Join us this Thursday February 18th to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death and the First Folio! exhibit at
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Shakespeare’s First Folio at Middlebury – Keynote Wednesday and more events to come!
This February, one of the most important books in the history of English literature is coming to Middlebury. This year
The Ski-Minded College: Winter Carnival 1950
This clip from a recently rediscovered College promotional film produced in 1950 shows how students at “one of the most
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Students are “Southbound for Christmas” ca. 1930, captured on film
This recently rediscovered clip from the 1930s in the College’s 16mm film archives shows the once-bustling Middlebury train station with students
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New book art in Special Collections
Last week we shared our newest oldest acquisition, a cuneiform-inscribed baked clay tablet from around 2,000 BCE, and today we
A “first-rate beer” voucher, 2,000 years overdue
In special collections, visitors often ask us, “What’s your most expensive item?” Or sometimes: “What’s the oldest thing you have?” In late November, we acquired
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Turkey on Film: Delicious Dinners in the 16mm Archives
Thanksgiving Day meals are not complete without a perfectly cooked turkey. In these two clips from 16mm reels the Middlebury
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Middlebury College Football, 1947
Though today’s Middlebury College football team stands as a formidable member of the NESCAC, the lineup that went on to
Middlebury College Football, 1947
Though today’s Middlebury College football team stands as a formidable member of the NESCAC, the lineup that went on to