Since July 2015, when we first welcomed readers to the Rare Books and Special Collections blog, we have enjoyed using this forum to tell readers about recently acquired and newly described items, as well as well-known materials and hidden gems. We publish posts to help you—our readers—better know who we are and what we do, and we provide regular updates on exhibitions and events hosted by RBSC.
To mark the ten-year anniversary of our blog, we have selected a few of the 471 posts we have published so far, written by a variety of curators, librarians, and guest authors. Continue scrolling to find a sample of interesting topics from our second five years.
Recent Acquisitions
All of our Recent Acquisition posts can be browsed by clicking on the “Recent Acquisition” tag at left.
Modern European Cultures
All of our Modern European Cultures posts can be browsed by clicking on “Modern European Cultures” in the Categories menu at left.
RBSC scholars
The tag “RBSC scholars” gathers posts relating to, and sometimes by, the people who do their research within Notre Dame’s Special Collections. (A sometimes related category are posts in the Category “Instruction and Class Visits.”)
Sports Research
All of our Sports Research posts can be browsed by clicking on “Sports Research” in the Categories menu at left.
Exhibits and Events
All of our Exhibits and Events posts can be browsed by clicking on “Exhibits” or “Events” in the Categories menu at left.
Italian Literature
All of our Italian Literature posts can be browsed by clicking on “Italian Literature” in the Categories menu at left.
Holidays and Just for Fun
The tag “on this day & holidays” will bring up more such posts, or you can use the search to look for a specific holiday (e.g., Halloween or Thanksgiving).