The Irvin Dept of Rare Books & Special Collections @UofSCRareBooks
The Irvin Dept. of Rare Books & Special Collections is located in the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC library.sc.edu/spcoll/rareboo… Columbia, South Carolina Joined April 2010-
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Join us this Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 6 pm for a public lecture with John Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award winner Amina Luqman-Dawson eventbrite.com/e/usc-fall-lit…
Last Spring, students recorded performances of plainchant manuscripts from the collections dating from the 13th-16th centuries. You can listen to the chants, see the medieval manuscripts, and read student blogs about the experience below: exhibits.library.sc.edu/singing-the-ar…
Join us Thurs, Sept 14th. at All Good Books to discuss Patrick Dean's new book Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World. Thursday September 14th, 2023 @ 6:00PM - 8:00 PM allgoodbooks.com/events/28917
Rumor mill has it @taylorswift13 might play #dazzler in #deadpool3 Not sure if @Kevfeige or @VancityReynolds can confirm, but the Irvin Dept has 1st appearances of Dazzler & Deadpool. Can't wait to find out then swing by & check out some #classiccomics #marvelcomics #taylorswift
eventbrite.com/e/the-catesby-… On Friday, March 3, at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Bernard Powers, Professor Emeritus of History at the College of Charleston, will give a talk entitled, “Racialized Spaces and Resistance in Early South Carolina Slaveholding Society.”
James Dickey was born 100 years ago today (2 February 1923 - 19 January 1997) and was Poet-in-Residence and First Carolina Professor of English at USC from 1968-1997. The Irvin Dept. is home to such treasures as his typewriter, life mask, and first editions of his works.
Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901. Some of his early work, such as these magazine appearances in Esquire from the 1930s, will be on display in our gallery, along with many other important African American literary first editions, Feb. 6 - Aug. 11.
An event in honor of Vic Carrabotta featuring @sanfordgreene Join us for a special look inside mentorship in the comics world Follow the link below to register eventbrite.com/e/an-event-in-… Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 6:00 PM EST Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library Program Room
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Was challenged at Charleston Southern College, the Baptist College in Charleston, SC, in 1987 because of "language and sexual references in the book.” #bandedbooks #bandedbooksweek
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Happy Birthday #RayBradbury youtube.com/watch?v=Tp-bam…
Today is Ray Bradbury's birthday. The Irvin Dept. is home to the Anne F. Hardin Collection of Ray Bradbury Books, Fanzines, Pulps, Magazines, Correspondence, Memorabilia, and Ephemera. Check out some highlights at our digital exhibit: digital.library.sc.edu/exhibits/bradb… #RayBradbury #OTD
Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies, each of which expand on his life and works. Read more about Douglass and the different editions at our blog: digital.library.sc.edu/blogs/rbsc/fre…
Just in time for #Valentine's Day, we've acquired a set of 135 manuscript storyboards for a 1954 episode of Popeye the Sailor.
The Irvin Department has a 1st edition of Phillis Wheatley’s (1753-1784) Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral (London, 1773). Read more about Wheatley at our Blog: digital.library.sc.edu/blogs/rbsc/phi…
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@UofSCRareBooks with variant stamping at the foot of the spines
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The Post and Courier has an article about the Irvin Department's Gary Lee Watson Comic Book Collection postandcourier.com/news/kapow-usc… postandcourier.com/news/kapow-usc…
Not making this up -- @UofSC just accepted a collection of 180,000 comics (some dating back to the 19th century) valued at $2.5 million from Gary Watson
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