Swem Special Collections Research Centerさんのイラストまとめ

Our next featured #5WomenArtists is @JamilaRowser! Her comic Wash Day "pays tribute to the beauty & endurance of Black women & their hair." See more of her projects by & for BIPOC women at https://t.co/W1gTGcg7rk. Also check out the publishing press she founded @BlackJoseiPress!

Today's cover art for #moonmusicmonday is somewhat unusual, because the moon is a waxing crescent. Most of the moons on these pieces of music are either full or waning.

New on the blog: Shayna Gutcho, @WMLibraries Mosaic Fellow, explains the history and traditions of Hanukkah through resources available at the SCRC. ✡️

Learn more here: https://t.co/LCK28ZsXoy

Despite a high enlistment rate of African Americans in WWII, US forces remained segregated and unequal throughout the war. The dedicated service of segregated units in WWII led President Truman to sign a 1948 executive order that abolished racial segregation in the armed forces.

We're joining the #ArchivesHashtagParty, and this month's theme is #ArchivesFacialHair!

Several carte de visite portraits from the Hart Papers feature varying degrees of stubble. More recognizable subjects include a heavily decorated Samuel Morse and sculptor Randolph Rogers.

Happy Halloween! Stop by various spots in Swem today—including the SCRC lobby—to stock up on your favorite sweets! 🍭

And while candy isn't allowed in our reading room, we do have an assortment of candy-related manuscripts to satisfy your sweet tooth!

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In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, we bring you an image of a #xolo #dog in Diego Rivera's Civilización Totonaca, from the pages of El Xoloitzcuintle en la historia de México (SF 429 .X6 X65 1997 Chapin-Horowitz). #art #Mexico @WMLibraries @WMDiversityCtr

Lovely 1837 plates of bulbous plants found amidst our #rarebooks. QK 643 M7H4