UPenn library acquires the papers of Ashley Bryan, a pioneering African American poet and artist known for children’s books Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) UPenn library acquires the papers of Ashley Bryan, a pioneering African American poet and artist known for children’s books Lynne Farrington of the Libraries spoke about the acquisition of the Ashley Brian papers, which trace the author and illustrator’s 60-year publishing history. “He sees art as his salvation, as a way to deal with what’s happening in this country,” said Farrington. Gifts to Penn Libraries enrich Judaic scholarship and digital humanities Ticket for the annual Hebrew Charity Bal at the American Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Feb. 6, 1873. (Image: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica Gifts to Penn Libraries enrich Judaic scholarship and digital humanities The gift includes collections of more than 11,000 items, totaling $12 million and covering four centuries of American Jewish history, and the world’s first endowed position in Judaica digital humanities. Five events to watch for in December Five events to watch for in December On the agenda: a PHILADANCO Christmas performance at Annenberg, a card-making opportunity at Penn Libraries, and a goodbye to Lightbox Film Center. Libraries launch Diversity in the Stacks initiative Libraries launch Diversity in the Stacks initiative The Libraries has launched a new initiative to enhance collections that represent and reflect the University’s diverse population, and to highlight those works in a series of blog posts, starting with Afrofuturism. Penn Libraries enter a ‘new era of innovation’ Penn Libraries enter a ‘new era of innovation’ Having just completed her first year, Constantia Constantinou is helping to guide the Penn Libraries into the future, driving collections, forming new partnerships, and reimagining spaces. Stories of Penn scientists: Edgar Fahs Smith Stories of Penn scientists: Edgar Fahs Smith The story of the professor and provost whose affinity for science and history led him to amass a collection that stands as a testament to his passion for chemistry. Engaging history Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. Engaging history Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia. A deep dive into digital humanities at Penn Dot Porter’s Digital Surrogates course, seen here in Lea Library, was one of nine offered during the DReAM Lab. Topics ranged from text analysis to digital humanities in the classroom. (Photo: Sarah Milinski) A deep dive into digital humanities at Penn The weeklong DReAM Lab, put on by the Price Lab for Digital Humanities and the Penn Libraries, offered participants the chance to study a range of subjects, from text analysis to augmented reality and Afrofuturism. Historical treasures of ‘most talented woman in 20th-century philosophy’ come to Penn Philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe was both a divisive figure and one of the most important female philosophical minds of her time. Notebooks filled with old postcards and scrawled responses, like those viewed here by graduate student Paul Musso (left), associate professor Errol Lord, and graduate student Marie Barnett, reveal Anscombe’s thought process as she corresponds with Anthony Kenny, a philosopher and priest, about God and faith. Historical treasures of ‘most talented woman in 20th-century philosophy’ come to Penn On loan from the Collegium Institute, an archive of materials written to and by Elizabeth Anscombe will be at the Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections for the next three years. Walt Whitman and the People’s Press Walt Whitman and the People’s Press A unique course combining literature and design leads to a mobile printing press that will be part of the poet’s 200th birthday celebration.
Gifts to Penn Libraries enrich Judaic scholarship and digital humanities Ticket for the annual Hebrew Charity Bal at the American Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Feb. 6, 1873. (Image: Arnold and Deanne Kaplan Collection of Early American Judaica Gifts to Penn Libraries enrich Judaic scholarship and digital humanities The gift includes collections of more than 11,000 items, totaling $12 million and covering four centuries of American Jewish history, and the world’s first endowed position in Judaica digital humanities.
Five events to watch for in December Five events to watch for in December On the agenda: a PHILADANCO Christmas performance at Annenberg, a card-making opportunity at Penn Libraries, and a goodbye to Lightbox Film Center.
Libraries launch Diversity in the Stacks initiative Libraries launch Diversity in the Stacks initiative The Libraries has launched a new initiative to enhance collections that represent and reflect the University’s diverse population, and to highlight those works in a series of blog posts, starting with Afrofuturism.
Penn Libraries enter a ‘new era of innovation’ Penn Libraries enter a ‘new era of innovation’ Having just completed her first year, Constantia Constantinou is helping to guide the Penn Libraries into the future, driving collections, forming new partnerships, and reimagining spaces.
Stories of Penn scientists: Edgar Fahs Smith Stories of Penn scientists: Edgar Fahs Smith The story of the professor and provost whose affinity for science and history led him to amass a collection that stands as a testament to his passion for chemistry.
Engaging history Rising junior Margarita Ortiz, a history major, is a summer intern at Historic Germantown in her hometown of Philadelphia. Engaging history Junior Margarita Ortiz conducted a comprehensive survey of 18 sites as a summer intern for the Historic Germantown consortium in her hometown of Philadelphia.
A deep dive into digital humanities at Penn Dot Porter’s Digital Surrogates course, seen here in Lea Library, was one of nine offered during the DReAM Lab. Topics ranged from text analysis to digital humanities in the classroom. (Photo: Sarah Milinski) A deep dive into digital humanities at Penn The weeklong DReAM Lab, put on by the Price Lab for Digital Humanities and the Penn Libraries, offered participants the chance to study a range of subjects, from text analysis to augmented reality and Afrofuturism.
Historical treasures of ‘most talented woman in 20th-century philosophy’ come to Penn Philosopher Elizabeth Anscombe was both a divisive figure and one of the most important female philosophical minds of her time. Notebooks filled with old postcards and scrawled responses, like those viewed here by graduate student Paul Musso (left), associate professor Errol Lord, and graduate student Marie Barnett, reveal Anscombe’s thought process as she corresponds with Anthony Kenny, a philosopher and priest, about God and faith. Historical treasures of ‘most talented woman in 20th-century philosophy’ come to Penn On loan from the Collegium Institute, an archive of materials written to and by Elizabeth Anscombe will be at the Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections for the next three years.
Walt Whitman and the People’s Press Walt Whitman and the People’s Press A unique course combining literature and design leads to a mobile printing press that will be part of the poet’s 200th birthday celebration.