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Local History

May 26, 2017
Where Was That? : Using Travel Guides to Reconstruct LGBTQ History

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Helen Dryden: Illustrator and Industrial Designer in the Age of Art Deco

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In ‘Hymns for the Fallen,’ Decker Examines Music and Sound in War Films

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Grants Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

January 30, 2017
Washington University Libraries Awarded Grant from National Historical Publications and Records Commission

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Collections and Acquisitions Film and Media Archive

December 14, 2016
Eyes on the Prize Interviews Now Digitized and Available Online

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Unusual Sources

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November 23, 2016
Norman Rockwell and Race: Complicating Rockwell’s Legacy

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November 22, 2016
A Virtuoso Performance: Speakers from the 2016 William H. Gass Symposium, Part III

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Exhibits and Events Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

November 21, 2016
A Virtuoso Performance: Speakers from the 2016 William H. Gass Symposium, Part II

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

November 15, 2016
National Book Award Winners and Finalists in the Modern Literature Collection

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November 14, 2016
William Gaddis: Where These Lines Lead—Part III

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November 11, 2016
A Virtuoso Performance: Speakers from the 2016 William H. Gass Symposium, Part I

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