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Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Fall 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

The Thomas Cooper Society Events, 2004–2005..... p.1
Thomas Cooper Medal Presented to Edward Albee..... p.1
Upcoming Exhibits at TCL..... p.2
AIDS Collection Initiative Spans Arts and Sciences..... p.2
Libraries Select New Online System..... p.3
TCL Presents Exhibit on 20th-Century American Literature and History..... p.3
Digital Collections Now Online..... p.4
George Terry Portrait Unveiled..... p.4
Thomas Cooper Library Mounts Major Walt Whitman Exhibit..... p.5
Treasures Acquisitions Program Funds Rare African-American Items..... p.5
What is a Green Building?..... p.6
Kresge Foundation Awards Green Building Initiative..... p. 6
Hallman Endowment Supports Future of Hemingway Collection..... p.7
Layman Presents Talk on Dashiell Hammett..... …

Reflections - Fall 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

Libraries Implement New Integrated Online System..... p.1
Newsfilm Library Receives NEH Grant..... p.1
Libraries Expand Digital Collections.... p.2
TCL Presents Exhibit on 20th-Century American Literature and History..... p.2
Hallman Endowment Supports Future of Hemingway Collection..... p.3
Treasures Acquisitions Program Funds African-American Items..... p.3
Writing Center Opened in TCL..... p.3
Music Library Receives Rare First Editions..... p.3
What Is a Green Building?..... p.4
Kresge Foundation Awards Green Building Initiative..... p.4
MPC Becomes South Carolina Political Collections..... p.4
Thomas Cooper Library Mounts Major Walt Whitman Exhibit..... p.5
AIDS Collection Initiative Spans Arts and Sciences..... p.5
Exhibit of Fine Printing on Display..... …

Caroliniana Columns - Fall 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Report from the Director..... p.1
Going Digital: The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps of South Carolina..... p.1
Sprintime at SCL! (photos)..... p.2
Library Acquires Local College Materials..... p.2
Simms Bicentennial Conference (advertisement)..... p.3
Collection Discoveries: Napoleonic Connections..... p.4
University Libraries Move to New Catalog..... p.4
Oral History at SCL: A Plan for Growth..... p.5
Facemasks are for Wimps: Palmetto Pigskin Exhibit (advertisement)..... p.5
In Memoriam: William Jennings Bryan Dorn..... p.6
Archivists from the Bahamas Visit the Caroliniana Library..... p.8
Kaare S. Espendahl: Independent Architect..... p.9
The Great Sea Island Storm of 1893..... p.10
Memorials..... p.12
The Courtenay Public School (photo)..... …

Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

Book review of "Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia"

The 2005 Espn Baseball Encyclopedia (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "The 2005 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia."

Sports, Exercise, And Fitness: A Guide To Reference And Information Sources (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources" by Mary Beth Allen.

Holidays, Festivals, And Celebrations Of The World (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World" written by Helene Henderson.

Leaves Of Grass At 150, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This booklet accompanied the exhibit which marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Whitman's major work, Leaves of Grass (1855). The items on display were drawn chiefly from the Thomas Cooper Library's Joel Myerson Collection of Nineteenth-Century Literature, and this booklet records the arrangement and explanatory text of the exhibit as actually mounted. The exhibit is arranged chronologically, to show the growth and development of Whitman's poetry, and the effects on his books of his own close involvement in their production. Included are all the major editions in the development of Leaves of Grass, from two variants of …

The End Of World War Ii: A Commemorative Exhibition From Rare Books And Special Collections, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This catalog accompanied the exhibit which documents the end of the war in Europe and Asia using resources in Rare Books and Special Collections. Several collections that either focus on the war or have significant connections to the war years are highlighted.

Tennis: The Story Of A Sport - An Exhibition Celebrating The William D. Haggard Iii Tennis Collection, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

The William D. Haggard III Tennis Collection brought to Thomas Cooper Library its first major collection of rare books about sports history. This exhibition tells the story of tennis over the past seven centuries, beginning with a first edition of the first book about tennis (1555). The earlier cases illustrate the development of tennis from its medieval origins in cloister and royal palace, through its central role in the Renaissance and pre-Revolutionary France. The second half of the exhibition follows the reshaping of tennis in France, England, and America in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Encyclopedia Of Public Relations (Review), Sue Polanka

University Libraries' Staff Publications

This article is a book review of "Encyclopedia of Public Relations" by Robert L. Heath.

Caroliniana Columns - Spring 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

University South Caroliniana Society Newsletter - Columns

Contents:

Annual Meeting Recap: April 24, 2004..... p.1
The Faith Cabin Libraries Collection..... p.1
World War I Collaborative Project..... p.3
An Architectural Treasure Trove..... p.4
SCL Exhibits..... p.5
New Faces in the Reading Room: Beverly Bullock, Peggy Gardner, Rose Thomas and Ashley Bowden..... p.6
The University South Caroliniana Society (ad.)..... p.7
A Future Home for Modern Political Collections..... p.7
Gift of Donald S. Russell Library..... p.8
Society Portfolio Tops Two Million Dollar Mark..... p.8
Upcoming USCS Annual Meeting..... p.8
Retired Senator Hollings Closes His Offices..... p.9
Bilderback Honored with Archival Award..... p.9
Facility Facelift: A Tale of SCL Renovations..... p.10 …

Reflections - Spring 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Reflections

Contents:

Thomas Cooper Library Special Collections Wings Project Expands..... p.1
USC Libraries Choose New Integrated Library Service..... p.1
New Music Library Special Collections Room..... p.2
Library 100: A New Information Literacy Course..... p.2
Exhibits at Thomas Cooper Library..... p.2
Joyce Carol Oates Is Thomas Cooper Society Speaker..... p.3
USC Libraries Acquire New Databases..... p.3
Libraries Launch New Digital Activities Department..... p.3
South Caroliniana Library Receives Ball-Gilchrist Family Papers..... p.4
In Memoriam: Alexander MacGregor (Sandy) Gilchrist..... p.4
“An Afternoon with Donald Russell”..... p.5
Bilderback Named Archivist of the Year..... p.5
New Faces: Jeffrey Makala, Douglas King, and Greg Wilsbacher..... p.5
“Two …

Hans Christian Andersen (1805-2005): A Bicentennial Selection, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This catalog accompanied the exhibit of a sample of the author’s works held by the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections. The representative selection of materials contained books from the library’s Historical Children’s Literature Collection and the Augusta Baker Collection of African-American Children’s Literature and Folklore. It included examples of some of the first English translations of Andersen’s writings, as well as several of his classic fairy tales and materials exhibiting the ways in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century children’s book illustrators reacted to and interpreted the text.

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter - Spring 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Thomas Cooper Society Newsletter

Contents:

Thomas Cooper Library Special Collections Wings Project Expands..... p.1
TCL Exhibit Featured Botanist Henry William Ravenel..... p.2
Joyce Carol Oates is Thomas Cooper Society Speaker..... p.3
Thomas Cooper Society Endowment Brings Treasures to the Library..... p.3
Thomas Cooper Library's Special Collections Heritage..... p.4
Papers of Tony Buttitta Come to Thomas Cooper..... p.5
Exhibits at the Thomas Cooper Library..... p.6
TCL Received Haggard Collection of Tennis Books..... p.7
In Memoriam: Alexander MacGregor (Sandy) Gilchrist..... p.7
Ex Libris Society Executive Committee (photo)..... p.8
Thomas Cooper Society Officers, 2004-2005..... p.8
Thomas Cooper Society Board Members, 2004-2005..... p.8

Down To The Seas, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Rare Books & Special Collections Publications

This is the first exhibition from Thomas Cooper Library 's G. Ross Roy Collection of John Masefield, which was donated in 1999. Highlights include a copy in Masefield's own hand of his best-known poem, "Sea Fever," and a number of inscribed copies from the library of Audrey Napier-Smith in which Masefield painted small water-colour sketches of sailing ships or other scenes. Place of publication is London unless otherwise stated; + indicates a book with a water-colour or pen sketch.

Voices From The Caroliniana - Winter 2005, University Libraries--University Of South Carolina

Caroliniana Library – Oral History Newsletter

Contents:

Greetings..... p.1
Oral History Publications Series..... p.1
Carolina First: An Oral History of a South Carolina Success Story..... p.2
African Americans at Mars Bluff: The Amelia Wallace Vernon Oral History Collection..... p.2
SC Jazz and Blues Musicians..... p.3
Conserving Our Past: The SC Bankers Association Grant..... p.3
Digital Oral History: South Caroliniana in the 21st Century..... p.4