Special Collections & Archives at Wesleyan University
A place for news and information about rare books, manuscripts and university archives.
I needed to examine images of the 1993 commencement ceremonies in response to a reference request and I encountered this shot. I like the colors and the mortarboards against the sky, and it reminded me that for this year’s seniors, there’s just one semester to go.
A patron asked to see our first edition of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, 1855.
A researcher emailed about an unsigned sculpture that she strongly suspected was created by long-time Professor of Art John Risely. With her description and a several digital images as guides, I located this newspaper article, which shows the work in question (the tall piece on the far right), confirming the researcher’s supposition.
