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Publisher: Cornell University Library Gravely Gorgeous: Gargoyles, Grotesques & the Nineteenth-Century Imagination 
 This site is a companion to an exhibit about the admiration by Victorians of the Gothic style of architectural decoration of cathedrals, which featured gargoyles ("decorative waterspouts that preserve stonework") and grotesques (that "serve a variety of other practical and ornamental functions, as corbels or capitals, for instance"). Includes a gallery of images and a glossary. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://cidc.library.cornell.edu/adw/gravely/overview.html Topics: Architecture, Christianity Last updated May 11, 2006 The Cornell University Library Historical Monographs Collection
A collection of over 400 digitized monographs from a variety of disciplines, searchable by author, title, and text. It includes works by John Adams, Sir Richard Burton, Aristotle, Suetonius, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Richard Wagner, and many others. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/c/cdl/ Topics: Literature & Books, Presidents by Name Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Paper, Leather, Clay and Stone: The Written Word Materialized
Images of manuscripts and texts exploring "the visual and tactile aspects of the written word." Includes information on writing surfaces before paper (stone, cuneiform tablets, coins, wood, papyrus, parchment, bark, leaves), historical and reference works (early encyclopedias and legal texts), banned books ( Index librorum prohibitorum ), and chapbooks. Also contains related activities for teachers. From Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Paper-exhibit/ Topics: Language, Writing Last updated Aug 1, 2002 Beautiful Birds: Masterpieces From the Hill Ornithology Collection, Cornell University Library
This site "traces the development of ornithological illustration in the 18th and 19th centuries and highlights the changing techniques — from metal and wood engraving to chromolithography — during that period." Includes an exhibition, timeline of artists and authors, a guide to the ornithological collections at Cornell University libraries, and a bibliography. Searchable. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ornithology/ Topics: Animals, Libraries & Archives by Type, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated May 5, 2005 Peddlers, Pirates, and Prostitutes: Subaltern Histories of Southeast Asia, 1800-1900
An annotated and illustrated bibliography of subaltern ("outside the structures of power in society") histories of Southeast Asia. Focuses on themes of peddlers (itinerant petty traders known as klonthong ), pirates, and prostitutes "during the region's encounter with Western colonialism." From the Cornell University Southeast Asia Program and Cornell University Library. http://www.einaudi.cornell.edu/SoutheastAsia/outreach/resources/PPP/ppp.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated May 19, 2003 The Hive and the Honeybee: Selections from the E. F. Phillips Beekeeping Collection at Mann Library
This collection represents "one of the largest and most complete apiculture libraries in the world." Search and browse the full text of ten rare books, including "Mysteries of Bee-keeping Explained" (1853) and "New Observations on the Natural History of Bees" (1806). From the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. http://bees.library.cornell.edu Topics: Agriculture, Insects & Arachnids, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated May 5, 2005 Liberty Hyde Bailey: A Man for All Seasons
Information about the life of the first dean of the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell University, who was known for being a "botanist, horticulturalist, plant breeder, traveler ... writer and superb editor, environmentalist, philosopher, photographer, poet," and more. Includes an illustrated biography, information about his work, and images of his cyanotype photographs. Also includes a timeline and a bibliography. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/bailey/ Topics: Agriculture, Education, Environment, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Science Last updated Oct 14, 2004 HEARTH: Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, and History
This "collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines" offers carefully selected full-text works published between 1850 and 1950 on the domestic sciences, including "Institutional Management" and "Retail and Consumer Studies," as well as expected child care and housekeeping topics. Searchable and browsable through subject bibliographies with accompanying essays. From the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/h/hearth/ Topics: Home & Housing, Home & Housing, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 29, 2003 The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
An online version of one of the primary sources of the U.S. Civil War (70 volumes, published in 1880-1901 by the War Records Office). Searchable. Part of the "Making of America" series by Cornell University Library. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/m/moawar/waro.html Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Invention and Enterprise: Ezra Cornell, A Nineteenth Century Life
This site is a biographical exhibition and timeline of philanthropist Ezra Cornell. Includes letters, diaries, photographs, documents, and publications of the founder of the Western Union Telegraph Company and Cornell University. A presentation of the Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/Ezra-exhibit/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Technology Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Cornell University Library Windows on the Past
This resource provides a single place to search and browse significant, historical, digital collections created by the Cornell University Library. Topics include witchcraft, agriculture, international women's periodicals, math books, monographs, Ezra Cornell, and more. Searches can be very broad, or scoped to specific collections. http://historical.library.cornell.edu/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Nov 19, 2003 The Cornell University Prototype Digital Library
Among digitized graphic and text resources available at this site are the Making of America collection , Math book collection , Ezra Cornell papers , National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) agriculture collection , Core historical literature of agriculture , full text articles in Africana digital periodicals , Icelandic sagas , Division of rare and manuscripts digital collections , and exhibits from the Johnson museum of art permanent collection . http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Dec 24, 2001 Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial
"This online tutorial offers base-level information on the use of digital imaging to convert and make accessible cultural heritage materials. ... The tutorial has been translated into Spanish and French." Includes information about basic terminology, selection, conversion, quality control, metadata, technical infrastructure, presentation, digital preservation, and management. Searchable. From Cornell University Library. http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Dec 15, 2004 Not by Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage
The site "explores the influences and inventions that have shaped American food habits over the past two hundred years." It is illustrated with "rare books, photographs, menus, and other early documents that trace the history of gastronomy in America." From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/food/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Libraries & Archives by Type, Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated Jul 7, 2005 Cornell University Library: French Revolution
This site describes the French Revolution materials at the Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. "The collection is strongest in the areas of economy and finance, the Revolutionary government, and Revolutionary culture, with unusual strength in popular culture." Digitized sample materials are available for three of the four collections described on this site. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/collections/frenchrev.html Topics: History By Place, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jul 12, 2005 Historical Math Monographs
A collection of hundreds of digitized general monographs, math books, and New York State historical pamphlets and monographs. Browse the entire collection by author or title, or search within the math books or by multiple collections. Many of the documents are not in English. From Cornell University Library. http://digital.library.cornell.edu/m/math/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Mathematics Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Digital Preservation Management: Implementing Short-term Strategies for Long-term Problems
This "tutorial will introduce you to the basic tenets of digital preservation. It is particularly geared toward librarians, archivists, curators, managers, and technical specialists." Topics include terms and concepts, obsolescence, and challenges. Also includes a bibliography and a timeline dating back to 1950 that "highlights key events, projects, publications, and technological changes affecting the use of digital technology and efforts to preserve it." In English, French, and German. From Cornell University Library. http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/dpm/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Aug 7, 2008 Vanished World, Enduring People
This online exhibit highlights items from Cornell University Library's "extensive holdings of materials on American Indians." Features photos and illustrations, images of treaties and documents, and other material highlighting people, places, tribes, and related topics. Topics include Maya ruins, Spanish exploration, and European encroachment and Native resistance. From the Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://nac.library.cornell.edu/exhibition/introduction/ Topics: Native Americans Last updated Nov 20, 2006 James Joyce From Dublin to Ithaca
Companion website to a 2005 exhibit on Irish writer James Joyce. Covers his life, works (such as "Ulysses" and "Dubliners"), and correspondence. Include selected photos and images of letters, book covers, and other printed materials. From the Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/joyce/introduction/ Topics: Authors by Region Last updated Jun 20, 2006 The Arthur H. and Mary Marden Dean Lafayette Collection, 1520-1849
Guide to this collection of "over 10,000 items concerning the life and career of Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), best known for his role in the American and French Revolutions." Features biographical details and digitized letters, broadsides, cartoons, and other documents related to Lafayette. From the Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/FRENCHREV/Lafayette/exhibit/ Topics: United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 28, 2006 Nevermore: The Edgar Allan Poe Collection of Susan Jaffe Tane
The website companion to this 2006-2007 exhibit about Edgar Allan Poe features digitized images of "many of Poe's unique manuscripts and letters, scarce copies of his first editions, rare examples of the original newspaper and magazine issues in which much of his work first appeared, and editions of his most famous poem, 'The Raven.'" From the Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/poe/exhibition/nevermore/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Poetry Last updated Oct 16, 2006 Get Out the Vote!: Campaigning for the U.S. Presidency
Companion to a 2004 exhibit that "examines the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots." Features annotated images of items from selected elections back to 1840, such as the Civil War election of 1864, the three-way race of 1912, and television and candidates in 1960. Also includes galleries of tickets and ballots, third party candidate materials, and symbols and mascots. From the Cornell University Library, Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/vote/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 4, 2008 Women in the Literary Marketplace, 1800-1900
"The books and letters in this exhibition present a cross section of writing by English women in the nineteenth century -- a period when women entered the literary marketplace in unprecedented numbers." Some of the exhibit topics include early role models, women poets, publishing, "new women" novels, and journalism. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/womenLit/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place, Women Last updated Feb 7, 2008 Song of the Vine: A History of Wine
Website companion to a 2008-09 exhibition about the story of wine making that "celebrates the 10th anniversary of [Cornell University Library's] Eastern Wine and Grape Archive (EWGA)." Essays and digitized materials explore the introduction of wine in America, grape cultivation, the temperance movement, Prohibition, cocktail culture, and more. Includes a few related website links. From Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ewga/ Topics: Wine Last updated Mar 30, 2009 Charles Darwin After the "Origin"
Companion to a 2009 exhibition celebrating "the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the 'Origin of Species.'" It focuses on "a significant period in Darwin's life that has thus far received little attention -- the twenty-two years following the publication of 'Origin.'" Features annotated images on topics such as mating displays and expression of emotions. Also includes links. From Cornell University Library and Museum of the Earth. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/darwin/ Topics: Notable People Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Cornell Modern Indonesia Collection
Digital collection of 75 titles about Indonesia, published from 1956 forward and including interim reports, translations, monographs, and bibliographies. "These works capture the drama of Indonesia's political and social evolution through the twentieth century. ... A few other works in this series ... reflect on earlier Indonesian history relevant to the modern nation." Searchable, or browse by title or author. From Cornell University Library. http://cmip.library.cornell.edu/ Topics: History By Place, Politics by Place Last updated Mar 16, 2009 |
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