Subscribe to RSS Feed Million Dollar Gift to Cartoon Library
The Ohio State University received a gift of $1 million from Jean Schulz, the widow of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz to support the renovation of Sullivant Hall, the future home of the world’s most comprehensive academic research facility dedicated to documenting printed cartoon art. Along with her generous gift, Mrs. Schulz issued a challenge: [...]
Thurber in the House
Thurber House and OSU Libraries’ Rare Books and Manuscripts Present “Thurber in the House” Thurber House is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, making it an appropriate time to invite James Thurber back for a visit. The Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (RBMS) at The Ohio State University has done exactly that. “Thurber in the [...]
Rare Books, Theatre Research, Hilandar Moving
Rare Books and Manuscripts, the Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Theatre Research Institute, and the Hilandar Research Library will be moving into the Thompson Library through August 30. Reference requests will be processed as quickly as possible, but the curators will not be able to host on-site visitors during this time. Contact the appropriate [...]
OSU Students may now use their University ID instead of SSN
OSU students can use their university ID number in place of a Social Security number (SSN) to view “My Record” or to request Library materials. The University ID number appears on all BUCK IDs issued within the last year. If you don’t know your University ID number and it doesn’t appear on your BUCK ID, [...]
Lantern Archives Online
An online searchable archive of past issues of the Lantern is now available, thanks to a project undertaken by University Libraries. The OSU student newspaper of The Ohio State University, published continuously since 1881, has been digitized, says Amy McCrory, digital imaging specialist in the Preservation Office of the Digital Imaging Division of the Libraries. [...]
Light Exhibit
Light: A Forgotten 19th Century Humor Magazine Through May 31 Cartoon Library and Museum’s Reading Room Gallery Light was by far the most important of lithographic comic weekly to be published outside of New York or San Francisco during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. It provided the first or early employment to a [...]