Rauner Special Collections Library

Friday, January 6, 2017

Deliberate Designs

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As a new year begins, we celebrate by displaying a January calendar page, among other creations, that was designed by the man who coined t...
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Deepest Ties that Can Bind

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During the early 20th century it was common for Dartmouth students to create scrap books, commonly called “Membooks” books. The student woul...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Make it the Best Year Ever!

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The Progressive Farmer in January 1942 urged farmers to make 1942 "The Best Year Ever." Considering what had happened only a f...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Rollo the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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One of our favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer related items in the collection is the list of possible names for Rudolph that Robert May...
Friday, December 16, 2016

The Enemy of all Civilized People

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Dartmouth students over the years have produced scads of short lived journals. Most are venues for literary output, and some are devoted to ...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Wherefore Dartmouth College?

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On this day, 247 years ago Dartmouth College was officially chartered. But how did a charity school housed in a poor minister's house gr...
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Friday, December 9, 2016

Celebrity Catalogers

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Picture People Magazine in the 19th century... then banish that image from your mind as quickly as you can and take a look at Photographic ...
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