What’s scarier than a haunted archive? Running out of room! AAAGH!!! Are your shelves full? PG 1_122-105e, Library, University of Idaho, sub-basement compact shelving, December 1988, photographer: Monte Steiger. Now photo taken and gif created by Special Collections staff.
Halloweekend
John Laughlin on Halloween
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Welcome UI Dads!
Dad's Day football game [1]
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UI Library Map Room
Then and Now
From atlases to topographic maps, the Map Room is a treasure trove of information.
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Sci Fi Skeletons
The Man Who Fell to Earth
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Cats in Space!
A Judgement of Dragons
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Happy Birthday U of I Library!
Then and Now
Today’s the day! It’s our building’s 60th birthday! The University of Idaho Library opened the doors of it’s brand new building on October 23, 1957.
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Salome
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish writer in the Victorian Era of the late 19th century known for such plays as The Importance of Being Earnest and An Ideal Husband and the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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UI Library newspaper section
Then and Now
UI Library newspaper section, then and now, from shortly after the building opened 60 years ago this month, to the newspaper storage area today. All historical Idaho newspapers have now been transferred to microfilm, rather than what looks like bound up in neat packages, while the current and previous months’...
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things are getting pretty spooky
Things are getting pretty spooky around Special Collections as we continue our work on processing a large science fiction and fantasy collection! H.P. Lovecraft, The Lurking Fear and other stories. (New York, NY: Ballantine Books.1973.) H.P. Lovecraft, The Shuttered Room and other tales of horror. (New York, NY: Ballantine Books....
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