The Irvin Dept of Rare Books & Special Collections

The Irvin Dept. of Rare Books & Special Collections is located in the Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia SC

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Ignatius Sancho (1729-1780) 1st Black person to vote in a British election, compose & publish music, & become a published author. This exhibit in Hollings Library emphasizes the roles he played in the literature, music, & politics of the 18th century and his influence then & now.

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Join us this Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 6 pm for a public lecture with John Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award winner Amina Luqman-Dawson
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Last Spring, students recorded performances of plainchant manuscripts from the collections dating from the 13th-16th centuries.

You can listen to the chants, see the medieval manuscripts, and read student blogs about the experience below:
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Join us Thurs, Sept 14th. at All Good Books to discuss Patrick Dean's new book Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World.
Thursday September 14th, 2023 @ 6:00PM - 8:00 PM
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Join us Thurs, Sept 14th. at All Good Books to discuss Patrick Dean's new book Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and His Adventures in a New World.
Thursday September 14th, 2023 @ 6:00PM - 8:00 PM
https://t.co/Yqa4UYfXbZ

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Rumor mill has it @taylorswift13 might play #dazzler in #deadpool3 Not sure if @Kevfeige or @VancityReynolds can confirm, but the Irvin Dept has 1st appearances of Dazzler & Deadpool. Can't wait to find out then swing by & check out some #classiccomics #marvelcomics #taylorswift

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On Friday, March 3, at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Bernard Powers, Professor Emeritus of History at the College of Charleston, will give a talk entitled, “Racialized Spaces and Resistance in Early South Carolina Slaveholding Society.”

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On Friday, March 3, at 4:30 p.m., Dr. Bernard Powers, Professor Emeritus of History at the College of Charleston, will give a talk entitled, “Racialized Spaces and Resistance in Early South Carolina Slaveholding Society.”

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James Dickey was born 100 years ago today (2 February 1923 - 19 January 1997) and was Poet-in-Residence and First Carolina Professor of English at USC from 1968-1997. The Irvin Dept. is home to such treasures as his typewriter, life mask, and first editions of his works.

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Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1901. Some of his early work, such as these magazine appearances in Esquire from the 1930s, will be on display in our gallery, along with many other important African American literary first editions, Feb. 6 - Aug. 11.

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An event in honor of Vic Carrabotta featuring @sanfordgreene
Join us for a special look inside mentorship in the comics world
Follow the link below to register
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Thu, Jan 19, 2023, 6:00 PM EST
Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library Program Room

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The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Was challenged at Charleston Southern College, the Baptist College in Charleston, SC, in 1987 because of "language and sexual references in the book.”

#bandedbooks #bandedbooksweek

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Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022)

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Happy Birthday #RayBradbury
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Today is Ray Bradbury's birthday.
The Irvin Dept. is home to the Anne F. Hardin Collection of Ray Bradbury Books, Fanzines, Pulps, Magazines, Correspondence, Memorabilia, and Ephemera. Check out some highlights at our digital exhibit:
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#RayBradbury #OTD

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Frederick Douglass wrote three autobiographies, each of which expand on his life and works.
Read more about Douglass and the different editions at our blog:
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Just in time for #Valentine's Day, we've acquired a set of 135 manuscript storyboards for a 1954 episode of Popeye the Sailor.