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Latest Articles

Collections and Acquisitions Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

October 30, 2017
New Acquisition: Howard Nemerov Letters

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Grants Local History New Resources University Archives

October 11, 2017
Mapping LGBTQ St. Louis is Now Online

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Local History Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

October 09, 2017
Hotch at 100: Growing Up In St. Louis

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Books and Authors

September 18, 2017
In ‘Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora,’ Das Explores the Life of a Legendary Performer

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Grants

September 13, 2017
Washington University Libraries to Collaborate on Grant-Funded 3D Research Project

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

September 05, 2017
‘Liberating the Spoken Word Project’ Gives New Life to Rare Poetry Recordings

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DIRA

August 09, 2017
Emmett Till: What Were We Seeing Then, What Are We Saying Now?

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DIRA

June 22, 2017
Animated Filmmaker R.O. Blechman’s Ink Tank Collection Comes to WashU

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Film and Media Archive Grants

June 20, 2017
Film & Media Archive Awarded Grant to Preserve Rare Documentary

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Film and Media Archive

June 16, 2017
Film & Media Archive Completes Preservation of Rare Civil Rights Documentary

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Local History University Archives

June 16, 2017
Letter to ONE, from St. Louis

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

June 02, 2017
On Alexander Trocchi and Wonder, High and Low

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