The feed about the exhibits on display at the University of South Carolina Libraries. en-us http://www.sc.edu/library/news Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:56:07 -0400 http://www.sc.edu/library/images/rss_img.jpg http://www.sc.edu/library/news Born in the same year as Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), over the course of a 20-year literary career, helped define new genres of literature in antebellum America, wrote a significant body of literary criticism, and worked assiduously at his craft despite his tumultuous personal life. This exhibition, drawn from the collections of Rare Books and Special Collections, showcases the earliest of Poe's works held at the University of South Carolina and is especially strong in showing how many of his writings first appeared in contemporary periodicals, of all variations and for different audiences. http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=283 http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=283 On display are more than 80 items from medieval manuscripts to Star Trek items, selected from some 10,000 acquisitions received during the year. http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=284 http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=284 An exhibit illustrating the living and working conditions of South Carolina mill workers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=268 http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=268 exhibit featuring biographies, memoirs, and other books by and about S.C. Political Collections donors, together with materials from their papers http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=285 http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=285 An exhibit focusing on South Carolinian Oscar Lieber's trip to Labrador in 1860 as geologist for the United States Coastal Survey's expedition to observe the eclipse. Lieber's personally illustrated journal and edited manuscript on the expedition serve as the basis of the exhibit. http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=269 http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=269 An exhibit produced by the University Archives highlights three exciting periods in Gamecock football history – the life of legendary running back Steve Wadiak, who died tragically in 1950; the 1969 ACC Championship season; and the 1984 Black Magic season. http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=270 http://www.sc.edu/library/news/index.php?mode=view&id=270