Upcoming Lecture
Wisdom Books from the Saint John's Bible; a Talk by Tim Ternes, Director, The Saint John's Bible and HMML Programming
Wednesday, February 15, 2016, 3pm. Rosenwald Room, LJ-205

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Blog on the NAWSA Collection: “Roll up your sleeves, set your mind to making history.”
Image from: The Torch Bearer, 1916.
Also see the online NAWSA Collection to view all documents.
Fresh Off the Digital Press: Cronecken der Sassen, (Chronicles of Saxony) Mainz, Peter Schoeffer, March 6, 1492.

From the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection
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The Brownie' Book (1920-1921)

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[Susan B. Anthony, full-length portrait, seated, facing left]. From the Prints and Photographs Division
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