Rauner Special Collections Library

“Call me Ishmael.” Even if you have never read Moby-Dick, chances are you know the first line and something about Captain Ahab’s obsessive...

No, not a Merry Prankster, that is so 1960s. We are talking about the Dartmouth Outing Club Freshmen trips . They are in full swing right no...

Less than one hundred years ago, dances were regimented affairs with a set list of songs. But how were you supposed to remember who you'...

Many American college students crossed the Atlantic to volunteer in the war effort before the US had boots on the ground in France. From am...

This past week we acquired two related manuscripts that speak volumes: the Last Will and Testament of John Buell of the Mohegan tribe, dated...

Two hundred years ago, Jane Austen’s novel Emma was first published in London in December 1815 (with the date 1816 appearing on the title p...

Zines: tiny, usually self-published, heavily illustrated, pamphlet-books that explore issues of identity, politics and labor. It's a ...