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Author : Newberry Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080323967
Author : W. Raymond Wood,Joseph C. Porter,David C. Hunt
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 0252027566
"During the expedition, twenty-three-year-old Bodmer sketched and painted a wealth of landscapes and Native American portraits that would be immortalized as engravings in Maximilian's published journals and accompanying atlas. Now considered the most vivid and instructive depiction of the nineteenth-century American West and its people prior to the decimation of many Plains tribes by disease, Bodmer's artwork continues to intrigue historians, scholars, and collectors.".
Author : Newberry Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 0911028277
.".. published in celebration of the library's 125th anniversary and in conjunction with an exhibition held September 6-December 31, 2012."--P. [6].
Author : Lawrence W. Towner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993-06-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 0226810429
The essays and talks gathered in Past Imperfect cover a broad range of topics of continuing relevance to the humanities and to scholarship in general. Part I collects Towner's historical essays on the indentured servants, apprentices, and slaves of colonial New England that are standards of the "new social history." The pieces in Part II express his vision of the library as an institution for research and education; here he discusses the rationale for the creation of research centers, the Newberry's pioneering policies for conservation and preservation, and the ways in which collections were built. In Part III Towner writes revealingly of his co-workers and mentors. Part IV assembles his statements as "spokesman for the humanities," addressing questions of national priorities in funding, and of so-called elitist scholarship versus public programs.
Author : James R. Akerman,Robert W. Karrow,David Buisseret,Newberry Library
Publisher : Newberry Library
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Atlases
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016799467
This biography of the legendary mistress of King Louis XV of France offers insights into the life of one of the most enchanting, powerful and feared women to grace the world's stage.
Author : H. Colin Slim
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1972-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226762722
Transcription into modern notation of 30 motets and 30 madrigals for 4-6 voices by Verdelot and others; Latin or Italian words. Edited from part-books (4 surviving of 5), assembled in Florence ca.1528, possibly by Verdelot, and dedicated to Henry VIII of England.
Author : Michael Blanding
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698156982
The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief —until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full—and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he’d gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more—and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley’s escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime.
Author : Michael P. Conzen,Diane Dillon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131658796
"An exhibition at the Newberry Library November 3, 2007-February 16, 2008"
Author : Susan Sleeper-Smith
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803219489
The essays in section 1 consider ethnography's influence on how Europeans represent colonized peoples. Section 2 essays analyze curatorial practices, emphasizing how exhibitions must serve diverse masters rather than solely the curator's own creativity and judgment, a dramatic departure from past museum culture and practice. Section 3 essays consider tribal museums that focus on contesting and critiquing colonial views of American and Canadian history while serving the varied needs of the indigenous communities.
Author : Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Publisher : London : Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Clocks and watches
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036971146
Author : Heath W. Carter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199385973
In Gilded Age America, rampant inequality gave rise to a new form of Christianity, one that sought to ease the sufferings of the poor not simply by saving their souls, but by transforming society. In Union Made, Heath W. Carter advances a bold new interpretation of the origins of American Social Christianity. While historians have often attributed the rise of the Social Gospel to middle-class ministers, seminary professors, and social reformers, this book places working people at the very center of the story. The major characters--blacksmiths, glove makers, teamsters, printers, and the like--have been mostly forgotten, but as Carter convincingly argues, their collective contribution to American Social Christianity was no less significant than that of Walter Rauschenbusch or Jane Addams. Leading readers into the thick of late-19th-century Chicago's tumultuous history, Carter shows that countless working-class believers participated in the heated debates over the implications of Christianity for industrializing society, often with as much fervor as they did in other contests over wages and the length of the workday. The city's trade unionists, socialists, and anarchists advanced theological critiques of laissez faire capitalism and protested "scab ministers" who cozied up to the business elite. Their criticisms compounded church leaders' anxieties about losing the poor, such that by the turn-of-the-century many leading Christians were arguing that the only way to salvage hopes of a Christian America was for the churches to soften their position on "the labor question." As denomination after denomination did just that, it became apparent that the Social Gospel was, indeed, ascendant--from below. At a time when the fate of the labor movement and rising economic inequality are once more pressing social concerns, Union Made opens the door for a new way forward--by changing the way we think about the past.
Author : Francesca Morgan
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469664798
From family trees written in early American bibles to birther conspiracy theories, genealogy has always mattered in the United States, whether for taking stock of kin when organizing a family reunion or drawing on membership—by blood or other means—to claim rights to land, inheritances, and more. And since the advent of DNA kits that purportedly trace genealogical relations through genetics, millions of people have used them to learn about their medical histories, biological parentage, and ethnic background. A Nation of Descendants traces Americans' fascination with tracking family lineage through three centuries. Francesca Morgan examines how specific groups throughout history grappled with finding and recording their forebears, focusing on Anglo-American white, Mormon, African American, Jewish, and Native American people. Morgan also describes how individuals and researchers use genealogy for personal and scholarly purposes, and she explores how local businesspeople, companies like Ancestry.com, and Henry Louis Gates Jr.'s Finding Your Roots series powered the commercialization and commodification of genealogy.
Author : Newberry Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Public libraries
ISBN : UIUC:30112042665742
Author : Ann Nolan Clark
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1976-10-28
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780140309263
A Newbery Medal Winner An Incan boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his ancestors. "The story of an Incan boy who lives in a hidden valley high in the mountains of Peru with old Chuto the llama herder. Unknown to Cusi, he is of royal blood and is the 'chosen one.' A compelling story."—Booklist
Author : Kate Seredy
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986-05-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780140301335
A Newbery Honor Book - from the author of The White Stag Jancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father’s ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and festivals, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies. In vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever. “A genuinely joyous and beautiful book.”—The New York Times