Rauner Special Collections Library

Which did you like better, the book or the movie? Whatever your preference, you probably assume that film adaptations of books have some aut...

An inscribed first edition As the name suggests, Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray is, in large part, about a picture. But, ...

A member of the Hunt family recorded her distinct preference for desserts in a ledger book from the mid 1800s. Her recipe book has survived ...

Baker Library is one of the signature sights in Hanover.  Modeled after Independence Hall, the library stands high above the rest of the cam...

Try to imagine a time when beautiful handwriting was considered so important that writing masters traveled the country giving lessons on pra...

In the fall of 1929 a young man from Glen Ridge, N.J. entered Dartmouth College and discovered his love for skiing. After graduating in 1933...

Now that the Fourth of July has passed, it is time to think about heading for higher ground to escape the summer heat. If it were 1881, you ...