Distinctive Collections news
The Reading Room is Open
When patrons want to view noncirculating materials from ASU Library’s Distinctive Collections and Archives they make an appointment to come to the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library. One of th...
Three of my Favorite Holdings from Rare Books and Manuscripts at Distinctive Collections
I find the physical book to be imperative to my reading experience. The book is always beautiful, connecting us as readers, users, and individuals who will undoubtedly have different experiences and i...
Reclaiming Indigenous Memory Scapes: The Role of Indigenous-led Archival Initiatives
From an Indigenous perspective, keepers of memory have long played a critical role in Indigenous societies. Before the arrival of European settlers, Indigenous memory keepers were entrusted to steward...
Designing for Themselves: Architecture for architects
Architectural archives include a wide variety of materials, such as drawings, project files, and photographs. Architects generate these types of records in designing projects for specific clients, kee...
Upcoming Exhibit: Shoestring Productions: Brazilian Storytelling through Contemporary Woodcuts, Artists’ Books, and Small Press Books (1997-2021)
The Arizona State Library Distinctive Collections currently houses more than 150 woodcuts, artists’ books, and small press books from Brazil. In the exhibit Shoestring Productions: Brazilian Storytell...
#AskanArchivist Day 2021
October is American Archives Month and it is a perfect time to (re)introduce our collections, our teams, and highlight the day-to-day of archival work. Over the next two weeks colleagues from across C...
Diving Deeper into ASU’s Rare Books and Manuscripts: Our Incunable of Dante’s Divine Comedy
The subject of our first “Diving Deeper” series is Dante’s Divine Comedy to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death on September 14, 1321. “Nel mezo del camin di nostra uita” — the Florent...
An Homage to Terror: Simon Redington and The Impact of “Bomb,” Fifty Years Later
Simon Redington’s Bomb, published in 2008, is an homage to the strikingly beautiful language of “Bomb,” by Gregory Corso, re-conceptualized for the poem’s fiftieth anniversary. In collaboration with T...
Documenting Campus Events: Promotional Posters from the University Archives
Over the decades, Arizona State University has been the setting for a great breadth of artistic talent and diverse cultural perspectives. From providing a stage for student talent in athletics, fine a...