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Architectonic Fixations: Photographs from the Collection of Russell Sturgis Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Special Collections This web site features approximately 320 digitally rendered images from a collection of over 15,000 photographic prints held by the University Archives of Washington University in St. Louis. |
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Art to Enchant: Illustrators and Shakespeare Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Special Collections Images from illustrated editions of Shakespeare's works. The editions range from 1744 through 1986. |
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BEYOND TLC: Missouri Women in the Health Science Professions Contributed by: Becker Medical Library, Washington University Pioneering and prominent Missouri women of the 20th century are featured in this collection about professions in the health sciences. The site both profiles individual women and explores women’s contributions to the development of health science professions. |
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Deafness in Disguise Contributed by: Becker Medical Library, Washington University Deafness in Disguise presents images, illustrations, advertising pamphlets, trade catalogs, patents, rare books and other material pertaining to mechanical and electrical hearing devices from the 19th and 20th centuries. Of particular focus are hearing devices that were designed for concealment or camouflage within everyday items. |
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Depicting Devotion: Illuminated Books of Hours from the Middle Ages Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Special Collections An exhibit of the Book of Hours showing Illuminations from the Middle Ages. |
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Dred Scott Case Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Collection of one hundred and eleven documents, over 400 pages of full-text searchable resource that represents the full case history of the Dred Scott Case. |
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Exploring Object Virtual Reality Contributed by: Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University This exhibit features interactive movies of twenty historic hearing devices from the Central Institute for the Deaf – Max A. Goldstein Historic Devices for Hearing Collection at Washington University Bernard Becker Medical Library. |
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James Merrill: Other Writings Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Special Collections An exhibit depicting James Merrill's literary archives housed in Washington University's Modern Literature Collection. |
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Medical Journeys Contributed by: Becker Medical Library, Washington University This collection contains items from several of the archival collections of the Washington University School of Medicine pertaining to physicians and medical scientists who immigrated to Missouri from foreign countries in the 19th and 20th centuries and to Missouri physicians and medical scientists who traveled abroad to research, teach and share their expertise. |
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Medicine in Times of Need: 21st General Hospital/Base Hospital 21 Contributed by: Becker Medical Library, Washington University The 21st General Hospital and Base Hospital 21 Collections consist of 617 items relating to the service of these Army hospital units in the First and Second World Wars. The items include photographic prints, negatives, lantern slides, sketches, documents, and memorabilia from several collections donated by members (or relatives of members) of these medical units. |
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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis Contributed by: Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University in St. Louis The museum's web site, featuring a calendar of exhibits, as well as links to its digital collections. The Museum contains strong holdings of 19th-, 20th-, and 21st-century European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, installations, and photograph. |
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Origins and History of the Washington University School of Medicine Contributed by: Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University A digitized version of an exhibit mounted at the Bernard Becker Medical Library in 1991 celebrating the Centennial of the Washington University School of Medicine. The exhibit contains maps, illustrations, photographs, ephemera, and includes numerous faculty profiles. |
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Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology Collection Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Special Collections Selected items from the Philip Mills Arnold Semeiology Collection in the Special Collections of the Washington University Libraries, documenting the history of signs, symbols, and communication. |
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Powerful Grace Lies in Herbs and Plants Contributed by: Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University ; Missouri Botanical Garden Library A joint exhibit between Becker Medical Library and the Missouri Botanical Garden Library that showcases works on herbal medicine dating from the 15th to the 19th centuries. |
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St. Louis Circuit Court Historical Records Project Contributed by: Missouri State Archives; St. Louis Circuit Court; Washington University This project features digitized collections of court files relating to Lewis & Clark, Native Americans, the fur trade, and slave freedom suits. Includes a database of all court cases processed, beginning in 1804. |
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Terra Incognita Contributed by: Washington University Libraries Special Collections An exhibit featuring early printed accounts of exploration and cultural encounters between what is known as the Old World or Europe and the New World or the Americas. |
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Washington University Papyri Collection Contributed by: Washington University Libraries 445 manuscript fragments, dating from the first century BC to the eighth century AD. The fragments were excavated in 1923 at the site of the ancient Egyptian city of Oxyrhynchus. |
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Washington University School of Medicine Oral History Project Contributed by: Bernard Becker Medical Library, Washington University An ongoing series of recorded interviews and transcripts dating from 1959. The project captures first person accounts and reflections on the history of the medical school, medical practice in St. Louis, and developments in the field of medicine. |
