Author Archives: Claudia Funke

13 Bak’tun Web Site Live

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Claudia Funke

The Rare Book Collection is excited to be co-sponsoring “13 Bak’tun: New Maya Perspectives in 2012,” a symposium on Maya civilization in recognition of the end of the current great cycle in the Maya Long Count calendar.   Find out … Continue reading →

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Yucatec Maya Summer Institute

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Claudia Funke

This past Wednesday, students from the Yucatec Maya Summer Institute visited Wilson Library to learn about the rich resources of the Stuart Collection in the Rare Book Collection. Sponsored by the UNC-Duke Consortium, the Institute offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced … Continue reading →

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Researcher Ekaterina Turta Speaks about A. M. Remizov

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Claudia Funke

Last week, a congenial group gathered for Russian tea (and American coffee) in the Friends of the Library room in Wilson to hear visiting researcher Ekaterina Turta speak about the Russian writer A. M. Remizov. As Ms. Turta explained, “Remizov … Continue reading →

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International Visitor Leadership Program Tours Wilson

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Claudia Funke

On June 7, the Rare Book Collection was pleased to host five librarians from Portugal who were visiting UNC Chapel Hill under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. They were here to learn about U.S. library management and collection … Continue reading →

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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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Feminists of the 17th Century

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Claudia Funke

The Rare Book Collection is pleased to celebrate Women’s History Month by highlighting two recent acquisitions by notable female authors. It just so happened that last month, we were in the right place at the right time to acquire two … Continue reading →

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It’s Spring Again

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Claudia Funke

We’ve been hibernating for a few weeks, but now it truly is Spring – and time to reappear! Indeed, Chapel Hill is covered in a dusting of yellow pollen. And at the Rare Book Collection, we’ve turned to our shelves … Continue reading →

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The Adjective “Aframerican”

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Claudia Funke

February has one extra day this year, and that gives us the chance to do one last post for Black History Month. While Christina Moody’s Tiny Spark is a favorite recent purchase, this inscribed copy of Claude McKay’s A Long … Continue reading →

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