Rauner Special Collections Library
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
When Size Matters
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In 1804 John Wheelock, the son of the founder of Dartmouth College, Eleazar Wheelock, and the second President of the College, got into a sn...
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Pocket Relief
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Oh, what a cool little find. While looking for a good map of the White Mountains for our current exhibit, "Corresponding Friendships:...
Friday, September 26, 2014
A Hebrew Grammar
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When John Smith was persuaded by his tutor Samuel Moody to enter Dartmouth College in 1771, he had already spent many years in the study of ...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
A War to End All Wars: Whining the War
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As a young man at Dartmouth and in the military, Harold Pinkham, Class of 1915, was a confused and unhappy outsider. At Dartmouth, he was n...
Friday, September 19, 2014
North Britain or Scotland?
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In the wake of the Scottish referendum, we thought we'd share a little gem in our collection that has varying degrees of connection to i...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
A War to End All Wars: "Necessary, Just & Righteous"
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Kirkland at Bowdoin Edward C. Kirkland, Class of 1916, was an intellectual through and though. At Dartmouth, he was in the first honor g...
Friday, September 12, 2014
Oh, that I had a Steam Launch
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It's our 500th posting on this blog, and yesterday was our fifth anniversary. What to blog for such an auspicious occasion? The traditio...
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