Current Exhibit
Hand in Hand: Scholarship and Early Manuscripts in Special Collections & Archives
September-December 2024 | Second Floor Gallery, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library | Open during Library hours
From the Latin manus (hand) and scribere (to write), the etymology of the word manuscript is tied to a longstanding tradition of writing documents by hand. Hand in Hand highlights some of the earliest, and arguably most beautiful, documents in Special Collections & Archives, shedding light on their contemporary role in the College’s curriculum and scholarship.
Also On View
- 150 Years Ago: A glimpse of campus and life in 1874 from the College Archives – First Floor, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: Life and Legacy – Third Floor, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
- Artist’s Books on Libraries – Third Floor, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
- Conserving Kate Furbish’s Flora of Maine – Third Floor, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
- New at SC&A: Recent Acquisitions: John Rensenbrink Papers – Third Floor, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
- John James Audubon’s Birds of America – Monday-Friday, 11:00PM-5:00PM by appointment, Third Floor, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library