Rauner Special Collections Library
Friday, September 4, 2026
Brahe's Universe--What the Hell Was He Thinking?
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After Copernicus laid out his fancy new theory placing the Sun at the center of the universe, and then Galileo argued so forcefully for it, ...
Friday, August 28, 2026
Clip Off and Slap On
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If you’ve been to the Rauner mezzanine this summer, you may have noticed that we’re offering swag: free stickers from the 1971 Liberated Wom...
Friday, August 21, 2026
An Exhumation
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Frederick Ransom was a member of the Class of 1820, though he did not reach graduation. We don't know much about him. He came from a loc...
Friday, August 14, 2026
“Brave, Unselfish, Venerable Man”: The Private Champions of Nathan Lord’s Defense of Slavery
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On July 24, 1863, Rev. Nathan Lord resigned the presidency of Dartmouth College, an office he had held for thirty-five years. He gave it up ...
Friday, August 7, 2026
A Fair Shot? Black Student-Athletes and the Limits of Dartmouth's "Equal Opportunity"
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For the majority of Dartmouth's history, a Black student on campus was a rarity. The College had graduated its first Black student in 18...
Monday, August 3, 2026
Enquiries as to Strange Ships
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When traveling somewhere you do not speak the local language, what are the phrases you would prioritize learning? You can find countless phr...
Friday, July 24, 2026
Faith in the Desert
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In 1944, Dr. Agnes Bartlett left Hanover to serve as a medical officer at the Poston Internment Camp in southwestern Arizona, one of the lar...
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