Instructor Orientation Workshop in Special Collections and Rare Books

Thinking about those courses you’re teaching next semester? Think about exploring Special Collections and Rare Books with your students!  Come to Ellis Library for a Special Collections orientation (or just to refresh your memory) on Friday, November 11, at 10:00 am or Monday, November 14, at 2:30 pm.  Topics will include: Materials and collections with …

Instructor Resources

Don’t forget!  Special Collections is offering information sessions for instructors and new faculty in Ellis Library in the coming week.  Topics will include: Specific materials and collections with potential for use in class visits or assignments Instruction services offered by Special Collections – with opportunities for feedback and suggestions from workshop participants Ideas for developing …

De Historia Stirpium by Leonhart Fuchs

Kelli Hansen Nov. 2004 Photos: Andrew Hansen Fuchs, Leonhart. De historia stirpivm commentarii insignes… Basileae, In officina Isingriniana, 1542. RARE RES QK41 .F7 The Division of Special Collections houses some of the most valuable and significant resources in the holdings of MU Libraries. The materials in the collections range in time period from antiquity to …