Library, Museums and Press News
Jun
7
Delivering Books to a Newark Elementary School
UD community donated 219 books through a book drive to encourage young students to read more Article by Allison Ebner | Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson This article also appeared in UDaily. Members of the greater UD community donated ...Read More
Jun
2
Celebrating a Century of the UD Press
University celebrates 100 years of high-quality scholarship, looks toward future Article by UD Library, Museums and Press Staff | Photographs by Kathy F. Atkinson and Kris Raser This article also appeared in UDaily. Over the past 100 years, the ...Read More
May
25
Discussing Book Bans: Author Sara Paretsky Speaks at Friends of the UD Library Event
UDaily article by Amy WolfRead More
May
17
Commencements of Yesteryear: Insights from Old Issues of the Newark Post
By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department Much like the University of Delaware, Commencement exercises have changed throughout the years. Using local primary sources, like past issues of the Newark Post and other digital newspapers, which are now ...Read More
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
Apr
20
Library Catalog Changes that May Impact Faculty, Graduate Students
Inside UD article by UD Library, Museums and Press staffRead More
Apr
19
Celebrating Newark’s Founding and Development
By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department Newark officially became a recognized city on April 13, 1758 – then known as “New Ark” – when it was chartered by King George II. Originally located at a crossroads of ...Read More
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
Apr
6
How to Speak the Language of the Flowers: Floral Dictionaries in the Horticulture Collection
Article by Ellen Dubs, 2022 Summer Fellow with the Special Collections Department in UD’s Undergraduate Research Program They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but how about a bouquet of flowers? Over 2,000 years ago, ancient civilizations ...Read More
Mar
22
Garden Spots: Photography of the Natural World
By David Cardillo, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department March is the month of green. People don the color for St. Patrick’s Day, and as the first day of spring approaches, grass in the area begins to change from dormant ...Read More
