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1. Emmett Till: What Were We Seeing Then, What Are We Saying Now?

   https://library.washu.edu/news/emmett-till-what-were-we-seeing-then-what-are-we-saying-now/

   October 3, 1955: Life publishes Frank McMahon’s illustrations from the trial of Emmett Till’s murderers. Often considered the full igniting spark...

2. “Worst Among Housekeepers:” Perspectives on St. Louis and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

   https://library.washu.edu/news/worst-among-housekeepers-perspectives-on-st-louis-and-the-1918-influenza-pandemic/

   In the spring of 2020, as Covid-19 reached pandemic levels, a chart from a modern study of the 1918 influenza...

3. In Character: The Life and Legacy of Mary Wickes

   https://library.washu.edu/exhibitions/wickes-incharacter/

   A digital exhibition of "In Character" featuring scans from the Mary Wickes Papers.

4. James Merrill

   https://library.washu.edu/spec/james-merrill/

   The James Merrill Papers consists of drafts, diaries, correspondence, photographs, and more that detail the life of this remarkable poet....

5. William H. Gass

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

6. The Birds of American Sport

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   Birds are everywhere. You’ll find them flying in the sky, diving into water, or perching on treetops. And you’ll find...

7. NEXT Awardee’s Poetry Shaped by Slavery Archives in The Netherlands

   https://library.washu.edu/news/next-awardees-poetry-shaped-by-slavery-archives-in-the-netherlands/

   The goal of my trip, funded by the Newman Exploration Travel Award, was to interrogate documents in the National Archives...

8. Rarely Seen Interview with Nichelle Nichols

   https://library.washu.edu/news/rarely-seen-interview-with-nichelle-nichols/

   The galaxy lost a star on Sunday, July 31st. Actor and performer Nichelle Nichols passed away at the age of...

9. Exploring Faculty Papers in University Archives

   https://library.washu.edu/news/exploring-faculty-papers-in-university-archives/

   Have you ever wondered what Washington University faculty do with their papers when they retire? Some donate their materials to...

10. ACLU-MO and Racial Justice: 1940s

    https://library.washu.edu/news/aclu-mo-and-racial-justice-1940s/

    ACLU-MO in the 1940s In the years before World War II, the St. Louis Civil Liberties Committee was a small...

11. Highlights from the Mike Lützeler Contemporary German Literature Collection

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    Celebrating the somewhat delayed publication of the annual bibliography for 2020 of the Mike Lützeler Contemporary German Literature Collection, here...

12. Immigrants and Nativists in St. Louis: From the Desk of William Greenleaf Eliot

    https://library.washu.edu/news/from-the-desk-stlimmigrantsnativists/

    Before the outbreak of the Civil War, St. Louis’s population ebbed and flowed as various groups of immigrants and travelers...