Special Collections

We acquire, preserve, and provide access to rare and unique resources for UM students & faculty, and local, regional, national, & international researchers.

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

We love seeing what other copies are bound with! We have a "beans" binding for ours!

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

Ernest Shackleton led the Endurance voyage to the Antarctic. The ship was recently discovered 107 years after it was trapped by ice & sank.

#DYK a prior, calmer trip of his produced the first book “written, printed, illustrated & bound in the Antarctic"? https://t.co/191ITOTEYV

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Now Accepting Applications! Dave Abrams and Gene Banning Pan Am Research Grant deadline: Feb 25, 2022 https://t.co/yJ4q9EaWrz

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Join us as we celebrate the creation and launch of the website, Cleared for Takeoff: Explore Commercial Aviation on January 26 from 3-4:30 to hear about Pan Am and other @dpla commercial aviation collections.
https://t.co/iCOU83AEZF

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

@HistoryMiami @hartmancenter @UMiamiLibraries @dpla Also bet sure to check out this amazing Pan Am Timeline that Leah Tams @hartmancenter created: https://t.co/hjS8je6GpI

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Happy #NationalAviationDay! We're celebrating by sharing our Aviation portal: https://t.co/m7B8XkatYC We've worked with @HistoryMiami @hartmancenter @UMiamiLibraries over the last 3 years to share Pan Am and related aviation materials in
@dpla

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

@kimvoss Thanks for coming! So glad you enjoyed it!

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Two of our favorite researchers are in this episode! Looking forward to listening

[Gastropod @Gastropodcast]

Episode link here: https://t.co/7gwONknIfu

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Feeling peepish? Tune in a listen to what our Cristina has planned for her O, Miami Poetry month event!

[Linda Gassenheimer @LGassenheimer]

@omiamifestival @cristinafavretto Easter & O Miami poetry month & think add caramel sweets to chocolate for happy sweet Easter, @HistoryandWine beer & poetry @LaineDoss restaurant news @FoodNewsandViews #wdna 88.9 FM Wed 11-noon streamed live and podcast https://t.co/Jquzo9tuTO

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

@amandalicastro @booktracesuva This was such a great presentation and discussion! Thanks for joining us today! Looking forward to more book tracing and teaching.

[NUL Transportation @NUL_Transport]

On this day in 1958, Pan Am launched the world's first Transatlantic jet service, connecting New York with London, Paris, and Rome on daily flights with its Boeing 707s. https://t.co/yOb3ooO1Iq

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Join us on Mon. 10/26 at 3pm for a Book Traces presentation with @Andrew_Stauffer @amandalicastro to close out Open Access week! https://t.co/shigMueKu8 #BookTraces #OpenAccessWeek

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

We were greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Marvin Sackner. We honor his commitment to the written/printed/sculpted/painted word, his inventiveness, and his curiosity. https://t.co/sUr5iTt40d

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Thrilled to have been part of such a great panel alongside @SenateHouseLib @luxmentis @britishlibrary and @ChristiesBKS! Thanks @thearchibrarian for organizing and @brklnbkfair for hosting! If you missed it, or want to watch again: https://t.co/HY25p8iGkk

[Diane Dias De Fazio. @thearchibrarian]

Do you believe in magic?✨
@RBMSinfo and @brklnbkfair bring you the FREE panel—on magic, the occult, and spiritualist materials in our collections—with speakers from @SenateHouseLib @um_spec_coll
@luxmentis @britishlibrary and @ChristiesBKS! Register 👇 https://t.co/3FcFEXS5px

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

Join us on Thursday September 10 at 1pm. for a presentation by Cristina Favretto who will take you back to the early years of Miami Beach, a a motley assortment of civic boosters, con men, and impresarios "sold some sand": https://t.co/CIPhMUIamy

[Bea @skokan01]

Archivists are chronicling the COVID-19 pandemic https://t.co/kL3gAushbO

[Cuban Heritage Collection @UMCHC]

This week Miami lost one of its pioneering preservationists, Arva Moore Parks (1939-2020). A historian and author, Parks documented the development of Miami in numerous books and films. (1/4) #umchc #arvamooreparks

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Arva Moore Parks. Arva possessed a singular dedication to preserving Miami history and was a good friend, supporter, and patron of our collections. We'll miss her and are honored to be part of her legacy. https://t.co/uhZ34kWdXu

[SSDN @SunshineStateDN]

Two more days to get creative with our content! Enter into our Gif It Up Florida competition to win bragging rights and a swag bag.

[Special Collections @um_spec_coll]

One of our favorite collections and one that deserves special attention on #EarthDay

[Bea @skokan01]

Lady of the Everglades: Marjory Stoneman Douglas Papers@UMiamiLibraries,⁦@um_spec_coll⁩ https://t.co/ZZctaEw297