Title: Cinema Centenary, 1895-1995

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/instructionalmedia/cincent1.html

Description: In honor of the centenary of the first fil, this exhibition highlights 101 of the "greatest films" in cinema history. All of the selected films are held by the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from August 1995-January 1996.

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Subject:   Motion pictures,  Cinema,  Motion pictures--History

Title: A Glimpse into the Future Dark: George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/1984/

Description: George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), a British journalist and novelist known for his literary criticism, personal narratives, and works of fiction. Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty–Four became one of the twentieth century’s most influential works of dystopian science fiction. First published on June 9, 1949, Nineteen Eighty–Four explored themes of war, nationalism, censorship, and state–sponsored surveillance, as seen through the eyes of a citizen in the totalitarian state of Oceania. Since its publication, the novel has been translated into dozens of languages and adapted into several film, radio, and television productions. Terms such as “Big Brother”, “Newspeak”, and “thoughtcrime” have become synonymous with authoritarian ideals and political manipulation. This single case exhibition was on display in the Information Room of Morris Library from June 5-July 2, 2012.

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Subject:   Nineteen eighty-four,  Orwell, George, 1903-1950

Title: Our Forgotten Children: Resources on Child Abuse and Neglect

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/abuse.htm

Description: The University of Delaware Library presented an exhibition of books highlighting its resources in the area of child abuse and neglect. This exhibition was on display in the Informaiton Room on the first floor of Morris Library from February 1-May 16, 2000.

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Subject:   Child abuse

Title: Credits and Debits: Viewing History through Account Books and Ledgers

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/accountbooks/index.html

Description: The nearly 150 volumes comprising the Account Books and Ledgers collection in the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library provide more than simply financial information about the businesses or individuals that maintained them. Readers can also learn about the day–to–day existence of the people whose names appear in the volumes, including their professions, what they ate, how they dressed, and where they lived or visited. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from January 11- 30, 2013.

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Subject:   Studies in financial and economic history,  Accounting books,  Accounting

Title: African American Poetry

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/africam1.htm

Description: This exhibit consisted of two separate installments. The first exhibit featured African American poetry of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Well-known authors such as Phillis Wheatley and Paul Laurence Dunbar will be included, but the work of lesser-known figures, such as Jupiter Hammon, George Moses Horton, and Frances E.W. Harper will also be presented. The second display focused on African American poetry during the twentieth century and will include work by Countee Cullen, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Sterling Brown, Gwendolyn Brooks, Amiri Baraka, Ishmael Reed, Audrey Lorde, Maya Angelou, Wanda Coleman, Rita Dove, and a host of other African American poets. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from February 6-May 5, 1998.

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Subject:   African American poets,  American poetry--African American authors

Title: Perfecting Nature: Medicine, Metallurgy and Mysticism

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/alchemy/index.html

Description: Throughout the ancient and medieval time periods, the study and practice of alchemy was deeper and more complex than just the pursuit of turning lead into gold. Alchemy has a long, intricate history that is multifaceted and mysterious. It is both a scientific exploration of chemical substances and a spiritual philosophy seeking personal transformation. There have been approximately four thousand printed books issued between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, as well as several thousand manuscripts, letters and other writings in museums, libraries and private collections all over the world. This exhibition, featuring alchemical texts from Special Collections, was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 12-December 20, 2012.

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Subject:   Alchemy,  Metallurgy

Title: ABC An Alphabet Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/alphabet/index.html

Description: The exhibition in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library displays a wide range of books with an alphabet theme. Included are typography books, calligraphy and writing manuals, children's books, fine press and artists' books, and miniature books. This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from August 24-December 18, 2009.

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Subject:   Penmanship,  Calligraphy,  Printing,  Literacy

Title: An American Feast: Food, Dining, and Entertainment in the United States From Simmons to Rombauer

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/american.htm

Description: The exhibition "An American Feast: Food, Dining, and Entertaining in the United States from Simmons to Rombauer," focuses on American culture and attitudes toward food and dining from the 1796 publication of the first American cookbook and the 1931 publication of Irma Rombauer's kitchen icon, The Joy of Cooking. The exhibition examines the changing patterns of American food preparation and service, the impact of technology, the origins and influence of the home economics movement, the evolution and democratization of the dining room, American attitudes toward drink, the etiquette of dining, and the popularity of commercial dining establishments. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from June 21-September 30, 1994.

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Subject:   Food--History

Title: The Animal Kingdom: Six Centuries of Zoological Illustration

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/animals/index.htm

Description: "The Animal Kingdom: Six Centuries of Zoological Illustration" is based on the superb collection of books in Special Collections containing scientific and artistic images of animals dating from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The exhibition includes images of animals from early printed herbals and travel books of the sixteenth century. These artists rarely work from actual specimens but from their imaginations or from the descriptions of others. The results were often fantastic creatures such as unicorns and mermaids. Books in the exhibit from this period include Petri Andreæ Matthioli senensis medici: commentarii in sex libros Pedacii Dioscoridis and Ortus sanitatis. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collection Gallery from February 13-June 12, 2007.

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Subject:   Animals,  Zoology,  Zoological illustration

Title: Making Connections Archives and Imagination

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/archivesmonth/hazlitt.html

Description: The Archives Month theme for 2010 is “Making Connections: Archives and Imagination.” Archivists/Librarians assist people from all walks of life to find historical information by knowing collections of original records and by identifying data that may be unknown to the researcher. Thus, they lead the way in exploring the connections among data and documents in researching historical records. This small exhibition on the Hazlitt family, particularly writer William Hazlitt (1778-1830), brings together several of the different kinds of materials that can be found in the University of Delaware Library Special Collections--diaries, correspondence, artwork, and books--in order to shed light on his influences and impact. William Hazlitt developed into a prominent literary, art, and social critic, with time also spent as a painter and journalist. He wrote essays on a wide variety of topics, influencing the development of the form. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from October 2010.

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Subject:   Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830,  History--Sources,  Records,  Archives

Title: American Archives Month: The "Merci" Train

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/archivesmonth2011/merci.html

Description: American Archives Month raises public awareness about the importance of historic documents and records in archives and special collections.  The theme for 2011 is “I Found it in the Archives!,” highlighting discoveries of families, heritage, and treasures in each institution’s collections. In the aftermath of WWII, individual French citizens donated enough gifts to fill 49 boxcars, which were then shipped to the United States. Each state received a boxcar from the “Merci Train,” with Hawaii (then a territory) and Washington, D.C., sharing one. A selection of the gifts from Delaware’s boxcar were given directly to the University. Over time the whereabouts of many of the “Merci Train” gifts have been lost, but three of Delaware’s gifts remain in the holdings of the University of Delaware Library’s Special Collections Department (MSS 440). On display are three manuscripts of local history and geography produced by A. Carriere of Millau, Aveyron, France, as well as a letter expressing the thanks of the author and the people of that region. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from October 4-31, 2011

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Subject:   World War, 1939-1945,  Gifts,  United States--Foreign relations--France

Title: Motoring into Archives Month

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/archivesmonth2012/motoring.html

Description: American Archives Month is a collaborative effort by professional organizations and repositories around the nation to highlight the importance of records of enduring value. For 2012, the University of Delaware Special Collections exhibit was “Motoring into Archives Month” with selections that highlight early automobiles and their drivers in Delaware and beyond. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from October 1-31, 2012.

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Subject:   Automobiles,  Delaware

Title: Personal Visions: Artists' Books At The Millennium

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/artistsbook/index.htm

Description: The exhibition Personal Visions: Artists Books at the Millennium demonstrates that both traditional and avant-garde book arts remain dynamic. Both give voice to artistic creativity and both challenge the reader to become involved in the reading experience. By focusing on works published since 1995, the exhibition allows for clear comparisons among current works. Personal Visions offers its audience a surprising, often challenging look at the creative interplay of the artist and the book. This exhibition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from January 15-June 9, 2002.

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Subject:   Artists' books,  Book artists

Title: Global Astronomy Month: One People, One Sky

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/astronomy/astronomy.html

Description: The United Nations established the year 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy. The year marked the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first use of the telescope to record his astronomical findings. In an effort to continue cultivating the spirit of collaboration across nations, the international astronomy organization Astronomers Without Borders has designated the month of April “Global Astronomy Month.” Its goal is to “bring new ideas, new opportunities and ... enthusiasts together worldwide, celebrating One People, One Sky.” The exhibit features three books on how astronomers shared ideas, observations, findings and theories (even if not always correct) throughout the centuries, building upon each other’s work to make important contributions of their own. The two manuscripts on display are evidence of the enduring and pervasive fascination that studying the sky has had on amateur astronomers and enthusiasts. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from April 1-30, 2011.

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Subject:   Astronomy--Observations,  Astronomy--Research,  Gassendi, Pierre, 1592-1655,  Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642,  Astronomy

Title: Amiri Baraka (1934-2014)

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/baraka/index.html

Description: Amiri Baraka, known early in his career as LeRoi Jones, was one of the most widely published African-American writers, producing provocative poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. This exhibit highlights Baraka's work. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from February 10--April 30, 2014.

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Subject:   African American authors,  Baraka, Amiri, 1934-2014

Title: Samuel Beckett: A Celebration

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/beckett/index.htm

Description: This exhibit celebrates the life and long and distinguished career of Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), an Irish poet, playwright and novelist. This exhivition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from August 26-December 19., 2003.

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Subject:   Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989

Title: Henry Morris, Printer: The Life and Times of The Bird & Bull Press

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/bird_bull/index.html

Description: For fifty-five years, Henry Morris's Bird & Bull Press has been devoted to the printing and publishing of fine press books. Henry Morris's career as a fine press printer began in 1958, when he sought an outlet for a newfound interest in making paper by hand. He introduced the name of his imprint, the Bird & Bull Press, with his second book in 1961. In keeping with the interests that first prompted Henry Morris to establish the Bird & Bull Press, the majority of Morris's books have been devoted to the art, craft, and history of printing and papermaking. Throughout his career Henry Morris has printed books which are renowned both for their aesthetic qualities and for the value of their textual content. Early this year, Henry Morris announced his retirement, bringing a close to the Bird & Bull Press. This exhibition celebrates Henry Morris's long and productive career. This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from August 20-December 13, 2013.

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Subject:   Morris, Henry, 1925-,  Bird & Bull Press,  Printer

Title: Celebrating Black Women in American Culture and History: Black History Month 2012

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/blackhistorymonth2012/index.html

Description: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has dedicated Black History Month 2012 to exploring African American women’s roles in and contributions to American history. In the face of extreme challenges and oppression due to both their race and gender, these Black female Americans made lasting contributions to American society, politics, history and culture for which we celebrate them. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from February 1-29, 2012.

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Subject:   African American Women,  Association for the Study of African-American Life and History,  African American women--History;

Title: At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: Black History Month 2013

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/blackhistorymonth2013/index.html

Description: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has dedicated Black History Month 2013 to commemorate two important anniversaries, the sesquicentennial of the Emancipation Proclamation and the fiftieth of the March on Washington. This exhibition celebrates the people who advocated for black emancipation, freedom, justice and equality, and the movements that have sought to achieve these goals. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from February 1-February 28, 2018.

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Subject:   Emancipation Proclamation,  Civil rights movements,  African American History Month,  Civil rights demonstrations

Title: Through the Years: The University of Delaware Through the Yearbooks

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/bluehen/index.html

Description: The first yearbook was published by Delaware College in 1899 as the Aurora. The Blue Hen title was adopted in 1911. Until the implementation of co–education in 1945, the Blue Hen included only the all–male Delaware College. The yearbook of the Women’s College of Delaware, which began operation in 1914, was called the Blue and Gold. In 1946, the Blue Hen became the official yearbook of the newly co–educational institution. In 1948, the Blue Hen began annual publication that continued until it ceased production in 1999. Through the efforts of the Center for Digital Collections at the University of Delaware Library, all issues of the Blue Henand the Blue & Gold are available for download. Individual yearbooks are keyword searchable. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from May 8-July 2, 2012.

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Subject:   College yearbooks,  University of Delaware

Title: Paul Bowles at 80

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/bowles80/index.htm

Description: "Paul Bowles at 80" celebrates the achievement of Paul Bowles, one of the most distinctive literary voices of the twentieth century, on the occasion of his eightieth birthday. The exhibition also affords an opportunity to bring to scholarly notice a distinguished collection that exemplifies the University of Delaware Library's collecting program in twentieth-century literature. Item in exhibition have been drawn from the author’s literary papers as well as from related manuscript and printed holdings in Special Collections, University of Delaware Library. This exhibition was on view in the Special Collections Gallery from February 1-May 29, 1990.

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Subject:   Bowles, Paul, 1910-1999

Title: Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted: William S. Burroughs at 100

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/burroughs/intro.html

Description: 2014 marks the centenary of the birth of the grandfather of the Beats, el hombre invisible, the gentleman junkie: William S. Burroughs (1914-1997). Burroughs was a founding member of the Beat Generation, which paved the way for counterculture movements in the 1960s. He addressed early themes of gay liberation, deconstructed the linearity of narrative fiction, and influenced cyberpunk and punk rock. “Nothing Is True, Everything Is Permitted”: William S. Burroughs at 100 pays tribute to the most famous junkie writer, the iconoclast, and the reluctant icon. This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 28--June 13, 2014.

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Subject:   Authors,  Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997

Title: Virginia Spencer Carr, 1929-2012: A Biographer's Work

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/carr/

Description: Virginia Spencer Carr, the noted literary biographer whose papers are held by the University of Delaware Library, died on April 10, 2012, at her home in Lynn, Massachusetts. Carr’s award-winning 1975 biography of Carson McCullers, the darkly Southern writer of novels and stories featuring memorably isolated characters, was meticulously researched and remains the standard biography of McCullers. Carr published two additional comprehensive biographies, Dos Passos: A Life (1984) and Paul Bowles: A Life (2004), and other critical works about McCullers, Katherine Anne Porter, and Eudora Welty. This small exhibition presents the biographer’s work, €”manuscripts, correspondence, research ephemera, publishing proofs, and publicity. This single case exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from May 10-June 30, 2012.

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Subject:   Carr, Virginia Spencer,  Women biographers

Title: Casablanca 70th Anniversary

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/casablanca/index.html

Description: This exhibit is in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Casablanca, one of America’s greatest and most beloved films. or seventy years Casablanca has captivated movie–goers with its timeless themes of love, courage, and sacrifice as experienced through the lives of its characters. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from November 1-December 14, 2012.

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Subject:   Casablanca Films,  Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957,  Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982,  World War, 1939-1945

Title: International Year of Chemistry 2011

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/chemistry/index.html

Description: The International Year of Chemistry is a year-long, world-wide celebration of the history and achievements in the field of chemistry which is sponsored by IUPAC, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and of UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. The theme, “Chemistry– Our Life, Our Future,” seeks to promote the contributions chemistry has made to the well-being of humankind and demonstrate the impact of chemistry towards global problem–solving.

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Subject:   Chemistry,  International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Applied Chemistry Section,  Unesco

Title: World of the Child: Two Hundred Years of Children's Books

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/child/index.htm

Description: This exhibits documents two hundred years of children's books, particularly how these books reflects the view of children over the years. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from Febraury 17-June 12, 1998.

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Subject:   Children's books

Title: The Civil Rights Act of 1964: 50th Anniversary

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/civilrights64/index.html

Description: With the end of the Civil War in 1865, legal slavery came to an end in the United States. After reconstruction in the mid-1870s, particularly in Southern states, laws were established that deprived African American citizens of these same rights, and enforced segregation in housing, education and other domains of life. These new regulations were known as Jim Crow laws. During this period, racial discrimination was commonly found in the North as well. Despite this, a legal and political movement for civil rights challenged these discriminatory laws and practices throughout the first half of the twentieth century. The 1963 March on Washington marked a watershed for this growing movement social movement. This exhibit explores the background, passage, and legacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, with particular emphasis on conditions in Delaware. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from February 4--July 11, 2014.

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Subject:   Delaware,  Civil rights,  United States. Civil Rights Act of 1964

Title: Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/color/index.htm

Description: Color Printing in the Nineteenth Century documents these changes in color printing technology by displaying some of the finest examples of books illustrated in color, published from the last quarter of the eighteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 27-December 19, 1996.

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Subject:   Printing--History

Title: The World of the Graphic Novel

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/comicbooks/index.html

Description: The exhibit illustrates the evolution of the graphic novel in terms of genre. No longer the super hero comic of yesturday, authors branched out to other fictional literary themes and non-fictional topics such as race, historitcal events, social commentary, and self reflection. Examples of these different genres are displayed in the online exhibit. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from January 15- April 30, 2013.

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Subject:   Graphic novel adaptations,  Graphic novels

Title: Congress Week: Main Street to Capitol Hill

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/congress/index.html

Description: The University of Delaware Library joins the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress to celebrate the first annual Congress Week, September 13-17, 2010. “Main Street to Capitol Hill” recognizes the American voices which are so richly documented in the personal papers of members of Congress found in archives and libraries across the country. Documents and photographs shown here are from three 20th-century congressional collections available for research at the University of Delaware Library: the personal papers of John J. Williams (U.S. Senate, 1947-1971) J. Allen Frear, Jr. (U.S. Senate, 1949-1961) and Thomas R. Carper (U.S. House of Representatives, 1983-1993). This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from September 13-17, 2010.

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Subject:   Frear, J. Allen, Jr.,  Carper, Thomas R., 1947-,  Williams, John J. (John James), 1904-1988,  United States. Congress--Powers and duties

Title: Congress Week 2011: Congress: Of the People, By the People, For the People: Selections from the Papers of the Hon. Michael N. Castle

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/congress2011/index.html

Description: The University of Delaware Library joins the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress in a national celebration of the second annual Congress Week, September 12-16, 2011. Coinciding with the commemoration of Constitution Day, September 17, the 2011 theme recognizes that members of Congress are citizens elected by other citizens in popular and free elections, and that our system of representative democracy holds those representatives accountable to their local constituencies. This selection of documents from the papers of the Hon. Michael N. Castle (U.S. House of Representatives, 1993-2011) illustrates the range of duties performed by a member of Congress: voting, responding to constituent concerns, participating in hearings, serving on committees, providing government oversight, making public statements on the Floor of Congress, and making laws. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from September 12-October 3, 2011.

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Subject:   United States. Congress--Powers and duties,  Castle, Michael N., 1939-,  Civil service

Title: Congress Week 2012: Congress: Chosen by the People: Selections from the Willard Saulsbury, Jr., Papers

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/congress2012/index.html

Description: The University of Delaware Library joins the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress in a national celebration of the third annual Congress Week, September 16-22, 2012. Coinciding with the commemoration of Constitution Day on September 17, the theme of Congress Week 2012 is "Congress: Chosen by the People," reflecting the constitutional language about election of members (Article 1, section 2, and Amendment XVII). The selctions for the exhibit are from Willard Saulsbury Jr., the last U.S. senator selected by the Delaware state legislature before direct popular elections enacted by the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1913. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from September 10-October 1, 2012.

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Subject:   United States. Congress--Powers and duties,  Constiutional amendments,  United States. Constitution,  17th Amendment,  Saulsbury, Willard, 1861-1927

Title: Mother-Daughter Relationships in Contemporary Fiction

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/contemporaryfiction/

Description: All women writers are daughters, and many of them are mothers. Their natural fascination with the emotional bonds between daughters and mothers has led them to create stories about complex and varied relationships, some autobiographical in nature. In   and  , Amy Tan tells the stories of American daughters of Chinese mothers who, like herself, find it difficult to share their mothers' values and cultural traditions. The sexual abuse and poverty that Dorothy Allison suffered figures in her novel   about a young woman abandoned by her mother for a life of respectability. Jamaica Kincaid depicts the painful conflict between mother and daughter during a girl's growth to adulthood in  , while Sethe of Toni Morrison's   is haunted by her decision to murder her daughter in order to save her from slavery. These well-known novels, as well as works by Mona Simpson, Jayne Anne Phillips, Janet Fitch, Julia Alvarez, and Julianna Baggott are featured in . The exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from October 14, 2003-January 23, 2004.

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Subject:   Mothers and daughters in literature,  Women authors

Title: A Decade of Donors, 2000-2010

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/decadeofdonors/index.html

Description: From its very earliest days, the University of Delaware Library has benefitted from the generosity of both monetary gifts and donations of materials, including rare books and manuscripts.  Many of Special Collections’ most unique items have been gifts, and without the munificence of donors, these items could not have been otherwise acquired. The exhibition features items which were donated in the past decade. The materials on display are organized to complement Special Collections’ core collecting areas of literature, the arts, history and Delawareana, and the history of science. This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from August 23-December 16, 2011.

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Subject:   Gifts,  Delaware,  Book donations,  Libraries--Special Collections' University of Delaware;

Title: Picturing Delaware: Maps and Illustrations of the First State

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/del/index.htm

Description: For this exhibition, the subject is the landscape of Delaware as portrayed by artists, photographers, and mapmakers. The subtext, however, is the evolution of the state from predominately agricultural to urban/suburban. The collection includes the history, culture, domestic, business, and social aspects of Delaware as documented in books, letters, legal documents, diaries, journals, account books and ledgers, maps, printed ephemera, family papers, business records, archival material, photographs and graphic materials, and miscellaneous items. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 21-December 19, 2001.

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Subject:   Maps,  Delaware--History;

Title: Delaware Beaches: Tales from the Deep End

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/delbeaches/index.html

Description: Local legends and folklore have historical and cultural significance, and are an intrinsic part of a community’s identity. These stories spark intrigue and curiosity, as well as, provide insight into the past. This exhibition features books that focus on true stories of shipwrecks off the Delaware coast, legends about the Delaware Cape and local lore surrounding the shores of Delaware. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from August 1- September 4, 2012.

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Subject:   Delaware--History,  Folklore,  Capes (Coasts)--Delaware

Title: Delaware Cooks: A Selection of Cookbooks Published In Delaware

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/delcooks.htm

Description: A bibliographic list of cookbooks centered on Delaware cuisine and recipes by Delaware residents. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from April 2-August 9, 2002.

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Subject:   Cookbooks

Title: John DePol: American Engraver

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/depol/index.htm

Description: John DePol has been an artist for more than seventy years. He is considered to be one of the great exemplars in the field of wood engraving, having produced thousands of images for commercial graphic design as well as for private presses and fine printers. This exhibit celebrates his career and accomplishments. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 24-December 17, 2004.

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Subject:   DePol, John, 1913-2004,  Wood-engraving

Title: Hugh MacDiarmid: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/diarmid/index.htm

Description: Hugh MacDiarmid: An Exhibition Celebrating the Centenary of His Birth" examines the full range of MacDiarmid's life and work and is comprised of manuscripts, correspondence, books, and other printed materials drawn entirely from the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library. Special Collections houses a strong collections of Hugh MacDiarmid's published work, as well as a manuscript collection which includes drafts of his poetry, short fiction, essays, book reviews, and other writing. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 13-December 18, 1992.

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Subject:   MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978

Title: Dickens at 200: 1812-2012

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/dickens/

Description: Victorian novelist Charles Dickens achieved literary superstardom in his own lifetime and remains widely popular 200 years after his birth. Although he never publically discussed it, he never forgot the financial instability of his childhood which temporarily led to debtor’s prison for his father and a factory job for the 12–year–old Charles. Beginning as a young man, Dickens’s walked for miles in the city, developing an intimate familiarity with not only the kinds of people who lived there, but London itself. Dickens remained concerned for the poor and steadfastly advocated for changes in the social structure which would bring them access to sanitation, education, and respectable work. Individuals of all classes enjoyed Dickens’s tales, with communal readings, theatrical productions, and illustrations making them accessible to even the illiterate. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from January 24-June 8, 2012.

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Subject:   Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870

Title: Dickens and the Late Victorians: Selections from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/dickensvictorians/index.html

Description: This exhibition illustrates the literary and artisitc works of Charles Dickens, his contributors, and admirers from the Mark Lasner collection.

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Subject:   Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870,  Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Novels. Selections,  Illustrator,  Admirer

Title: Earth Perfect: Selections from Special Collections and the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/earth_perfect/index.html

Description: "Earth Perfect: Selections from Special Collections and the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection" is an exhibition of prints, books, artwork, trade catalogs, and sample books that was on display in conjunction with the University of Delaware symposium Earth Perfect?: Nature, Utopia and the Garden. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from June 6-9, 2013.

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Subject:   Photomechanical processes--Sample books,  Botany

Title: Black, Brown, and Beige: A Centennial Tribute to Duke Ellington

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/ellngton.htm

Description: An exhibition celebrating the life of Edward Kennedy Ellington consists of books, photographs, printed music, sound recordings, and Internet resources and provides a brief commemorative of his life and work. In addition to addressing the highlights of his career, the exhibition seeks to convey some of Ellington's many contributions to African American music and culture, and the ways in which he has enhanced the American musical landscape. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from February 1-May 7, 1999.

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Subject:   Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Title: American Wood Engravers

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/engraver.htm

Description: In conjunction with the major exhibition John DePol: Artist and Engraver currently in the Special Collections Gallery, this small exhibition highlights books in the Morris Library's collections illustrated with wood engravings and wood cuts. The exhibition focuses on well-known twentieth-century American artists who use these techniques for book illustration. Each of these artists has a distinctive style, but each follows in the four-hundred-year tradition of wood block printing. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from August 24-December 17, 2004.

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Subject:   Woodcuts,  Book illustrations,  Wood-engraving,  Book artists,  Artists' books--United States

Title: Progress Made Visible: American World's Fairs and Expositions

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/fairs/index.htm

Description: The Special Collections Department of the University of Delaware Library holds a wide variety of primary source materials relating to the World's Fairs and Expositions held in the United States between 1876 and 1939. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 8-June 8, 2000.

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Subject:   World's fairs,  Expositions,  United States--History

Title: William Faulkner: A Centenary Celebration

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/faulkner/index.htm

Description: William Faulkner: A Centenary Celebration, an exhibition in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library, pays tribute to one of America's most prolific and profound authors. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from March 17-June 20, 1997.

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Subject:   Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

Title: Building The Future, Remembering The Past: Fifty Years of the University of Delaware Library Associates

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/fifty/index.html

Description: The exhibition in the Morris Library celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the friends of the library. Examples of important gifts in literature, history, science and art are displayed. Of special interest is a fifteenth-century illuminated manuscript Book of Hours acquired especially for the Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration. The image to the left reproduces a page from the book of hours. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 19-December 12, 2008.

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Subject:   University of Delaware Library,  Special Collections

Title: First Books

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/firstbks.htm

Description: "First Books" is an exhibition of the first published books by more than one hundred authors. The exhibition includes first editions, pamphlets, and manuscripts of first books by authors from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries. All items in "First Books" are drawn from the Special Collections of the University of Delaware Library. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from April 27-August 6, 1993.

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Subject:   University of Delaware Library,  Special Collections

Title: Franklin & Friends

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/franklin/index.htm

Description: This exhibit celebrates Ben Franklin as a printer, scientist, statesman, abolitionist and author. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 16-December 16, 2005.

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Subject:   Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Title: Games People Play: A Historical Perspective

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/games/index.html

Description: The exhibition, "Games People Play," in the Special Collections Exhibition Gallery of the Morris Library will highlight books and manuscripts about sports and games from a historical perspective. This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 26-June 25, 2010.

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Subject:   Sports,  Games--History,  Sports in literature,  Games in literature,  Games

Title: Gardeners on Gardening

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/garden.htm

Description: "Gardeners on Gardening" showcases a selection of books by gardeners who have written with passion about the art of gardening and horticulture. Appealing to botanists, landscape architects, and backyard gardeners, the exhibition includes books from the nineteenth through the twenty-first century. Curator Sally W. Donatello of the Special Collections Department of the Library organized the cases into four categories: editors and writers; horticulturists and garden experts; amateurs and garden lovers; and, artists, historians, and scientists. The following bibliography includes all the books that were seen in the exhibition. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from June 1-August 17, 2004.

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Subject:   Gardening,  Horticulture,  Horticulture--Bibliography

Title: Shared Voices: Modern Gay Literature, A Bibliography

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/gay.htm

Description: Bibliogaphy of Anathologies and Diverse Selection of Gay and Lesbian Writers. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from September-December 2002.

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Subject:   Gay authors,  Lesbian authors,  Gays--Fiction

Title: Ernest Hemingway In His Time

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/hemngway/index.htm

Description: "Ernest Hemingway in His Time: An Exhibition" serves as an introduction to an important scholarly resource for research and study of one of the most important literary figures of the twentieth century. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 25-December 16, 1995.

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Subject:   Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961

Title: Contemporary African American Literature from the Richard Hoffman Collection

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/hoffman.html

Description: In celebration of Black History month (February 2010) the exhibition “Contemporary African American Literature from the Richard Hoffman Collection,” will be on display through June 29, 2010. The exhibition is drawn entirely from material donated by Richard Hoffman, a Brooklyn-based collector and bookdealer who assembled a number of literary collections over a period of many years. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from Janurary 26-June 29, 2010.

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Subject:   African American History Month,  American literature--African American authors

Title: Seventy Years at the Hogwarth Press: The Press of Virginia and Leonard Woolf

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/hogarth/index.htm

Description: The exhibition, "Seventy Years at the Hogarth Press," which coincides with the publication of a new, expanded edition of Woolmer's Checklist of the Hogarth Press (1986), provides an opportunity to view over seventy selections from this comprehensive collection of Hogarth Press publications at the University of Delaware Library. "Seventy Years at the Hogarth Press" also provides an occasion to celebrate the heritage and achievement of Leonard and Virginia Woolf's homespun publishing venture. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from May 15-September 30, 1987.

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Subject:   Hogarth Press,  Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941,  Woolf, Leonard, 1880-1969

Title: Coach Dave Nelson: A Tradition of Excellence

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/homecoming/coachnelson.html

Description: This exhibit celebrates the career of Renowned football rules authority and former University of Delaware coach David M. Nelson. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from November 2-30, 2011.

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Subject:   Football,  Football Coaches,  University of Delaware

Title: The Art of Botanical Illustration

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/hort/index.htm

Description: The Art of Botanical Illustration highlights selections from the University of Delaware's Special Collections which show the development of botanical illustration from early printed books to the present day. The primary goal of botanical illustration is not art, but scientific accuracy. It must portray a plant with the precision and level of detail for it to be recognized and distinguished from another species. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 8-June 8, 2001.

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Subject:   Botanical illustration,  Botanical illustration--Exhibitions

Title: JFK: Poets Remember

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/jfk2013/index.html

Description: When Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, professional and amateur poets immediately began writing verses that expressed the shock and despair shared by millions.  A similar thing had happened in 1865 when President Abraham Lincoln was shot to death by actor John Wilkes Booth.  The most famous poem from that time is Walt Whitman’s “When Lilacs last in the Dooryard Bloom’d.”  While no poetic homage to Kennedy has become as famous as Whitman’s poignant elegy, many of America’s finest poets did respond to the latter event, which seared the consciousness of a generation.  This exhibit displays a few examples, drawn from University of Delaware Library Special Collections. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from November 22- December 18, 2013.

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Subject:   Poetry,  Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963

Title: The American Revolution: a War for Independence

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/july4/index.html

Description: This exhibition highlights Delaware residents,John Dickinson, Thomas McKean, Charles Herbert, and Ceasar Rodney who were actively involved in the American Revolution, fighting for the colonies' independence. This exhibit features letters, journals, and pamphelts from these men as well as popular pamphlets of the period. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from July 3-31, 2012.

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Subject:   United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783,  Dickinson, John, 1732-1808,  Mckean, Thomas, 1734-1817,  Herbert, Charles, 1757-1808,  Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784

Title: The Klemscott Chaucer

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/kelmscott/index.html

Description: William Morris (1834–1896), poet, social reformer, and a leading figure in the Pre–Raphaelite movement, founded the Kelmscott Press in 1891. William Morris’ work had an enormous and beneficial effect on the printers of his time. He led the way back to using unified typography, and he reinstated the book illustrated by one artist and conforming to an overall design. The Kelmscott Chaucer was printed in two columns on handmade paper with specially designed large gothic type in red and black, with 87 woodcut illustrations and 116 full–page plates after designs by Sir Edward Burne–Jones, and numerous woodcut borders and initial letters designed for this work by William Morris. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from June 1-June 2, 2012.

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Subject:   Morris, William, 1834-1896,  Kelmscott Press

Title: 400 Years Of The King James Bible

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/kingjames/kingjames.html

Description: The year 2011 marks the four-hundredth anniversary of the printing of the King James Bible. Seven years in the making, the King James Bible was the product of six teams of approximately forty-seven translators drawn from Cambridge, Oxford and Westminster Abbey who represented some of the nation’s best scholarly minds. The volume in this exhibit is a copy of the second printing of the King James Bible. Work on this edition began in 1611 the logistics of printing a text of this size meant that the book was not finished until 1613. The large size of the volume was meant to make it suitable for use in public readings and sermons. It would once have resided on the lectern of an English congregation. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from May 16-June 30, 2011.

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Subject:   University of Delaware,  Bible. English. Authorized. 1611

Title: Land of Opportunity: Books of the States

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lands/index.htm

Description: Lands of Opportunity describes the formation of the United States through fifty books, one for each of the fifty states. The story of five hundred years of American history is developed through the stories of explorers, soldiers, merchants, scientists, farmers, and miners. The dreams of wealth and glory of the early explorers, the destruction of the civilization of the native peoples, the harsh realities of farm life on the prairie, and the rise and fall of the gold mines in California are all described in these texts. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 16-June 11, 1999.

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Subject:   United States--History,  Books and reading--United States--History

Title: Labyrinths and Magic Flowers: Spotlighting Contemporary Latin American Literature

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/latlit.htm

Description: A bibliographic list on contemporary Latin American literature. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from September 25, 2001-March 18, 2002.

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Subject:   Latin American literature

Title: J.M.G. Le Clézio: An Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/leclezio/

Description: Jean–Marie Gustave Le Clézio was born in 1940 in Nice, France. He is author of about thirty novels and collections of short stories and has taught at universities around the world. His breakthrough as a novelist came with Désert (1980), for which he received a prestigious prize from the French Academy. This work contains magnificent images of the North African desert and its tribal Muslim culture, contrasted with a depiction of modern industrialized Europe as seen through the eyes of illegal immigrants.J.M.G. Le Clézio won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2008. In its citation, the Swedish Academy praised Mr. Le Clézio as "an author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy" as well as "the explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization".

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Subject:   Le Clézio, J.-M. G. (Jean-Marie Gustave), 1940-,  Authors,  Nobel Prize winners

Title: From Oxford to Narnia: The Literary World of C.S Lewis

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lewis/index.html

Description: This exhibit documents the life and career of C.S Lewis. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from September 20-December 17, 2010.

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Subject:   Scholars,  Classic Literature,  Author,  Lewis, C.S. (Clive Staples), 1898-1963

Title: 1864: Year of Destiny

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincoln_1864/index.html

Description: The year 1864 was a pivotal one in the American Civil War and the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. The Union Army had achieved decisive victories in the July 1863 Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg and in March 1864, President Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant commander in chief of all Union armies. Under Grant's leadership, Union forces won battle after battle culminating in General William Tecumseh Sherman's Savannah campaign, famously known as Sherman's march to the sea. Perhaps the most critical event of 1864 was the presidential election which pitted Lincoln against his former Army of the Potomac commander George McClellan. McClellan, the Democrat candidate, ran on a platform of asking for immediate peace with the states in rebellion and, in essence, granting them their independence from the Union. Had McClellan and the democrats prevailed in the election there would have likely been two separate nations with no guarantee of reconciliation between them. This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case on the second floor of Morris Library from February 10--June 8, 2014.

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Subject:   McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885,  Presidents--Election,  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Title: Books Acquired in Memory of William W. Swayze, III

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincoln_swayze/index.html

Description: As a result of a generous donation from the Delaware Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the University of Delaware Library has acquired a collection of more than seventy historic Civil War era pamphlets and other publications which will be designated in memory of William W. Swayze, III. Mr. Swayze was a longtime member of the Lincoln Club of Delaware who served as president of the Club in 1977 and played an important role in Lincoln Club activities for many years. Mr. Swayze, who was a lifelong resident of Wilmington, Delaware, and received his B.A. degree in Business Administration from the University of Delaware in 1938, passed away on October 26, 2009, at the age of 93. This significant addition to the Lincoln Collection features fiery political speeches, scarce abolitionist tracts, pro-confederacy publications, Confederate imprints, autobiographical works, and much more. This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case on the second floor of Morris Library from July 18-December 13, 2013.

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Subject:   U.S.S. President Lincoln Club,  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pamphlets

Title: Abraham Lincoln A Bicentennial Celebration An Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincolnbicent/index.html

Description: The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the attempt on the life of Secretary of State William H. Seward, the activities of the conspirators, and the investigation and trials which followed are among the most heavily documented events in history. The Lincoln Collection houses a wealth of material on all of these topics. This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case on the second floor of Morris Library from February 4- December 22, 2008.

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Subject:   Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865,  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--In literature

Title: The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy an Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincolnconspiracy/index.html

Description: The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the attempt on the life of Secretary of State William H. Seward, the activities of the conspirators, and the investigation and trials which followed are among the most heavily documented events in history. The Lincoln Collection houses a wealth of material on all of these topics. This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case on the second floor of Morris Library from February 4- December 22, 2008.

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Subject:   Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--In literature,  Seward, William H. (William Henry,), 1801-1872,  Conspiracy,  Assassination,  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Title: A State Divided: Delaware During the Civil War

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincolndelcivilwar/index.html

Description: During the Civil War, Delaware was one of five border states—in addition to Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and later West Virginia—slave states that remained in the Union but bordered states that joined the Confederacy. Delaware represented a microcosm of the nation as a whole on matters of states’ rights, slavery, and support for the Union cause. The exhibit reflects Delaware's unqiue position during the Civil War through letters, sermons, speeches, lithographs, photographs and books.

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Subject:   United States--History--Civil War,  Delaware,  Border States (U.S. Civil War)

Title: Emancipation Proclamation and its Legacies an Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincolnemancipation/index.html

Description: The exhibition is a documentation of the emancipation proclamation and its legacy. It highlights people, organizations, and published material relating to life before and after the proclamation. This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case on the second floor of Morris Library from January 22-June 3, 2013.

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Subject:   Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. Works. Selections,  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865,  Emancipation Proclamation

Title: Selections from the Otto C. Retner, Lincoln and Civil War Literature Collection

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincolnrentner/rentner.html

Description: This exhibition celebrates the 2010 gift of the Otto C. Retner Lincoln and Civil War Literature Collection by his granddaughter and son-in-law, Fran and David Lupardus. The Rentner Collection contains a variety of books, journals, and ephemera focusing on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. The collection is particularly strong for books published in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. This exhibition was originally on display in the Lincoln Case on the second floor of Morris Library from June 1-December 20, 2011.

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Subject:   United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865,  Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--In literature,  Literatue, Modern--19th century,  Literature, Modern--20th century

Title: Abraham Lincoln and Civil Liberties in Wartime

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/lincolnwartime/index.html

Description: This exhibit showcases documentary evidence of instance where people were affected by Lincoln's supension of Habeas Corpus. This exhibition was on display in the Lincoln Case in Morris Library from February 7-December 15, 2006.

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Subject:   Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865,  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865,  Habeas corpus--United States

Title: London Bound: American Writers in Britain, 1870-1916

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/londonbound/

Description: To be “London Bound” was common among turn-of-the-century authors on the other side of the Atlantic. Whether they were American, Canadian, or even Cuban, many made the voyage to Britain, either for short visits or to settle there permanently as expatriates—in some cases, binding themselves to their new homes through marriage to English spouses. Many, too, sent their plays to West End theatre producers, their articles to British periodicals, and their manuscripts to London publishing firms, which issued them as bound books. More important than those literal connections, however, were the transatlantic ties of spiritual affinity and allegiance. American authors with causes to champion—racial justice, gender equality, sexual freedom, the abolition of class distinctions, or new ideals of literary form and expression—sought and found support among sympathizers in Britain. Their links were particularly strong with the anti-imperialists, feminists, socialists, and Arts-and-Crafts practitioners who congregated around the designer and poet William Morris, as well as with the Aesthetes and Decadents associated with Oscar Wilde. Countless Americans were, in turn, inspired to write, and to write in particular ways, by direct or indirect contact with radical artistic developments in nineteenth-century Britain, especially Pre-Raphaelitism and Aestheticism. This exhibition, highlighting books, manuscripts, periodicals, drawings, photographs, letters, and printed ephemera, was on display in the Special Collections gallery from August 24-December 17, 2010.

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Subject:   Authors, American,  Expatriate authors,  Pre-Raphaelitism in literature,  Aestheticism (Literature)

Title: In Memoriam: June D. MacArtor, Esquire, Delaware's Environmental Guardian

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/macartor.html

Description: One of Delaware's first twenty-five women lawyers, June D. MacArtor (June 3, 1930 - June 13, 2013) leaves a legacy of ardent environmental stewardship and is credited with establishing a body of state court case law supporting coastal zone management and protection of public lands from encroachments. The selected items shown on display in Morris Library for this memorial exhibit – from the June D. MacArtor papers housed in Special Collections – represent the range of speeches, reference clippings, environmental reports, and policy research materials available in her papers. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from June 27-July 30, 2013.

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Subject:   Delaware,  Environmental law,  Lawyer

Title: Metamorphosis: Periodicals Across the Pond

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/mediamorphosis/index.html

Description: Periodicals Across the Pond" is an exhibition of magazines and print ephemera from the Mark Samuels Lasner Collection and the University of Delaware Library's Department of Special Collections that was on display Friday, September 9, 2011, in conjunction with the University of Delaware symposium "Mediamorphosis." This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from September 9, 2011.

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Subject:   Periodicals,  Illustrations,  Literatue, Modern--19th century,  Literature, Modern--20th century,  Press

Title: Fighting for Equality: Remembering Littleton P. Mitchell

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/mitchell/index.html

Description: The items on display highlight the activities of Littleton "Lit" Mitchell as a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, his three-decades-long leadership of the Delaware NAACP, his career as a teacher and counselor at Governor Bacon Health Center in Delaware City, and his involvement in several other local and national organizations.  Also displayed are items representing the career of Lit’s wife, Jane Mitchell, one of Delaware’s first African-American nurses and former director of nursing at the Delaware State Hospital. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from May 1-September 30, 2013.

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Subject:   United States. Army,  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,  Mitchell, Littleton P. (Littleton Purnell), 1918-2009

Title: January 17, 2011: The 25th Anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/mlkjrday/mlkjr.html

Description: The exhibit features a version of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is a limited edition that features eight serigraph prints created by artist Faith Ringgold. The inspirational text of King’s letter is interspersed with Ringgold’s unique and colorful illustrations. Ringgold’s serigraphs depict examples of key issues that prompted the necessity of the Civil Rights movement and highlight significant events of the Civil Rights movement, commented on by King in the letter. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from Janurary 2011.

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Subject:   Ringgold, Faith,  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968. Letter from Birmingham Jail,  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

Title: John Munroe: Delaware Historian

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/munroe/index.html

Description: Dr. John A. Munroe (1914–2006) was a noted authority on Delaware history and a highly regarded educator who spent over 60 years on the faculty of the University of Delaware. The Wilmington native was also an alumnus, receiving his B.A. in 1936 and his M.A. in 1941. The University of Delaware named Dr. Munroe the H. Rodney Sharp Professor of History in 1962. Over the course of his career he also acted as head of the History Department, co–founded the Hagley Fellowship, and assisted with the establishment of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture. The exhibit displayed his professional achievements through a photograph and his published material. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from November 13-30, 2012.

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Subject:   Delaware--History,  University of Delaware,  Munroe, John A. (John Andrew), 1914-2006

Title: Neil Simon's The Good Doctor Typescripts

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/neilsimon/neilsimon.html

Description: Renowned American playwright Neil Simon is best known for his commercially successful comedies, such as The Odd Couple (1965) and Biloxi Blues (1985), among many others. Opening at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre on Broadway on November 27, 1973, The Good Doctor ran for 208 performances. The University of Delaware’s Resident Ensemble Players production of The Good Doctor opened on March 31 and closes May 14, 2011. In this exhibition, three versions of the script from the University of Delaware Library Special Collections' Richard Hoffman — Neil Simon collection are on display: a first draft dated “Spring of 1973,” a final draft dated November 27, 1973, and an undated copy of the screenplay which was produced by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1978 starring Edward Asner, Richard Chamberlain and Marsha Mason. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from May 2-15, 2011.

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Subject:   Dramatists,  The Good Doctor (play),  Simon, Neil

Title: Little Known Histories of Newark, Delaware, 1758-2008: An Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/newark/

Description: arose from the crossroads of two Lenni Lenape Indian trails which spanned the peninsula between the Chesapeake Bay and the Delaware River, and connected the lower peninsula with the northern hills of later-day Pennsylvania. As Europeans - mainly English, Welsh, and Scots-Irish - came to the area in the early eighteenth century, the same intersecting crossroads gradually matured into a village, with brickyards, mills, and tanneries developing in the vicinity. Newark was first chartered on April 13, 1758, by King George II of England, when he granted permission for the growing village to hold a weekly market and a semi-annual fair. Though still considered a small town in 2008 with a permanent population under 30,000, Newark's history of growth and change since 1758 is a reflection of significant developments in the history of many American cities over the last 250 years. The curators of this exhibition have selected several hundred items to illustrate Newark's history. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery February 19-June 20, 2008.

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Subject:   Newark (Del.);,  Delaware--History;,  Local history

Title: The American Photographer as Historian

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/photographer.html

Description: As witness to history, photographers endure glorious and unforeseen obstacles to capture a moment that would otherwise be lost. The preservation of a small or monumental instance is the backbone of this visual media. Photography is a silent language that reveals itself through visual storytelling. Its power is insurmountable. The exhibition is organized in four categories: People and places, nature and human nature, photojournalism, and material culture. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from June 13-September 21, 2006.

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Subject:   Photography--United States--History,  Documentary photography--United States--History

Title: In Focus: Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/photography/index.html

Description: The exhibition In Focus: Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital reflects the technological evolution of photographic processes from 1839 until the present, at the same time presenting themes of photography as an indelible artistic, documentary, social, scientific and educational force since its inception. This online exhibition represents a walk-through of the Special Collections Gallery exhibition. Several themes were interpreted in the gallery, and many types of processes and prints were represented throughout. This exhibition was originally on display in the Special Collections main gallery on the second floor of Morris Library from January 29-June 14, 2013.

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Subject:   Photographic industry,  Images, Photographic,  Photography--Processing,  Photography

Title: Poetry Slams: Where Artistic Verbal Creations Compete

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/poetryslam/index.html

Description: Slam poetry is a form of spoken word performance poetry, held at a competitive poetry event or ‘slam’. Poets perform their own work which is “judged” on a numeric scale by randomly picked members of the audience. This exhibit highlights slam poetry's founding father, publicity, women's contribution to the art and specific poets. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from Feburary 1-June 10, 2011.

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Subject:   Mass media and literature,  Women in literature,  Smith, Marc Kelly,  Poetry slams

Title: Tradition and the Polish Immigrant

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/polish.htm

Description: An exhibition celebrating Polish-American heritage is being held in conjunction with the October celebration of Polish-American Heritage Month. The exhibit consists of books and Internet resources that illustrate the Polish immigrant experience, their folk art and customs, and their music and dance. In addition, the exhibit will highlight some famous Polish-Americans who have made significant contributions in the fields of science, music, sports, art, and literature. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from September 22, 1999-January 18, 2000.

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Subject:   Polish American Heritage Month,  Immigrants

Title: Ezra Pound in His Time & Beyond

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/pound/index.htm

Description: Ezra Pound was a American poet who played a key role in promoting and helping other artists and writers during the twentieth century.The exhibition is divided into various sections examining the various aspects of Pound's work. This exhiition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from Febraury 14-June 16, 2006.

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Subject:   Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972

Title: Contemporary Artists' Prints in Books

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/prints/index.htm

Description: The exhibition Contemporary Artists' Prints in Books features fine-press publications from the past two decades that include original prints by contemporary artists. The exhibition draws its selections from Special Collections' superb holdings in fine-press publications and the book arts, highlighting individual artists through their works in books. The prints in the exhibition demonstrate the range of styles, media, and techniques used with the printed word, the writer's text, and the magically revealing quality of the turned page, including etchings, engravings, woodcuts, wood engravings, linocuts, silkscreen prints, lithographs, aquatints, monoprints, computer graphics, and letterpress prints. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from October 21, 1994-February 3, 1995.

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Subject:   Artists' books,  Book artists,  Book illustrations

Title: Recent Acquisitions: Selections from an Exhibition in Special Collections

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/recent/index.html

Description: The University of Delaware Library Special Collections supports a wide range of academic disciplines and this support is reflected in the diverse group of subjects and formats on display in "Recent Acquisitions." The exhibition, which is curated by the Special Collections staff, presents a selection of rare books, manuscripts, and other materials acquired between 2000 and 2002. The exhibition contains materials representing all of Special Collections' primary collecting areas, including the history of science and technology, horticulture, American, British, and Irish literature, the history of printing and book arts, art and architecture, and Delaware history and life. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 27-December 18, 2002.

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Subject:   University of Delaware Library,  Special Collections

Title: J. Saunders Redding

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/redding/index.html

Description: This exhibition celebrates the life and career of prominent African American author, critic, and educator J. Saunders Redding. This exhibition was originally on display in the first floor Information Area of Morris Library from January 17- April 27, 2012.

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Subject:   Redding, J. Saunders (Jay Saunders), 1906-1988,  College teachers,  Historians,  African American men in literature,  Author

Title: Ishmael Reed: An Exhibition

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/reed/index.html

Description: Ishmael Reed: An Exhibition celebrates the literary career of the distinguished American author Ishmael Reed. The University of Delaware Library is the official repository for the papers of Ishmael Reed and the exhibit includes books, original manuscripts, photographs, artwork, and other materials drawn from the extensive collection of the author's books and literary papers in Special Collections. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 16-December 16, 2007.

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Subject:   Reed, Ishmael, 1938-,  African American authors

Title: National Poetry Month: Celebrating the Poetry of Rita Dove

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/ritadove/index.html

Description: This exhibition highlights poetry’s ongoing legacy and numerous cultural achievements of American Poets. In 1996, the Academy of American Poets established the month of April as National Poetry Month to emphasize poetry and its place in American Culture. In 2013, University of Delaware celebrated the poetry of Rita Dove. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from April 1- May 1, 2013.

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Subject:   Academy of American Poets,  Poetry,  Dove, Rita. Poems. Selections

Title: Robin Hood: Selected Resources

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/robin.htm

Description: This exhibit showcases books that attest to the continued popularity of Robin Hood and to the variety of editions, chapbooks, and writings about his career. The noted Brandywine illustrators, N. C. Wyeth and Howard Pyle, have contributed to the Robin Hood corpus through the written word and celebrated illustrations. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Errol Flynn, Mel Brooks, and Kevin Costner have all lent their dramatic talents to developing the heroic and comic possibilities of the "prince of thieves." A sampling of renowned scholars of the Robin Hood legend and of earlier literature also appears in the exhibit. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from August 26-December 16, 2005.

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Subject:   Robin Hood (Legendary character)

Title: Dark Romanticism: Bryon, Coleridge, Mary Shelley, and the Pursuit of the Supernatural

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/romanticism/index.html

Description: "Dark Romanticism" is an exhibition featuring the works of English Romantic writers Lord Byron, Samuel Coleridge, Mary Shelley, and John Polidori. This exhibition was on display in the Information Room on the first floor of Morris Library from May 29-September 14, 2001.

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Subject:   Romanticism,  Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824,  Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834,  Polidori, John William, 1795-1821,  Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851

Title: A Manuscript Sampler

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/sampler/index.htm

Description: Collecting original manuscripts, autographs, and documents is one of the oldest forms of antiquarian collecting. The University of Delaware Library houses world-renowned manuscript and archival collections in a variety of subject areas with particular strength in English, Irish, and American literature; history and Delawareana; art and architecture, horticulture; and the history of science and technology. "A Manuscript Sampler" displays examples from all of these categories. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 15-June 17, 2005.

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Subject:   University of Delaware Library,  Special Collections,  Manuscripts,  Archives

Title: American Military Pocket Atlas

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/sayeratlas/sayeratlas.html

Description: The American Military Pocket Atlas was printed at the onset of the American Revolution to provide British officers with an accurate and portable atlas of all likely theaters of operation in the colonies. Officers would have carried the map into combat either in their pocket or in a holster. As originally issued, the maps would fold in and out of the bound volume, so as to allow for ease of transport conservation treatment has since required that they be removed from the volume. This single case exhibition was originally on display in the Morris Library Information Room from July 6-31, 2011.

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Subject:   United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783,  Military departments and divisions--United States,  Maps

Title: From Verne to Vonnegut: A Century of Science Fiction

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/scifi/index.htm

Description: This exhibit highlights notable authors, works, and themes of science fiction from the 15th century to the 21st. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 22-December 15, 2006.

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Subject:   Science fiction

Title: Self Works: Diaries, Scrapbooks, and other Autobiographical Efforts

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/selfwork/index.htm

Description: This exhibit features self-consciously created autobiographies or memoirs in which individuals explore life meaning or historical context, as well as private diaries and journals in which authors unintentionally bestow rich personal texture to the fabric of history. Even pocket diaries and desk calendars which primarily serve to organize passing life details reveal useful information. Scrapbooks and other artistic self works also reward the researcher with evidence of creative self-expression. Diaries, journals, personal scrapbooks, travel narratives, autobiographies, memoirs, and reminiscences convey the personal experiences of ordinary men, women, and children who did not merit even a footnote in the official chronicles of history. Broadly called "life writing," these works help document much that previously was concealed from the standard record of human experience. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from August 19-December 18, 1997.

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Subject:   Biography,  Autobiography,  Diaries,  Scrapbooks

Title: Suitable for Cultivation: Horticulture Collections at the University of Delaware Library

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/sfc/index.htm

Description: In April 1969, with a grant from the Unidel Foundation, the University of Delaware Library acquired a collection consisting of 193 titles relating to the history of American horticulture. This modest group of books, periodicals, trade and seed catalogs formed the core of the Unidel Collection of the History of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, which over the last two decades has been developed into a collection of remarkable depth. The purpose of Suitable for Cultivation: Horticultural Collections at the University of Delaware Library is to serve as a guide to the collections, illustrating their depth and broad scholarly potential. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from June-September, 1990.

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Subject:   Horticulture,  Horticulture--Bibliography

Title: New Sweden: 350th Anniversary of the Landing of the Swedes and Finns in Delaware

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/sweden.htm

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Subject:   Delaware--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775

Title: Literature Reimagined: An Exhibition of Illustrated Texts

URL: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/text/index.htm

Description: The exhibit offers multiple editions of popular literary works, focusing on the ways in which they have been reinterpreted over time. These books have been transformed by artists, writers, and publishers to conform to their personal visions and the work's perceived audience. This exhibition was on display in the Special Collections Gallery from February 10-June 18, 2004.

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Subject:   Literature,  Illustration of books,  Reprints (Publications)