This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. The 1960s is one of the most iconic decades in American history. Instantly recognizable fashion, civil rights protests and legislation, Pop art, and the space race are all hallmarks of this decade that people aren’t quick…
Magical Plants
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Santo Domingo collection. The mandrake root is often referenced in mythical texts and stories, with many powerful magical powers ascribed to it. The root can resemble human limbs and rumor is that when it is pulled from the ground it lets…
Youth quake!
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection. What’s the younger generation coming to? This is a question that parents have been asking probably since the dawn of time. However it is especially interesting when looked at through the lens of the 1960s. The…
A surprising Scandinavian lithograph
Harvard Library’s holdings in Scandinavian imprints are extensive. Quite aware of this, Wake Forest University recently gifted to Harvard a small but rich collection of Scandinavian books, including autographed copies of Karen Blixen first editions, unique 18th century imprints, and unusual 19th century military manuals. One volume seems diminutive on the surface. Carl Rothlieb’s Beskrifning…
The Problem with Pills
This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Santo Domingo collection. At first glance Let’s talk about Goofballs and Pep Pills seems like a funny comic book akin with much of the satirical pamphlets in the Santo Domingo Collection. However, despite the pen and ink cartoons illustrating this book,…
New on OASIS in May
Finding aids for eleven newly cataloged collections, three substantially revised finding aids, and a preliminary box list for one collection were added to the OASIS database this month, including substantial work in preparation for an ongoing project to digitize much of Houghton’s holdings of Colonial American history. Processed by Irina Klyagin: George Barbier Costume Designs,…