Behind every collection is a story. How did the collector begin amassing the items? When did they begin collecting? Why do they collect those particular items? While every collection is unique, one ...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” is considered one of the most significant works in American ...

This month the Smithsonian Libraries Artists' Books Collection launched an online platform that unifies artists' books from across several Smithsonian collections. It may seem like a simple tool, but ...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the winners of the 2021 third annual Seth Trotter Book Collecting Contest, sponsored by the Friends of the University of Delaware ...

Our collection of rare books includes works on art, history, literature, mathematics and science, as well as a collection of Bibles. These books are housed in the Thomas E. and Jennie W. Welmers Rare ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Rare book and maps curator Eric Ensley flips through the pages of a church cookbook Tuesday in the Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa Main Library in Iowa City. The Szathmary ...