Rauner Special Collections Library

Dartmouth Hall was built between 1784 and 1792 to replace College Hall, which had fallen into disrepair. The process took so long because of...

The story of Pinocchio is one that is familiar to many people, in part, thanks to the 1940 Disney film. But even before Disney, The Story of...

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...