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.
Walt Whitman bicentennial celebration kicks into high gear for his birthday Philadelphia Inquirer Walt Whitman bicentennial celebration kicks into high gear for his birthday Lynne Farrington of the Kislak Center spoke about the significance of Walt Whitman to Philadelphia and the Libraries’ exhibition celebrating the poet’s life and accomplishments. “The relationship between Whitman and this region is close and fascinating,” she said. “It’s worthy of further exploration.” ‘I celebrate myself, and sing myself’ ‘I celebrate myself, and sing myself’ Two centuries after his birth, Walt Whitman’s poetry still resonates with audiences today. The Penn Libraries is leading a region-wide, yearlong celebration of Whitman at 200. A meeting of medievalists Penn English Professor David Wallace is the president of the Medieval Academy of America, which is holding its annual conference on campus. (Photo: Eric Sucar) A meeting of medievalists More than 500 medieval scholars from the U.S. and Europe will be on campus for the annual Medieval Academy of America conference. Dozens of panels, workshops, and lectures about the Middle Ages will convene, many led by Penn faculty. Treasures revealed David McKnight of the Penn Libraries led the decade-long project to sort through the 200,000 books, and additional materials, and catalogue the Gotham Book Mart donation. A new exhibit showcases 300 selections, including the writing and illustrations of author Edward Gorey, who collaborated with the storied book shop. Treasures revealed It has taken nearly a decade for the Penn Libraries to sort and catalogue the contents of the Gotham Book Mart, the legendary New York City bookstore and publisher. A new exhibition, now on display through May 20, showcases a select 300 items.
‘I celebrate myself, and sing myself’ ‘I celebrate myself, and sing myself’ Two centuries after his birth, Walt Whitman’s poetry still resonates with audiences today. The Penn Libraries is leading a region-wide, yearlong celebration of Whitman at 200.
A meeting of medievalists Penn English Professor David Wallace is the president of the Medieval Academy of America, which is holding its annual conference on campus. (Photo: Eric Sucar) A meeting of medievalists More than 500 medieval scholars from the U.S. and Europe will be on campus for the annual Medieval Academy of America conference. Dozens of panels, workshops, and lectures about the Middle Ages will convene, many led by Penn faculty.
Treasures revealed David McKnight of the Penn Libraries led the decade-long project to sort through the 200,000 books, and additional materials, and catalogue the Gotham Book Mart donation. A new exhibit showcases 300 selections, including the writing and illustrations of author Edward Gorey, who collaborated with the storied book shop. Treasures revealed It has taken nearly a decade for the Penn Libraries to sort and catalogue the contents of the Gotham Book Mart, the legendary New York City bookstore and publisher. A new exhibition, now on display through May 20, showcases a select 300 items.