arranging a visit with our special collections staff! To make an appointment, please visit our web page:

https://www.baylor.edu/lib/CentralLib/centralspecialcollections/

This post is part of the 50 for 50 series highlighting 50 unique and fascinating items found in the Central Libraries' special collections. The series is being held as part of the ongoing celebration of Moody Memorial Library's 50th anniversary.

Published on Leave a comment on 50 for 50: Numbers 46 through 42!

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Moody Memorial Library, we are counting down 50 unique items from the special collections housed in the half-century-old building. For this edition, we will look at some of our unique slavery resources.

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In honor of Black History Month, we are highlighting some of our rare slavery primary documents, including Noah Webster's antislavery treatise, arguments from religious leaders for and against slavery,  a collection of essays detailing the proper treatment of slaves, and an autobiography of a former slave that successfully escaped to freedom. See the link at the bottom of the post to make an appointment to see these and other extraordinary items in our special collections.

 

#46 : "Considerations on keeping Negroes recommended to the Professors of Christianity, of every denomination . Part second."  by John Woolman.

 

#45 : "Effects of slavery on morals and industry" by Noah Webster.

 

#44 : "A defence of southern slavery: against the attacks of Henry Clay and Alex'r Campbell.  In which much of the false philanthropy and mawkish sentimentalism of the abolitionists is met and refuted. In which it is moreover shown that the association of the white and black races in the relation of master and slave is the appointed order of God ... and constitutes the best social condition of both races, and the only true principle or republicanism" by a Southern clergyman.

 

#43 : "Duties of masters to sevants: three premium essays" by Rev. H. N. McTyeire, Rev. C. F. Sturgis and Rev. A. T. Holmes.

 

#42 : "Narrative of William W. Brown, a fugitive slave" written by William Wells Brown.

 

You can access these materials by arranging a visit with our special collections staff! To make an appointment, please visit our web page:

https://www.baylor.edu/lib/CentralLib/centralspecialcollections/

This post is part of the 50 for 50 series highlighting 50 unique and fascinating items found in the Central Libraries' special collections. The series is being held as part of the ongoing celebration of Moody Memorial Library's 50th anniversary.

Published on Leave a comment on 50 for 50: Highlighting the Central Libraries’ Special Collections in Celebration of Moody’s 50th!

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Moody Memorial Library, we are counting down 50 unique items from the special collections housed in the half-century-old building. We're kicking things off with a look at some rare almanacs!

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As the new calendar year begins, let's look at four of our rare almanacs. In addition to weather predictions, an 18th or early 19th century almanac was a book that had a practical use as a calendar, church festivals, astrological notes, miscellaneous literary works, and weather guides with seasonal suggestions for farmers.


#50 : "An Astronomical Diary, Or, An Almanack For The Year Of Our Lord Christ 1741" by Nathanial Ames
You can view the original by making an appointment or see the entire almanac online in our Baylor Digital Collections. Click here

 


#49 : "Poor Richard's Almanack" printed in 1761 by Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
In addition to seeing the original here in the library, you can also view this one in our Digital Collections. Click here

 


#48 : “London almanac for the year of Christ 1794” printed for the Company of Stationers in 1793 (miniature book)
See webpage link below to make an appointment to see this extraordinary miniatures.

 


#47 : "The New England farmer's diary and almanac" 1820 by Truman Abell
Almanacs provide an authentic view into American history and culture. Come visit soon!

You can access these materials by arranging a visit with our special collections staff! To make an appointment, please visit our web page:

https://www.baylor.edu/lib/CentralLib/centralspecialcollections/

This post is part of the 50 for 50 series highlighting 50 unique and fascinating items found in the Central Libraries' special collections. The series is being held as part of the ongoing celebration of Moody Memorial Library's 50th anniversary.

Published on Leave a comment on Happy Reformation Day!

Tuesday marks the 500th anniversary of Reformation Day, celebrated as the day Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-five Theses to the door of the All Saints’ Church in Wittenburg, Germany on October 31, 1517, the official starting point of the Protestant Reformation.

The Central Libraries is celebrating this momentous anniversary by presenting these amazing resources in the collection:

Confessio fidei exhibita invictiss (Confession of faith exhibited invictiss) is a  Lutheran Confession of faith written in Latin by one of Luther's collaborator's Philip Melanchthon and published in 1568.

 

'T Omstandige leven van den groten kerken leeraar en reformateur, docter Martinus Lutherus (The Real Life of the Great Church Teacher and Reformer, Dr. Martin Luther) was written by Andries Paauw in Dutch in 1731.

 

Biblia, das ist: Die gantze Heilige Schrift, Altes und Neues Testaments (Biblia, that is: The whole Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments) is a German Bible translation by Martin Luther that was published in 1708.  

To visit these resources and many more, start with our webpages:
https://www.baylor.edu/lib/centralspecialcollections/

 

Published on Leave a comment on Victor, Dewey and Uncle Thomas: A Family Visit to the Special Collections
Archival boxes containing some of the Feuerstein Collection

The Baylor Libraries serve a wide range of users: students, faculty and staff of our fine university and the greater Central Texas area, for starters. In fact, almost a million visitors come into the Central Libraries buildings every year. But sometimes we get the opportunity to connect on a personal level with a patron, and in the case of a recent visit by Victor Kramer, it's a connection with a personal tie.

Mr. Kramer is the nephew of Thomas C. Feuerstein, a 1952 Baylor graduate and longtime theater, speech and drama instructor. Feuerstein's materials were donated to the Central Libraries Special Collections, and Mr. Kramer contacted Central Libraries Director Beth Farwell for a chance to see them in person. Beth, Victor, his wife Dewey and special collections manager Andrea Turner spent time last week looking through the collection of unique materials from Thomas Feuerstein's academic and professional career, including scrapbooks, personal correspondence and Baylor memorabilia from the 1950s.

We wanted to show off some photos of the meeting as a look into one of the many ways our Central Libraries interact with our patrons on a daily basis.