Dispatches from the Newberry stacks, where millions of historic items are ready to be discovered—and blogged about.
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A quiet evening stroll last March took a surprising turn when centuries-old European books were discovered on a Chicago sidewalk.
The most unusual aspects of the Newberry’s copy of “The Book of the Damned” are in its pages.
Conservation treatments brought neglected 1967 Ellen Lanyon painting back to life.
New graphic novel “Paper Cuts” featured in “Indigenous Chicago” exhibition.
The Mike Royko Papers contain an awful lot of objects whose basic details were...fuzzy, to say the least.
Newberry collection items offer glimpses into the last century of LGBTQ+ history.
In the early modern period, the divisive line between "real" and "fake" wasn't as solidified in the way we think of it now.
In the tumultuous 1960s, comic evolved during his appearances at famed night spot.
In 1990, 12-year-old Brian thought he'd found a great deal on a Nolan Ryan rookie card... He didn't realize it would land him in...
Midge Dellinger, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, shares her connection to an image featured in the Newberry’s Indigenous Portraits Unbound exhibition—and her ongoing efforts to collect...
Yale PhD candidate and prison education instructor takes "pop-up Newberry" to incarcerated students.