Category Archives: rare books

Manifold Greatness–Exhibit and Lecture Series

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Starting October 7th, the University of Wyoming’s Libraries, Program of Religious Studies, and the American Heritage Center are presenting a joint program commemorating the 400th anniversary of this influential book.  The opening reception and first lecture of the series takes … Continue reading →

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Toppan Selection: Alexander de Hales, Summa universae theologiae, pars seconda

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

Alexander of Hales (ca.1185 to 1245) was a Franciscan scholar from Gloucestershire, England, who taught theology and philosophy in Paris. He was obviously still popular in the fifteenth century when this book was printed in Germany by Anton Koberger: one … Continue reading →

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Cheramy Collection Cataloged

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

As a part of its ongoing online cataloging project, Toppan Rare Books Library is proud to announce that the catalog records for the Cheramy Collection are now available online through the Universities Libraries online catalog and through the global union … Continue reading →

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Toppan Selection: James Atkinson, Esq., Sketches in Afghaunistan [London: Henry Graves & Co.], 1842

Posted on December 31, 2010 by

James Atkinson (1780-1852) was one of the first Europeans to explore Afghanistan, and served as an infantry surgeon there. The Belgian lithographers Louis and Charles Haghe reproduced his original watercolor drawings as twenty-six individual plates in this oversize portfolio (18 … Continue reading →

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Jackson Collection Cataloged!

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Matt Francis, the new part-time rare books cataloger in the Toppan Library, has recently finished cataloging the Louise A. Jackson Juvenile Western Book Collection.  The collection contains one hundred and two Western children’s books from the late nineteenth and early … Continue reading →

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English student wins Undergraduate Research Award!

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

Pictured L to R: Jeanne Holland, Rory Gunderman, Anne Marie Lane Each semester the American Heritage Center offers a $500 cash award to a University of Wyoming student who has produced the best undergraduate research paper or project based substantially … Continue reading →

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