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Resisting is a Quaker tradition.

Sharing in case someione isn't aware.

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Quakers & Slavery : Underground Railroad
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January 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
notgivingup.bsky.social
Quakers condemned slavery, ethically and religiously, in the 1600s. Learn about it now, before the Nazi oligarchs erase it from the Internet. web.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/speccoll/qua...
Quakers & Slavery : Welcome
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January 27, 2025 at 11:28 PM
aadgroeneveld.bsky.social
Yep.
https://library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dswenttowar/objects/bb4642496p.html
August 19, 2025 at 11:17 AM
catsofyore.bsky.social
Drama! 1889. blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/tag...
Very amusing ink and watercolor painting of two cats, one orange tabby and one calico, in fighting stances with locked eye contact. The tabby is crouched low and the calico cat has its back arched and tail poofed. They seem to be on some kind of bamboo and shingle rail of some kind, raised above the ground. A tiny sliver of crescent moon hangs in the very pale blue sky behind them.
September 5, 2024 at 10:21 AM
bibliowingate.bsky.social
Today an art history class came to SpecColl that was ostensibly about the Enlightenment, but since we had pulled an *Encyclopedie* vol with plates showing chemical/chymical things, I ended up explaining all the alchemical symbols and imagery! Yay for useful esoteric knowledge!
September 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM
catsofyore.bsky.social
Drama! 1889. blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/tag...
Very amusing ink and watercolor painting of two cats, one orange tabby and one white with black spots and tail, in fighting stances with locked eye contact. The tabby is crouched low and the black and white cat has its back arched and tail poofed. They seem to be on some kind of bamboo and shingle rail of some kind, raised above the ground. A tiny sliver of crescent moon hangs in the very pale blue sky behind them.
December 9, 2023 at 1:49 AM
sababausa.bsky.social
A few of these go viral now and then, but there are hundreds of these Theodore Geisel / Dr. Seuss cartoons from his time writing for ‘PM Magazine’

They’re terrific though the anti-Imperial-Japan ones are predictably racist
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March 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
julstrangepork.bsky.social
This Dr. Seuss cartoon is from June 18, 1941.
Dr. Seuss June 18, 1941 Political cartoon depicting a kangaroo carrying figures labeled "America First," "Nazis," and "Fascists," with text "Relatives? Naw... Just three fellers going along for the ride!" above. https://library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dswenttowar/objects/bb4164680v.html
April 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
maryodonnell.bsky.social
I'll be speaking about my short stories on Arena @rtearena tonight @writing.ie @julianday.bsky.social @irishstudiesshu.bsky.social @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social @wakeforest.bsky.social @booksireland.bsky.social @marycostello.bsky.social @mercierpress.bsky.social
July 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
svanimpe.bsky.social
These are all excellent tips to prepare for research in archives and speccoll libraries!
celinecamps.bsky.social Celine Camps @celinecamps.bsky.social · Oct 11
I am at a loss for words. Thank you so much everyone for your kindness and generosity in sharing your tips, advice, and experiences with me! I am most grateful. Thank you! 💕 #skystorians #earlymodern #medievalsky 🗃️
celinecamps.bsky.social Celine Camps @celinecamps.bsky.social · Oct 10
#Skystorians #earlymodern #medievalsky historians 🗃️:
I am about to start my archival research and I find it rather daunting.
I'd love to hear your suggestions/advice/tips for working in the archives.

Any recommendations for best practices, tools/technology to use, preparation tips, etc.?
October 11, 2023 at 3:34 PM
jamesgalasyn.bsky.social
Dr. Seuss, 1941. Citation: library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dsw.... #ice
July 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
jessnevins.bsky.social
TIL Black Flames (blog.lib.uiowa.edu/speccoll/202...), one of the first science fiction fanzines written by women for women. From 1946. One of the contributors to Black Flames was "Tigrina," aka "Edyth Eyde," who I'm sure you all remember created "Vice Versa," the first American lesbian magazine.
Science Fiction’s Forgotten Femfanzines – News & AnnouncementsUniversity of IowaUniversity of IowaUI Libraries on InstagramUI Libraries on FacebookUI Libraries on X (formerly Twitter)UI Libraries on P...
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June 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
librarycolleen.bsky.social
UI Museum Studies students gain hands-on experience through Unpacking Travel exhibit (Iowa) 📜
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Student placing a stereograph image in a display case.
May 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social
In 15th century England, bookbinding wasn’t just functional—it was an art form with a dark and often mythic edge.

Meet the 'Demon Binder' and the 'Dragon Binder' #ontheblog
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2025/07/21/the-demon-binder-and-the-dragon-binder #bookhistory #rarebooks
July 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
bibliowingate.bsky.social
Students, faculty, and staff all come to Catalyst. It’s one of my favorite parts of the library (after SpecColl obvs!), and Niko and crew are the best!!!
quinnanya.me Quinn Daedal @quinnanya.me · 27d
With all my own grief over the Textile Makerspace lately, it was amazing to visit Niko Sanchez and Catalyst Studios in the UofA library, where their many sewing and embroidery machines are busy & their beading classes are well attended (per Niko's wonderful beaded visualization of metrics.) #DHmakes
The mural for Catalyst Studios showing a quilt of sorts and a sewing machine Niko Sanchez's beaded visualization of beading class attendance Things made at Catalyst Studios including a woman in a cardboard dress walking
September 14, 2026 at 3:48 AM
amwillemsen.bsky.social
In University Library Leuven (Belgium), exhibition on 600th anniversary of Leuven University w/this huge 17thC world map in Chinese (from BNF Paris @labnf.bsky.social) made by Jesuit astronomer Ferdinand Verbiest for/at Ming court 🤩 @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social
'Routes to Knowledge' < 22 Feb 26
December 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
ciaota.bsky.social
Starting my new position at @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social today. Excited to see what these uncatalogued Chinese collections have in store for me over the next months!
February 23, 2026 at 7:36 AM
bramderidder.bsky.social
Volgende week hoog bezoek in België, want de Japanse keizer komt langs. Hij en koning Filip gaan de ´Japanse schenking´ van @speccoll-kuleuven.bsky.social bekijken, met daarin een reeks prenten uit de Edo-periode.

Toevallig het soort prenten dat je dankzij #Koshodo zelf in huis kunt halen, dus. 😉
June 19, 2026 at 5:45 AM
ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social
What did Christmas look like in the 1800s? Explore Thomas Sopwith’s diaries for intimate, candlelit scenes of family, church services, presents, and Victorian festive traditions. A warm read this season!

Find out more: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202... #Christmas
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pippinkaninchen.bsky.social
The links to where I snagged these:
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Dr. Seuss Went to War
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March 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
lisafdavis.bsky.social
FIELD TRIP! This morning in Rare Book School #fragmentology, we wandered over to UVA's Alderman Library to get up close and personal with the AMAZING Rosenthal Fragment Collection. Major thank-yous to the SpecColl staff for facilitating access!
July 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social
The Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine (1850s–70s) let Victorian women swap fashion tips, fret over crinolines, plan seaside look, & even argue back at men who mocked their hoops. A lively, crowd-sourced fashion conversation long before social media.

Find out more:
blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/202...
January 14, 2026 at 11:51 AM
mrskgrady.bsky.social
To learn more about this lost voice from history, visit:

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Quakers & Slavery : Benjamin Lay
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October 16, 2025 at 11:22 PM
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social
... Theobald Smith, who worked with Salmon on the problem of hog cholera, was the first to isolate the rod-shaped bacteria from pig intestines.

The bacteria was named in D.E. Salmon's honor.

For the record, I'd like to decline, in advance, any similar honors involving hog pathogens.
Theobald Smith, portrait photo. https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/items/show/8205
November 14, 2023 at 12:31 AM
ncllibspeccoll.bsky.social
Whilst looking through our University Archives, we've recently discovered some interesting negatives of plans of #Newcastle & #Gateshead local bridges including the Tyne Bridge & High Level Bridge.

Visit our blog to find out more blogs.ncl.ac.uk/speccoll/2025/04/23/the-bridges-of-newcastle/
April 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM