Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
Explore some of the Donohue Rare Book Room’s materials related to the Gunpowder Plot! Continue reading Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
Tag: rare books
Collection Highlight: Febronius
A peek into our Special Collections, featuring a look at the controversies and publication history of Febronius’ 1763 book entitled De Statu Ecclesiae. Continue reading Collection Highlight: Febronius
Collection Highlight: Cane
A peek into our Special Collections, featuring the Arion Press edition of Jean Toomer’s experimental novel Cane, with woodcuts by contemporary artist Martin Puryear. Continue reading Collection Highlight: Cane
Dr. King’s Legacy Preserved in the Donohue Rare Book Room
A rare and beautiful printing of Dr. King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” is housed in the Donahue Rare Book Room. Continue reading Dr. King’s Legacy Preserved in the Donohue Rare Book Room
New in digital collections, November 2022
Highlights of newly digitized special collections for November 2022 Continue reading New in digital collections, November 2022
New in digital collections
See a selection of images from recently digitized rare books, February 2022. Continue reading New in digital collections
Now available in the Donohue Rare Book Room
New books available in the Donohue Rare Book Room, February 2022. Continue reading Now available in the Donohue Rare Book Room
Pontificals, Palestine, and Pelagianism in the Donohue Rare Book Room
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
Merry Christmas from San Francisco
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
The Vida of María de Jesús
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