Louise Glück, winner of the Nobel Prize, reads at Bread Loaf
| by Rebekah Irwin
Louise Glück, the New York-born American poet with ties to Vermont and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, won the Nobel Prize for literature today.
Special Collections
The Middlebury College Special Collections houses the college’s rare book, manuscript, and archival collections. Our holdings range from an ancient cuneiform tablet to Facebook posts and include photographs, diaries, college memorabilia, pop-up books, and oral histories.
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Old New Faces, or Facebook 50 Years Ago
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Have you ever wished that there was a directory - a book, perhaps, or a website - where you could search for your classmates by name in order to find out what they look like? A book of faces, maybe? Well, if you were a student between 1949 and 2008, Middlebury had your back.
Presenting: a Miniature Qur’an
| by Rebekah Irwin
Here’s another miniature book from Special Collections. Sometimes photographs alone are not enough. This book needs to be seen in action to be appreciated.
Contact
Special Collections is located on the lower level of Davis Family Library. View the Middlebury College campus map for more information.
We are open by appointment only. Holiday and summer hours vary. See the Davis Family Library hours for details.
Call or email us for more information.
Special Collections
Davis Family Library 101
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury, VT 05753
- Tel:
- (802) 443-2387
- Office:
- Library 101