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Exhibits and Events Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection
May 09, 2025

Stanley and Joan Elkin Celebration

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Staff Pick: Our Missing Hearts

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Versatile Serpents: Examining Varied Representations of Snakes on the Page

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Manuscript CollectionsModern Literature Collection
William H. Gass giving a speech at a podium.
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William H. Gass

William H. Gass founded the International Writers Center at WashU; this collection hopes to honor him while highlighting his own prolific contribution to literature.

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Philip Mills Arnold Comet Collection

The Arnold Comet Collection highlights the collector’s interests in early cometary science and its development over the past several hundred years.

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Dowd Illustration Research Archive
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Louis & Jodi Atkin Family Collection

The Louis and Jodi Atkin Family Collection consists of World War I memorabilia and over 400 recruitment and propaganda posters.

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Washington University Archives
A photograph of Brookings Hall at the time of the 1904 World's Fair exhibition.
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Early University History

From the earliest surviving letter to our Inaugural Address, these items showcase the beginnings of WashU.

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Local History Collections
A black and white photo of a gentleman in a top hat helping two ladies off the cobblestone street and onto the Wayne & Carpenter #63 Streetcar in Saint Louis.
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St. Louis Politics & Activism

The St. Louis History Collection holds the City of St. Louis Mayor’s administrations and board of aldermen files, offering a detailed look at choices made in the city from 1943-1981.

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