Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Selections from a recently-acquired group of 19th century chapbooks (click on the images to enlarge them):
The storm at sea,*2009-246
An address to the unfortunate female, *2009-239
A peep into a gin shop!, *2009-233
To find these and other chapbooks in Houghton’s collection, search HOLLIS for “chapbook” and refine your search to “Houghton Library” with the facets on the [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 7th, 2009 3 Comments »
The John Updike Archive, a vast collection of manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, artwork and other papers, has been acquired by Houghton Library. The Archive forms the definitive collection of Updike material, said Leslie Morris, Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts at Houghton Library, and will make the library the center for studies on the author’s [...]
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