Monthly Archives: May 2012

Congratulations to UNC Chapel Hill Graduates!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Claudia Funke

Last weekend was graduation.  Students and their families and friends celebrated on campus. And more than a few wandered into Wilson to experience its amazing architecture in the Grand Reading Room, as well as some of the amazing books RBC … Continue reading →

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Adrian Johns at Wilson Library: The Invention of Scientific Reading

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Claudia Funke

The Rare Book Collection partnered with our friends in the Department of English and Comparative Literature to bring Prof. Adrian Johns to speak on Tuesday April 10. Johns, one of the most provocative thinkers and writers on the history of … Continue reading →

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An Evening of Enchantment

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Claudia Funke

On Thursday evening March 29th, the Rare Book Collection celebrated its new exhibition Nature and the Unnatural in Shakespeare’s Age with a reception and lecture by Prof. Mary Floyd-Wilson, “Maidens Call It Love-in-Idleness”: Potions, Passion, and Fairy Knowledge in A … Continue reading →

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