Category: Western Americana

Special Collections Showcase May 2024

Special Collections Showcase May 2024

By Emma Sarconi and Deborah Schlein Once a month, five objects from across Special Collections’ vast holdings will be on display in the lobby of Firestone Library for two hours for anyone to come and see. Here are the objects featured in our May 2024 […]

Special Collections Showcase April 2024

Special Collections Showcase April 2024

Once a month, five objects from across Special Collections’ vast holdings will be on display in the lobby of Firestone Library for two hours for anyone to come and see. Here are the objects featured in our April 2024:

A Standing Bear from the Vault

A Standing Bear from the Vault

Published in 1928, this book is one of the first published about Indigenous people, written by an Indigenous person.  Princeton University Library’s copy is inscribed by the author, with a wonderful drawing of a standing bear.

Wordless Wednesday #36

Wordless Wednesday #36

Selected by April C. Armstrong *14

Wordless Wednesday #16

Wordless Wednesday #16

Selected by Emma Sarconi

Wordless Wednesday #9

Wordless Wednesday #9

Selected by Emma Sarconi