Miami’s Walter Havighurst Special Collections is happy to announce the recent acquisition of one of the most famous private press books ever printed. Issued in 1896 by William Morris’s Kelmscott Press, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer is considered the crowning achievement of…
It used to be much harder to judge a book by its cover. Prior to the 19th century, most books were published and sold to customers as unbound sheets or in simple bindings executed specifically for the individual bookseller. By…
To all Miami alums, welcome back! This weekend the statue of Coach Paul Brown will be unveiled in the Cradle of Coaches Plaza; in honor of the occasion we have a display of Paul Brown materials from the Cradle of…
This fall we’re featuring two exhibits in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections exhibit gallery. Both focus on 19th century London, but expose different facets of the outcomes of the Industrial Revolution. Both also feature some of our more wonderful books.…
The fall semester is only a few weeks old and many undergraduates have already visited Special Collections as part of their class studies! With the assistance of our resident Slavic specialist Masha Stepanova, we’ve had two history classes visit us to…
Kay Nielsen (1886-1957) was a Danish illustrator popular during the turn of the 20th century, otherwise known as the “golden age” of illustration. Both of Nielsen’s parents were actors and he grew up in what he referred to as “an…
