Library, Museums and Press News

Updated January 10 Various locations within the UD Library, Museums and Press reopened Monday, January 10, for the remainder of Winter Session. Morris Library is open to students, faculty, staff and the greater UD community Monday through Thursday from 8 ...Read More

By John Caldwell, Special Collections The University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press’ Special Collections Department has just completed an 18-month grant-funded digitization project to make approximately 550 unique audio recordings from four political collections available to students and researchers ...Read More

By Theresa Hessey, Digital Initiatives and Preservation Department The papers of Wilmington author Alice Dunbar-Nelson have been popular among researchers for many years. In response, staff at the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press has digitized the collection and ...Read More

Article by Allison Ebner This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the winners of the third annual Seth Trotter Book Collecting Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the University of Delaware Library.   Her parents said it ...Read More

Edward Field is a literary giant in the poetry and LGBTQ+ communities, but his entry into the world of poetry may surprise you. He first began to write poems while serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II ...Read More

Embrace the joy of the holiday season with books that will leave you feeling hopeful, inspired and as warm as a mug of hot cocoa. While several of these selections feature heavy topics and many of them may bring you ...Read More

Originally posted by Dustin Frohlich, Special Collections   Acquisitions in Museums are recorded here in Powerpoint documents that can be downloaded. They are organized by year and include selected images. For more information about recent acquisitions in Museums, please reach ...Read More

Originally posted by Dustin Frohlich, Special Collections   Special Collections librarians welcome instruction and outreach opportunities to promote these primary sources with faculty. Requests for instruction or faculty recommendations for new acquisitions are always welcome. Please contact: https://library.udel.edu/special/contact-us/askspec/ Collections Committee ...Read More

Originally posted by Dustin Frohlich, Special Collections   Special Collections librarians welcome instruction and outreach opportunities to promote these primary sources with faculty. Requests for instruction or faculty recommendations for new acquisitions are always welcome. Please contact: https://library.udel.edu/special/contact-us/askspec/ Collections Committee ...Read More