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Posted by: Amanda Zimmerman
Rachel Louise Carson (1907-1964), pioneer in environmental awareness and protection, authored her landmark work, Silent Spring, in 1962. This Earth Day post remembers her legacy as an author who wrote to inspire wonder in her readers.
Posted in: 20th Century, American History, History of Science, Seasonal
Posted by: Mark Manivong
May Sarton (1912 –1995) was an important and prolific American author of poetry, literature, and journals. The Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds several of Sarton’s first editions in the Rare Book and Gene Berry and Jeffrey Campbell Collections.
Posted in: 20th Century, LGBTQIA+, Poetry, Women in Book History, Women's Stories
Posted by: Marianna Stell
Humans have always been fascinated by eclipses and other astronomical phenomenon. In anticipation of the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse that will cross the United States, the Rare Book and Special Collections Division presents one small treasure from the collections: a miniature book of 19th-century eclipse photography!
Posted in: 19th Century, American History, Astronomy, History of Science, News and Events