Rauner Special Collections Library

At the end of August, we hosted a class for the First Year Student Enrichment Program (FYSEP) for first-generation students in which the stu...

Sometimes we just want to look at something beautiful. Sometimes a thing that is beautiful is also grotesque. This week we're looking at...

Being bookish types, we are kind of obsessed with the physical manifestation of texts. What makes so many books so special is the interplay ...

This week we stumbled upon a charming little photograph album in our Codex collection. The contents are very niche and extremely fabulous: s...

William H. Gilder wrote to the U.S. Navy on February 26th, 1883 following two letters demanding his report on recent activities in the Arcti...

The Book Arts Workshop in Baker Berry is one of the most loved spaces on campus. Students and community members can learn to set type, prin...

In 1980, the British director Michael Powell came to Dartmouth as its Artist-in-Residence. Powell had been in the picture business in one fo...