Last week we shared our newest oldest acquisition, a cuneiform-inscribed baked clay tablet from around 2,000 BCE, and today we
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Last week we shared our newest oldest acquisition, a cuneiform-inscribed baked clay tablet from around 2,000 BCE, and today we
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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
…Continue Reading A “first-rate beer” voucher, 2,000 years overdue
Thanksgiving Day meals are not complete without a perfectly cooked turkey. In these two clips from 16mm reels the Middlebury
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Though today’s Middlebury College football team stands as a formidable member of the NESCAC, the lineup that went on to
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When the capital of the Assyrian Empire was moved in the 9th century B.C.E. to what is now Nimrud, Iraq, a new
…Continue Reading Raising the Relief: The Journey of the Winged Genie
To mark Founder’s Day, the original Middlebury College Charter signed by the Governor of Vermont on November 1st, 1800 will
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Our first guest DJ, Professor Shalom Goldman (Religion) joins Stacks & Tracks, the Special Collections & Archives radio show Monday, November 2, 9am-10am Tune-in to hear a half-century of rock, folk, reggae, and punk music, inspired by biblical stories. With commentary, of course. 91.9FM | iTunes radio | listen online | on your phone…Continue Reading Prof. Shalom Goldman, guest DJ on WRMC’s Stacks & Tracks