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Penn Libraries acquires the personal papers of historian and activist Elizabeth Fee
Two hardcover books on a table, “AIDS: The Burden of History” and “AIDS: The Making of a Chronic Disease.”

Two of Elizabeth Fee’s most influential books: “AIDS: The Burden of History” and “AIDS: The Making of a Chronic Disease.” (Image: Penn Libraries News)

Penn Libraries acquires the personal papers of historian and activist Elizabeth Fee

The papers of the pioneering historian and health advocate, who died in 2018, adds to the Libraries’ growing collection of materials charting the history of public health activism.

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Penn Libraries receives major gift of rare photographic plates by Edward S. Curtis
image of a Native American

“Nootka Woman Wearing Cedar-Bark Blanket”(1915). Edward S. Curtis Photography Collection, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts; University of Pennsylvania Libraries. (Photo: Chris Lippa, Penn Libraries)

Penn Libraries receives major gift of rare photographic plates by Edward S. Curtis

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries has received a rare collection of 151 interpositive glass plates by photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868–1952) from collector William H. Miller III. Appraised at $4.2 million, the gift to the Penn Libraries complements holdings across the University, making Penn a major center for research and work on Curtis, one of the most prolific American photographers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 
The Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image celebrates 25 years
15th century illustration of a person atop a stone tower overseeing a landscape.

Illustration from “La Voie de Povreté ou de Richesse,” by Jacques Bruyant from the 15th century. (Image: Penn Libraries News)

The Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image celebrates 25 years

The Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image has spent the past 25 years digitizing collections from the Penn Libraries, partnering cultural institutions, and private collections.

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Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons
Person at a table with an image of a skeleton

The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a renovated and updated space, now named the Biotech Commons. A new feature is an Anatomage Table that will allow the review and virtual dissection of life-size virtual cadavers outside of clinical lab coursework. Libraries visualizationist Lexi Voss conducts a demonstration.

Penn Libraries opens newly renovated Biotech Commons

The Penn Libraries has transformed its former Biomedical Library into a newly renovated space with a new name, the Biotech Commons.

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Penn Libraries’ new curator for Civic Engagement
Samantha Hill standing in a library.

Samantha Hill, curator for Civic Engagement. (Image: Penn Libraries News)

Penn Libraries’ new curator for Civic Engagement

Samantha Hill is the newest addition to the curatorial team in the Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books & Manuscripts.

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The Divine Comedy’s ‘universal message’
Woman pages through book. Many other books lie propped open on the table in front of her

Romance languages professor Eva Del Soldato pages through a volume illustrated by 19th-century French artist Gustave Doré, whose vivid illustrations popularized Dante for a new generation.

The Divine Comedy’s ‘universal message’

Seven centuries years after Dante Alighieri's death on Sept. 14, 1321, his “Divine Comedy,” a poem in which an autobiographical protagonist journeys through hell, purgatory, and paradise, is still widely influential.

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New Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition focuses on introspection and contemplation
woman standing in doorway of art exhibition with paintings on the walls

The Arthur Ross Gallery’s new exhibition features 17th-century Dutch genre paintings paired with rare books from the Penn Libraries collection. On display until July 25, “An Inner World,” co-curated by Gallery Assistant Director and Curator Heather Gibson Moqtaderi, focuses on contemplation.

New Arthur Ross Gallery exhibition focuses on introspection and contemplation

The Arthur Ross Gallery’s new exhibition features 17th-century Dutch genre paintings paired with rare books from the Penn Libraries collection. On display until July 25, “An Inner World” focuses on contemplation.
Building an illustrated children’s book collection with the community
Cartoon drawing of an adult reading a book to two children in a library.

“Library Tales” by Ashley Bryan. (Image: Courtesy of the Ashley Bryan Archive/Penn Libraries)

Building an illustrated children’s book collection with the community

The “Mirrors Collection,” curated by Penn students, is a list of illustrated children’s books chosen and reviewed especially for Philadelphia School District libraries and their diverse student populations.

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