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Jun
14

A View from the Vault: Ebony Magazine Special Edition, 100th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, September 1963

By Arline Wilson, Special Collections “A View from the Vault” showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each month, we highlight a ... Read More
A magazine cover showing Frederick Douglass and a magazine article titled "100 Years of Negro Entertainment"
May
10

A View from the Vault: Adger W. Cowans’ Primavera

By Amanda Zehnder, Museums “A View from the Vault” is a new series that showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each ... Read More
Detail from an abstract painting showing colorful splatters of paint.
Apr
12

A View from the Vault: Romeyn Beck Hough’s The American Woods

By Jaime Margalotti, Special Collections “A View from the Vault” is a new series that showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. ... Read More
A book's outer casing, an inside title cover, and unbound plates with thin slices of tree specimens.
Mar
15

A View from the Vault: Immaculate Conception Northampton Photograph by Donna Ferrato

By Britney Henry, Special Collections Graduate Assistant “A View from the Vault” showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. Each month, we ... Read More
On the left, a mural of women throughout history. On the right, a black-and-white photograph of two women kissing and holding a baby between them in front of the same mural.
Feb
15

A View from the Vault: Toni Morrison’s Five Poems, Illustrated by Kara Walker

By Arline Wilson, Special Collections “A View from the Vault” is a new series that showcases some of the unique, notable or rare items that are a part of the Special Collections and Museums holdings at the University of Delaware. ... Read More
An open bookspread, showing a silhouette of a vulture and a human in a tree with a poem on the facing page. The shadowed image is overlaid on the graphic.