Category: Special Collections

• Dr. Tara A. Bynum Detects Friendship and Joy in 250-Year-Old Correspondence

  Posted on Oct 2nd

  The word archive can hold many meanings. As a noun, it refers to a repository of collected information. As a verb, to […]

• Bookbinding Education: A Sensory Experience

  Posted on Aug 15th

  Dear Friends of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, I can’t thank you enough for the scholarship that enabled me to attend Rare […]

• Press Play: Recorded Sound from Groove to Stream

  Posted on Oct 19th

  Exhibit talk with curator Nathan D. Gibson Refreshments provided by the Friends of UW–Madison LibrariesWednesday, October 26, 20223:00 – 4:00 p.m.Free and open […]

• Summer Scholars Share Insights on Interwar European Politics

  Posted on Aug 15th

  The Friends of UW-Madison seek to provide scholars around the country and the world opportunity to access unique collections held by the […]

• Friends Receive “Grant Gratitude” for the Rare Book School

  Posted on Jun 28th

  Dear Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries, I am writing to express my utmost thanks for helping me to take the Rare Book […]

• Rare Book School Student Delves into Bookbinding History

  Posted on Jul 26th

  Dear Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries, Thank you so much for providing me with the opportunity to attend a Rare Book School […]

• Profile: John Neu, a True Friend of the Libraries

  Posted on Apr 15th

  Few collections at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries are as beloved and encompassing as The History of Science collection, currently housed in […]

• Joshua Calhoun discusses Renaissance-era Paper with Shakespeare actor Sarah Day

  Posted on Sep 24th

  The Friends of UW-Madison Libraries hosted Dr. Joshua Calhoun via livestream on September 24, 2020 to talk about his discoveries while writing his […]