From the Vault is a new series highlighting recent projects, research, and interesting finds from the Special Collections & University Archives department at Gleeson Library. Our first post features the ongoing digitization project of the library’s Woman Suffrage Collection. Two thousand twenty marks the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the … Continue reading From the Vault 1(01)
We asked some of our student assistants what they think are the top five resources offered at Gleeson Library. Check out their awesome food recommendations and favorite viewpoints in San Francisco! Delia – Access Service Student Assistant Zoe – Access Service Student Assistant Alana – Reference Student Assistant Heidi – Cataloging Student Assistant Continue reading Top Five Library Resources from Gleeson’s Student Assistants
Congratulations to Gleeson Library’s rare book librarian, John Hawk, on the publication of his book Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art, published by the Book Club of California. The book documents the work of Mallette Dean (1907-1975) who was a California artist, illustrator, and letterpress printer. Dean was a W.P.A. artist who contributed panels to Coit … Continue reading Mallette Dean, a Printmaker and His Art by John T. Hawk
Nearly all of the books held by Gleeson Library can be found by searching Ignacio, our library catalog, but did you know that we’re adding information to Ignacio all the time? Here are a few books from the Donohue Rare Book Room that we added to the library catalog recently: Catholic Church, Clement, Balthasar Moretus, Jan … Continue reading Pontificals, Palestine, and Pelagianism in the Donohue Rare Book Room
According to the Shelley-Godwin archive, Mary Shelley conceived of her famous novel, Frankenstein, during a summer stay in Geneva that sounds like the summers we know in San Francisco: cold. A year and a half later, in January of 1818, Shelley anonymously published the novel, and the rest is history — a rich history, of … Continue reading Campus FrankenFest Begins Today at Gleeson Library | Geschke Center
To wish you a Merry Christmas from USF Library I share some season’s greetings from the Rare Book Room. Christmas in California by Edward Rowland Sill printed for Caroline and Hudson Poole by John Henry Nash, 1928 San Francisco at Christmas by Sherwood Anderson printed for Eleanor Anderson by Ted Lilienthal at Quercus Press, 1941 … Continue reading Merry Christmas from San Francisco
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the “Summer of Love.” But what exactly was the Summer of Love in San Francisco? There continues to be much debate over what this time in history was and the implications of its legacy. The De Young museum is hosting an exhibit entitled “The Summer of Love Experience: … Continue reading The Summer of Love at the Rare Book Room
Wolfgang Lederer was an influential designer, illustrator, and educator who shaped the future of design practice in the Bay Area. Gleeson’s Rare Book Room is lucky enough to hold Lederer’s personal archive and is beginning to catalog some of the items from the archive. Before the catalog records go live, I thought I’d give you … Continue reading Wolfgang Lederer in the Rare Book Room
Have you been to our Rare Book Room lately?? This Wednesday come on out to the Donohue Rare Book Room in Gleeson Library and play some table top games!! Classics like…. Monopoly Chess Backgammon Apples to Apples Battleship and many more!! 11:30am … Continue reading Games in the Rare Book Room, Thursday 4/19!
Nearly all of the books held by Gleeson Library can be found by searching Ignacio, our library catalog, but did you know that we’re adding information to Ignacio all the time? Just this week, I cataloged a book from the Donohue Rare Book Room and put the information into Ignacio. The book was published in … Continue reading The Vida of María de Jesús
