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The Main Gallery at Special Collections.

Exhibitions

  1. Little Known Histories of Newark, 1758-2008New exhibit!
  2. The Lincoln Collection
  1. Overview
  2. Main Gallery Exhibitions
      1. 2002-Current
      2. 1995-2001
      3. 1986-1994
  3. Information Area Exhibitions
  4. Digital Collections

Overview

The exhibition program at the University of Delaware Library includes major exhibitions in the Special Collections gallery, smaller exhibits in the Information Area on the first floor of Morris Library, and displays of recent publications by University faculty and staff.

The Special Collections Department sponsors two major exhibitions each year in the Library's gallery. These exhibitions, which focus on a variety of subjects, are composed of books, manuscripts, ephemera, and realia from Special Collections. Catalogs and checklists have been published for selected exhibitions and many of them are available in on-line versions. The following lists of exhibitions (in reverse chronological order) indicate the availability of catalogs or checklists and are linked to the on-line versions when available.

Please ask Special Collections for more information, or contact the Office of the Director at (302) 831-2231 to purchase publications.

Main Gallery Exhibitions

2002-Current
  1. Little Known Histories of Newark, 1758-2008, curated by L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin and Jaime L. Margalotti, February 19 - June 20, 2008.
  2. Ishmael Reed: An Exhibition, curated by Timothy D. Murray, August 16 - December 16, 2007.
  3. The Animal Kingdom: Six Centuries of Zoological Illustration, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 13 - June 12, 2007.
  4. From Verne to Vonnegut: a Century of Science Fiction , curated by Iris R. Snyder, September - December 2006.
  5. Ezra Pound in His Time & Beyond, curated by Jesse Rossa, February 14 - June 16, 2006. Catalog available.
  6. Franklin & Friends: an exhibition, curated by Iris R. Snyder, August 16 - December 16, 2005.
  7. A Manuscript Sampler, curated by Timothy D. Murray, February 15 - June 17, 2005.
  8. John Depol: Artist and Engraver, curated by Iris R. Snyder, August 24 - December 17, 2004. Publication available.
  9. Literature Reimagined: An Exhibition of Illustrated Texts, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 10 - June 18, 2004.
  10. Samuel Beckett: A Celebration, curated by Timothy D. Murray and Laura Cochrane, August 26 - December 19, 2003.
  11. Defining Her Life: Advice Books for Women, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 11 - June 13, 2003.
  12. Recent Acquisitions. Selections from an exhibition in Special Collections, August 27 - December 18, 2002.
  13. Personal Visions: Artists' Books at the Millennium, curated by Iris R. Snyder, January 15, 2002 - June 9, 2002.
1995-2001
  1. Picturing Delaware: Maps and Illustrations of the First State. Selections from an exhibition in Special Collections, curated by Iris R. Snyder, August 21, 2001 - December 19, 2001.
  2. The Art of Botanical Illustration, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 8 - June 8, 2001.
  3. Paul Bowles, 1910 - 1999, curated by L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin and Timothy D. Murray, August 22 - December 15, 2000. Catalog available.
  4. Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs and Expositions, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 8 - June 8, 2000.
  5. Forging a Collection: the Frank W. Tober Collection on Literary Forgery, curated by Timothy D. Murray, August 19 - December 15, 1999. Catalog available.
  6. Lands of Opportunity: Books of the States, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 16 - June 11, 1999.
  7. Four Decades of Library Support: an Exhibition in Celebration of the Fortieth Anniversary of the University of Delaware Library Associates, curated by Timothy D. Murray and Iris R. Snyder, September 9 - December 16, 1998. Catalog available.
  8. World of the Child: Two Hundred Years of Children's Books, curated by Iris R. Snyder, February 17 - June 12, 1998.
  9. Self Works: Diaries, Scrapbooks, and other Autobiographical Efforts, curated by L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin, August 19 - December 18, 1997. Catalog available.
  10. William Faulkner: A Centenary Celebration, curated by Priscilla A. Thomas, March 17 - June 20, 1997.
  11. Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century: An Exhibition at the Hugh M. Morris Library, curated by Iris R. Snyder, August 27 - December 18, 1996. Catalog available.
  12. Trade Catalogs in the University of Delaware Library, curated by Timothy D. Murray and Iris R. Snyder, March 18 - July 15, 1996.
  13. Ernest Hemingway in His Time, curated by L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin and Timothy D. Murray, August - December 1995. Brochure and checklist available.
1986-1994
  1. Contemporary Artists' Prints in Books, curated by Max Yela and Timothy D. Murray, October 1994 - February 1995. Catalog available.
  2. An American Feast: Food, Dining, and Entertaining in the United States from Simmons to Rombauer, curated by Max Yela, June - September, 1994.
  3. "Irish Women Authors," curated by Timothy D. Murray and L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin, February - June 1994. Catalog available.
  4. Delaware in Wartime, curated by Max Yela and L. Rebecca Johnson, August - December, 1993.
  5. First Books, curated by Timothy D. Murray, April - August, 1993.
  6. "The Gehenna Press: the Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992," travelling exhibition, February - April, 1993.
  7. Hugh MacDiarmid: an Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth, curated by Timothy D. Murray, August - December, 1992. Catalog available.
  8. Two Hundred Years Before the Mast: Sea Voyages in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, curated by Max Yela, February - June, 1992. Checklist available.
  9. "The Two-millionth volume: in Celebration," curated by Max Yela and L. Rebecca Johnson, October 1991 - February 1992. Keepsake available.
  10. "Delaware Collects," curated by Max Yela, June - September 1991. Catalog available.
  11. From Liquid to Vapor and Back: Four Centuries of the First Chemical Separation Process, curated by Lois Fischer Black, February - May, 1991. Catalog available.
  12. "John J. Williams of Delaware, U.S. Senator, 1947-1970," curated by L. Rebecca Johnson, October 1990 - January 1991. Guide to the collection available.
  13. Suitable for Cultivation: Horticultural Collections at the University of Delaware Library, curated by Max Yela, June - September, 1990. Catalog available.
  14. Paul Bowles at 80, curated by Timothy D. Murray, February - May 1990. Catalog available.
  15. "America on Vacation," curated by Max Yela, September 1989 - January 1990. Checklist available.
  16. "Selections from the Lloyd-Goodrich - Albert Pinkham Ryder Archive," curated by Dr. William Homer's Art History Seminar Students, April - August, 1989. Publication available.
  17. "East - West: Hand Papermaking Traditions and Innovations," curated by Alice D. Schreyer, December 1988 - March 1989. Catalog available.
  18. "Evolving Texts: the Writing of Tennessee Williams," curated by Timothy D. Murray, August - December 1988. Catalog available.
  19. New Sweden: the 350th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Swedes and Finns in Delaware, curated by Max Yela, March - July 1988. Catalog out of print.
  20. "Creature of Their Own Will: the Formative Years of the U.S. Constitution," curated by Max Yela, October 1987 - February 1988. Publication out of print.
  21. Seventy Years at the Hogarth Press, curated by Max Yela, May - September 1987. Publication available.
  22. Treasures of the University of Delaware Library, curated by Alice D. Schreyer and Max Yela, October 1986 - April 1987. Catalog out of print.

Information Area Exhibits

  1. Avant-garde Typography in Literature, curated by Jesse Rossa, June 16 - September 21, 2007
  2. The American Photographer As Historian, curated by Sally W. Donatello, June 13 - September 21, 2006
  3. Robin Hood: Selected Sources, curated by Iris R. Snyder, August 26 - December 16, 2005.
  4. Vietnam In Their Own Words, curated by Shaun D. Mullen, June 3 - August 19, 2005.
  5. American Wood Engravers, curated by Iris R. Snyder, August 24 - December 17, 2004.
  6. Gardeners on Gardening, curated by Sally Donatello, June 1 - August 17, 2004.
  7. Mother-Daughter Relationships in Contemporary Fiction, curated by Linda Lawrence Stein, October 2003 - January 2004.
  8. In the Shadow of the Wizard: Literature Challenged, curated by Maggie Ferris and Michael Gutierrez, May 2003.
  9. Shared Voices: Modern Gay Literature: A Bibliography, curated by Michael Gutierrez and Demaris Hollembeak, September - December, 2002.
  10. Delaware Cooks: a Selection of Cookbooks Published in Delaware, curated by Iris R. Snyder, April 2, 2002 - August 9, 2002.
  11. Labyrinths and Magic Flowers: Spotlighting Contemporary Latin American Literature, curated by Francis Poole, September 25, 2001 - March 18, 2002.
  12. Dark Romanticism: Byron, Coleridge, Mary Shelley,and the Pursuit of the Supernatural, curated by Linda Lawrence Stein, May - September, 2001.
  13. Our Forgotten Children: Resources on Child Abuse and Neglect, curated by Deborah Derry, February - May, 2000.
  14. Tradition and the Polish Immigrant, curated by Sandra Ivanitch, September 1999 - January 2000.
  15. Virginia Woolf Turning the Centuries, curated by Shiela Pardee, May - September, 1999.
  16. Black, Brown, and Beige: A Centennial Tribute to Duke Ellington, curated by Carol A. Rudisell, February - May 1999.
  17. African American Poetry, curated by Sharon Epps and Timothy D. Murray, February - May 1997.
  18. The Underground Railroad in Delaware, curated by Ruth Hicks and Iris Snyder, June - October 1997.
  19. Cinema Centenary 1895-1995, curated by Francis Poole, August 1995 - January 1996.
  20. "Senator J. Allen Frear, Jr., U.S. Senate 1949-1960: Representing Delaware and Delawareans in the '50," curated by L. Rebecca Johnson Melvin and Jennifer Paul, May - August 1995.
  21. "Soyinka, Walcott, and Morrison: Black Nobel laureates in literature," curated by Carol Rudisell, January - August 1995.

Digital Collections

  1. The Delaware Postcard Collection
  2. The Willard Stewart Photographs for WPA and HABS
  3. Historic Maps of Delaware & the Mid-Atlantic Region
  4. George Handy Bates Samoan Papers: Photographs

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