Marian Toledo Candelaria
@malcolmcanmore.bsky.social
Special collections librarian. Likes books, book history, book arts, and typography. Parent to two fluffy bunnies.
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Listen, I'm very invested in making my bunnies library-world celebrities: www.instagram.com/p/Ddo22a1FNs... #libraries
Mizzou Libraries on Instagram: "We had to do a part 2 💛
#LibrariesOfInstagram #LibraryLife #Mizzou #PetsOfInstagram"
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#LibrariesOfInstagram #LibraryLife #Mizzou #PetsOfInstagram".
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October 1, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Listen, I'm very invested in making my bunnies library-world celebrities: www.instagram.com/p/Ddo22a1FNs... #libraries
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It is Hallowmonth, so I am contractually required by the radge basturt spirits of my ancient forebears to post a *proper* Jack O'Lantern for the benefit of all you sweet summer children of America with yer cute lil pumpkins.
September 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM
It is Hallowmonth, so I am contractually required by the radge basturt spirits of my ancient forebears to post a *proper* Jack O'Lantern for the benefit of all you sweet summer children of America with yer cute lil pumpkins.
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This is always interesting to me as a very bright mixed race Black person who has never been perceived as passing/passable. I don't think we talk enough about the levels of wild race science that go into the thinking behind passing- we talk about skin color, but there are so many elements at play
Not the usual Modern Love. Many astonishing incidents. You think you have a grasp of the pattern–then the last one. 😮
I’m Black, Even if You Don’t See It
By Anna Martin
Why the writer Kelly McWilliams tells everyone she meets who she really is.
I’m Black, Even if You Don’t See It
By Anna Martin
Why the writer Kelly McWilliams tells everyone she meets who she really is.
I’m Black, Even if You Don’t See It
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October 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This is always interesting to me as a very bright mixed race Black person who has never been perceived as passing/passable. I don't think we talk enough about the levels of wild race science that go into the thinking behind passing- we talk about skin color, but there are so many elements at play
Working with our cartas ejecutorias de hidalguía is great fun. I'm working on one from Valladolid (1591) that includes a full list of costs for the carta, including illumination, scribe, seal and cord, and binding! digital.library.missouri.edu/node/174629 #rarebooks #BookHistory
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September 16, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Working with our cartas ejecutorias de hidalguía is great fun. I'm working on one from Valladolid (1591) that includes a full list of costs for the carta, including illumination, scribe, seal and cord, and binding! digital.library.missouri.edu/node/174629 #rarebooks #BookHistory
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I’m pleased to share that records for parish churches and chapels are now available on Medieval Libraries of Great Britain - mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#provenance #manuscripts @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#provenance #manuscripts @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
September 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I’m pleased to share that records for parish churches and chapels are now available on Medieval Libraries of Great Britain - mlgb.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#provenance #manuscripts @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
#provenance #manuscripts @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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Reading by Touch: Scotland’s early tactile reading systems
Scotland played a key role in the early history of reading by touch, opening new possibilities for blind readers in the #C19. Taylor Hare explores embossed pages, knotted strings & radical alphabets
#BookHistory
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Scotland played a key role in the early history of reading by touch, opening new possibilities for blind readers in the #C19. Taylor Hare explores embossed pages, knotted strings & radical alphabets
#BookHistory
www.nls.uk/collections/...
Reading by touch: Scotland's early tactile reading systems | National Library
Explore the history of reading by touch for blind readers in nineteenth century Scotland.
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September 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Reading by Touch: Scotland’s early tactile reading systems
Scotland played a key role in the early history of reading by touch, opening new possibilities for blind readers in the #C19. Taylor Hare explores embossed pages, knotted strings & radical alphabets
#BookHistory
www.nls.uk/collections/...
Scotland played a key role in the early history of reading by touch, opening new possibilities for blind readers in the #C19. Taylor Hare explores embossed pages, knotted strings & radical alphabets
#BookHistory
www.nls.uk/collections/...
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Setting and reprinting something I never wanted to set and reprint again. This one makes me beg for mercy from the printing gods.
August 22, 2026 at 2:09 AM
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rare Book and Manuscript Library Holds Treasure Trove of James Bond, Author Ian Fleming Materials
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#libraries #rarebooks #manuscripts #collections #JamesBond #IanFleming
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#libraries #rarebooks #manuscripts #collections #JamesBond #IanFleming
August 31, 2026 at 4:29 PM
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Rare Book and Manuscript Library Holds Treasure Trove of James Bond, Author Ian Fleming Materials
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#libraries #rarebooks #manuscripts #collections #JamesBond #IanFleming
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#libraries #rarebooks #manuscripts #collections #JamesBond #IanFleming
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I always like being reminded of the parchment process - here’s some hair that wasn’t scraped off when it was stretched on the parchment frame (Bodleian Library, MS Digby 226, fol. 99r-v) #bookhistory
September 1, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I always like being reminded of the parchment process - here’s some hair that wasn’t scraped off when it was stretched on the parchment frame (Bodleian Library, MS Digby 226, fol. 99r-v) #bookhistory
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Let me set the scene: You are in Glorious Antwerp. You research in the fabulous collections of the Plantin-Moretus Museum in the morning. You have frietjes for lunch. Then you spend the afternoon in the wonderful collections of the Hendrik Conscience Library. Ultimate #BookHistory bliss.
Apply!
Apply!
You have 29 more days to submit an application for the short-term Nottebohm Fellowships for #Bookhistory research in Antwerp! Come do research in the collections of the Plantin-Moretus Museum and/or Hendrik Conscience Library!
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Nottebohm Fellowship for Book Historical Research | Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience
Every year, the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library and the Museum Plantin-Moretus offer a short-term Nottebohm fellowship to two researchers, with the gracious support of the Thierry and Frédéric Not...
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September 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Let me set the scene: You are in Glorious Antwerp. You research in the fabulous collections of the Plantin-Moretus Museum in the morning. You have frietjes for lunch. Then you spend the afternoon in the wonderful collections of the Hendrik Conscience Library. Ultimate #BookHistory bliss.
Apply!
Apply!
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Researchers have pinned the emergence of sheeppox to about 5000 years ago.
The peek into the pathogen’s past came from an unusual source: dozens of medieval books and legal documents written on parchment, which is made from specially treated animal skins.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4iaLx30
The peek into the pathogen’s past came from an unusual source: dozens of medieval books and legal documents written on parchment, which is made from specially treated animal skins.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4iaLx30
September 3, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Researchers have pinned the emergence of sheeppox to about 5000 years ago.
The peek into the pathogen’s past came from an unusual source: dozens of medieval books and legal documents written on parchment, which is made from specially treated animal skins.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4iaLx30
The peek into the pathogen’s past came from an unusual source: dozens of medieval books and legal documents written on parchment, which is made from specially treated animal skins.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4iaLx30
"La impresión y edición de libros en Puerto Rico (1900-1930)", by Carlos Vélez Mercado: eladoquintimes.com/2026/08/05/l...
La impresión y edición de libros en Puerto Rico (1900-1930) | Periódico El Adoquín
En las primeras tres décadas del siglo XX, la impresión de libros fue dominada por talleres tipográficos dedicados a impresos de menor escala.
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August 20, 2026 at 4:46 AM
"La impresión y edición de libros en Puerto Rico (1900-1930)", by Carlos Vélez Mercado: eladoquintimes.com/2026/08/05/l...
What's crazy is that I went from medieval Scottish history to pursuing an alt-ac career, and now I'm co-leading an undergrad research project on early modern Spanish cartas ejecutorias to research the ones at Mizzou: library.missouri.edu/specialcolle...
#bookhistory
#bookhistory
Cartas Ejecutorias: Nobility and Power in Early Modern Spain · Cartas Ejecutorias · Special Collections and Archives
Featuring rare books, archival materials, photographs, and maps from the University of Missouri Libraries.
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August 8, 2026 at 3:34 AM
What's crazy is that I went from medieval Scottish history to pursuing an alt-ac career, and now I'm co-leading an undergrad research project on early modern Spanish cartas ejecutorias to research the ones at Mizzou: library.missouri.edu/specialcolle...
#bookhistory
#bookhistory
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Why is no one talking about the upcoming NARA closures?? #Genealogy #NationalArchives #BookSky #History #NARA @maddow.bsky.social @cnn.com federalnewsnetwork.com/facilities-c...
National Archives to transition out of three federal records centers | Federal News Network
The decision is expected to cut costs and reduce the agency’s real estate portfolio, but it’s not yet clear how the moves will impact NARA employees.
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July 30, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Why is no one talking about the upcoming NARA closures?? #Genealogy #NationalArchives #BookSky #History #NARA @maddow.bsky.social @cnn.com federalnewsnetwork.com/facilities-c...
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Walking through the Rita Benton Music Library #Iowa 📜(Heavily features collections from the rare book room) dailyiowan.com/2026/04/14/w...
Walking through the Rita Benton Music Library
This is an installment in a multi-part series. Located on the first floor of Voxman Music Building is a library with large glass windows. Sunlight streams from the panes of glass, illuminating studen...
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April 20, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Walking through the Rita Benton Music Library #Iowa 📜(Heavily features collections from the rare book room) dailyiowan.com/2026/04/14/w...
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You see a handy paper plate offering access to all (!) Popes, Roman Emperors, Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, a lot of Christian kings, and more minor rulers. You need to move the paper pointer, find the correct ring, and read the information. #skystorians: it's an #earlymodern paper tool.
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March 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
You see a handy paper plate offering access to all (!) Popes, Roman Emperors, Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, a lot of Christian kings, and more minor rulers. You need to move the paper pointer, find the correct ring, and read the information. #skystorians: it's an #earlymodern paper tool.
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Two new positions with the #ERC-BROKENSONG project at Maynooth University. The first position is for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to conduct analysis of the medieval Insular music corpus recovered, transcribed, and edited within the project. my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
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March 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Two new positions with the #ERC-BROKENSONG project at Maynooth University. The first position is for a Postdoctoral Researcher/Senior Postdoctoral Researcher to conduct analysis of the medieval Insular music corpus recovered, transcribed, and edited within the project. my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...
It's time for a fun Mizzou Library Special Collections item, at some time held in the library of Dupplin Castle. Collated by John Wright on December 31, 1723!
digital.library.missouri.edu/node/199333
#scottishhistory #scottishbooks #rarebooks
digital.library.missouri.edu/node/199333
#scottishhistory #scottishbooks #rarebooks
March 1, 2026 at 1:54 AM
It's time for a fun Mizzou Library Special Collections item, at some time held in the library of Dupplin Castle. Collated by John Wright on December 31, 1723!
digital.library.missouri.edu/node/199333
#scottishhistory #scottishbooks #rarebooks
digital.library.missouri.edu/node/199333
#scottishhistory #scottishbooks #rarebooks
So excited to attend #ICMS as part of the Library Careers for Medievalists 1 roundtable! I'm very passionate about career development and alt-ac/ non-ac careers for PhDs: icms.confex.com/icms/2026/me...
Library Careers for Medievalists (1): Digital Scholarship, Archives, and Administration (A Roundtable)
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February 28, 2026 at 7:45 AM
So excited to attend #ICMS as part of the Library Careers for Medievalists 1 roundtable! I'm very passionate about career development and alt-ac/ non-ac careers for PhDs: icms.confex.com/icms/2026/me...
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TCD Library is recruiting a Senior Bibliographer to help catalogue the Fagel Collection! This is a fabulous professional opportunity to work on one of Europe's great early modern private libraries. Closing 10 March at noon. Full details available at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies
February 27, 2026 at 11:53 AM
TCD Library is recruiting a Senior Bibliographer to help catalogue the Fagel Collection! This is a fabulous professional opportunity to work on one of Europe's great early modern private libraries. Closing 10 March at noon. Full details available at www.tcd.ie/hr/vacancies
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DS seeks to appoint an early career library professional or postdoctoral researcher with a background in premodern manuscript studies for a full-time, NEH-funded, 22-month Manuscript Data Curation Fellowship. To apply, please follow this link: wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...
Manuscript Data Curation Fellow
University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school co...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
DS seeks to appoint an early career library professional or postdoctoral researcher with a background in premodern manuscript studies for a full-time, NEH-funded, 22-month Manuscript Data Curation Fellowship. To apply, please follow this link: wd1.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...
The updated MU Digital Library is here! Our Digital Initiatives team has made sure anyone can access Mizzou's special collections and archival holdings online.
digital.library.missouri.edu
#bookhistory #history
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#bookhistory #history
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September 6, 2025 at 4:14 AM
The updated MU Digital Library is here! Our Digital Initiatives team has made sure anyone can access Mizzou's special collections and archival holdings online.
digital.library.missouri.edu
#bookhistory #history
digital.library.missouri.edu
#bookhistory #history
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*THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES*, a free, scholer-produced onlyne resource for teachinge and learninge *The Canterbury Tales* at the universitye level: opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
The Open Access Companion to the Canterbury Tales – The new way to learn about old books
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August 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
*THE OPEN ACCESS COMPANION TO THE CANTERBURY TALES*, a free, scholer-produced onlyne resource for teachinge and learninge *The Canterbury Tales* at the universitye level: opencanterburytales.lsusites.org
I never thought in my life that I would ever see a facsimile of Domesday Book again. But it was a hit in today's special collections tour!
August 15, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I never thought in my life that I would ever see a facsimile of Domesday Book again. But it was a hit in today's special collections tour!