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January 22, 2018
Washington University Libraries Acquire Papers of Author Joy Williams

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

January 19, 2018
Remembering William H. Gass: Resources for Exploring a Life in Sentences – Part 2

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Film and Media Archive

December 12, 2017
Documenting WWI: The Harlem Hellfighters in Men of Bronze

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

December 12, 2017
William H. Gass Remembered Around the Web

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

December 08, 2017
Remembering William H. Gass: Resources for Exploring a Life in Sentences – Part I

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December 05, 2017
Highlighting Washington University Libraries’ Papyri Collection

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Books and Authors

November 21, 2017
Faculty Author Edward McPherson Discusses New Book, ‘The History of the Future’

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

November 17, 2017
Hotch at 100: Tennessee Williams

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Rare Books

November 16, 2017
Inspired by Special Collections: Ken Botnick’s Diderot Project

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Rare Books

November 14, 2017
A Revolutionary Encyclopedia

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Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection University Archives

November 10, 2017
Hotch at 100: Life at Washington University

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Collections and Acquisitions Manuscripts/Modern Literature Collection

October 30, 2017
New Acquisition: Howard Nemerov Letters

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