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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Iowa Bibliophiles Featuring the Salisbury House Library Collection

What: Salisbury House Library at Grinnell College: Collection History, Present, and Next Chapter

When: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7-8 p.m. CST

Where: Hosted live on Zoom - A recording of the event will be made available on UI Special Collections YouTube (uispeccoll).

Description:

Learn more about the ongoing work with the Salisbury House Library Collection through a virtual talk with Iowa Bibliophiles hosted by the University of Iowa. Hosted by Grinnell librarians Chris Jones and Laura Michelson, learn more about this unique Iowa collection, its original home in a 1920s Des Moines estate, 2019 move to Grinnell, ongoing projects, and the next chapter. Meet some of the ‘greatest hits’ and favorites from the stacks and find out more about collection holdings, projects ahead, and visiting Grinnell to see more.

See more about this and the Iowa Bibliophiles series from the University of Iowa Special Collections.

Questions? Please contact Laura Michelson, Project Archivist, Grinnell College Libraries or Elizabeth Riordan, Lead Outreach and Instruction Librarian at UI Special Collections.

Original source can be found here.

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