April 17, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsEarly printed book contains rare evidence of medieval spectacles Many scholars rank the invention of eyeglasses among the most important contributions to humankind in the last 2,000 years. Yet, the inventor of this now thoroughly quotidian piece of technology remains anonymous. Indeed the inventor (or inventors) will almost certainly never be known, given the numerous conflicting claims, lack of… read more
April 16, 2012, Filed Under: Books + ManuscriptsChristine Brooke-Rose, experimental fiction writer “With news of the death of Christine Brooke-Rose, the world of letters has lost a significant and courageous writer,” said Karen Lawrence, President of Sarah Lawrence College and author of Techniques for Living: Fiction and Theory in the Work of Christine Brooke-Rose. A writer known for her unorthodox and experimental… read more
April 12, 2012, Filed Under: Cataloging, Research + TeachingDecades later, current headlines echo controversies addressed in Morris Ernst collection Through a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, a team of archivists and student interns has been working to organize and catalog the papers of attorney Morris Leopold Ernst since September 2009. The collection is now open for research, and a finding aid is available online. Morris… read more
