Rare Books in the News

31 Wednesday Oct 2012

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Special Collections was a top story on the channel 2, KUTV, nightly news.

Featuring appearances from: Greg Thompson, Associate Dean for Special Collections and Alison Conner, Rare Books Curator

Hello from the Majles Library in Tehran

27 Saturday Oct 2012

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A researcher from Tehran writes about pieces from J.Willard Marriott Library’s papyrus, paper, and parchment collection.

Majles Library in Tehran

GBW Standards Seminar

11 Thursday Oct 2012

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The Rare Books Division hosted two events for the Guild of Bookworkers 2012 Standards Seminar, held in Salt Lake City. Eighty participants from around the world attended these events.

Guild of Bookworkers 2012 Standards Seminar

Daily Utah Chronicle Article – Fold, Flap, Peek, Pull, Pop

04 Thursday Oct 2012

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“Fold, Flap, Peek, Pull, Pop.” was a featured article in the Daily Utah Chronicle, the University of Utah’s student newspapers.

Fold, Flap, Peek, Pull, Pop featured in the Daily Utah Chronicle

‘Many children grow up loving pop-up books, but U students take pop-ups to a higher level in the current library exhibition “Fold, Flap, Peek, Pull, Pop.”’

Movable Book Society

27 Thursday Sep 2012

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The Rare Books Division hosted two events for the Movable Book Society’s 2012 conference, held in Salt Lake City. Sixty participants from around the world attended these events.

Movable Book Society 9th Biennial Conference

Adventures of a Rare Books Curator

21 Friday Sep 2012

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Kim Mangun, assistant professor, Department of Communication, writes an excellent article exploring the role of technology in teaching, learning, and experiencing history in the modern world.

In this article she recounts her own experiences with history and technology. One example is an adventure she shares with Luise Poulton, Rare Books Managing Curator, when they try to attend an exclusive showing of the new motion picture, Lincoln.

Intelligencer, American Journalism Historians Association Newsletter, Fall 2012

Inspirations Newsletter Fall 2012

21 Friday Sep 2012

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Check out some of the exciting rare books news reported in the J. Willard Marriott Library’s newsletter, Inspirations Fall 2012.

Snowsports Builder, Greg Thompson
Best of State, Special Collections
Rare Book Featured in National Exhibition
Edward Abbey Collections Is Major Donation to Special Collections

Daily Utah Chronicle Article – Fighting Words

12 Wednesday Sep 2012

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Fighting Words: American Revolutionary War Pamphlets was a featured article in the Daily Utah Chronicle, the University of Utah’s student newspapers.

 Fighting Words featured in the Daily Utah Chronicle

“Conner said. “Everybody has learned about the revolution — seeing the real documents makes it more alive for students, for anybody who looks at it.'”