Rauner Special Collections Library

Better known as ant farms, these transparent devices were introduced to the general public by Frank Austin in 1929 and patented in June, 193...

We recently complemented our outstanding collection of Kelmscott Press books with this simple publication annotated by William Morris and E....

"Walter and Florence" Among the many cultural innovations of the Victorian age, printed sheet music was one of the most widesp...

How do I address the one I love on this Valentine's Day? The question has haunted lovers for ages, but luckily, we are here to help with...

Early ski jump and toboggan hill, ca, 1910 (Iconog. 1604) When Fred Harris, founder of the Dartmouth Outing Club, pitched his idea for ...

Really? Pat the Bunny ? In Special Collections? Yes, we really did just acquire the first edition of Dorothy Kunhardt's toddler classi...

Published during World War II by the Council on Books in Wartime and distributed to soldiers overseas, these downsized books were made to be...