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September’s Spotlight shines on a wonderful new acquisition: an inscribed, first edition of Jonah’s Gourd Vine by author, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston. This copy of Hurston’s debut novel is a stunning artifact of the art, literature, and society of the Harlem Renaissance, and fits well with several other Special Collections holdings related to Hurston’s contemporaries (including Langston Hughes, Carl Van Vechten, and Fannie Hurst). See the Spotlight for details, written by Matthew Chernick, Masters Student in Comparative Humanities and Archives & Special Collections assistant. ---------Special Collections Spotlight provides a close online look at rare and fascinating items from the special collections of Brandeis Libraries, including unique manuscripts, rare books, and unusual ephemera. Click on the link from the Archives and Special Collections home page, or go directly to brandeisspecialcollections.blogspot.com.

Take a page from Tucker - it’s study break time on Farber Mezz!

Please note: This event may be limited due to space constraints and dog comfort levels.

September's Spotlight showcases two new rare book acquisitions: first editions of Richard Wright's Native Son (1940) and Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man (1952). The powerful characterizations of African-American life in twentieth-century America offered by Wright and Ellison in these novels have had a lasting and significant impact on the discussion of racial tensions in this country. The acquisition of these books wonderfully enhance Brandeis's already strong American literature collection. See the Spotlight for details. -------- Special Collections Spotlight provides a close online look at rare and fascinating individual items from the special collections of Brandeis Libraries, including unique manuscripts, rare books, and unusual ephemera. Click on the link from the Archives and Special Collections home page, or go directly to http://brandeisspecialcollections.blogspot.com.

Lucky for you we have a good chunk of the originals here at Brandeis (search.library.brandeis.edu) so you can watch them and decide for yourself!

Guys, did you know that it is Cephalopod Week? These are some particularly cute baby cephalopods courtesy of zooborns! We have the perfect resource here at Brandeis to fuel your cephalopod desires: search.library.brandeis.edu/BRAND:ALMA:BRAND_ALMA51265544540001921

We are also big fans of our GIS resources here at Brandeis. Our GIS guide, compiled by our GIS librarian, highlights tools and resources you can use to learn more about GIS and how to use it in your research.