Rauner Special Collections Library

We just picked up a new bit of ephemera from the 1891 Christie Warden murder case. Since we have blogged the case before, we won't reco...

Every year, Rauner Special Collections Library's reference staff receive over a thousand research questions via e-mail or phone from s...

We generally try to stay away from the obsessive intricacies of the rare book world in this blog--preferring to regale you with charming vig...

This week we're on a colonial America kick. On Tuesday, we posted about the wild life of Captain John Smith before his Virginia days....

Most Americans have heard the quasi-mythical story of Pocahontas, the daughter of a Powahatan chief, and how she saved the life of English ...

It finally warmed up last Saturday and melted off the rest of the snow in Hanover. Today it might hit 70, the grass is starting to green u...

This term we are proud to promote an exhibit by our current Edward Connery Lathem '51 Special Collections Fellow, Jaime Eeg '18, ...