CordeliaBeattie, to histodon
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While four autobiograpical accounts of Alice Thornton's (1626-1707) life exist, each one is different from the others as she changed the structure and rewrote events.

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aklein, to libraries
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#Deichman Bjørvika, the spectacular main building of #Oslo public #library truly is a marvelous place. Spaciness seems to have been one guiding principle. Another one, the great attention to detail when placing pieces of art such as Simone Hooymans' video installation "Talking plants" (2020).

Deichman is actually Norway's oldest public library. This shows also in the Carl Deichman collection, their #specialcollections. Catalogue (2 vols.): https://www.nb.no/items/0ac393bac4f987a465dcfdb3bfafa9b6?page=0&searchText=Carl Deichman

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exploreyourarchive, to bookhistodons
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Calling all people and institutions that work with archives!

This year's theme for "Explore Your Archive Week" is in the attached graphic. The campaign has really good engagement over on #X and we'd love to see the campaign to celebrate archives take off here on

Share your archives under the hashtags and we'll boost.

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MARBASPrinceton, to medievodons
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This is the account for Manuscript, Rare Book & Archive Studies (MARBAS) at Princeton. We're an initiative dedicated to sharing resources and techniques related to textual artifacts produced before 1600. That's manuscripts, archival documents, early printed books, papyri, inscriptions, the list goes on! We're all about premodern texts and the multitudes of materials that have carried them.

We'll be posting about , , and from a range of geographies and across , , and the period.

Looking forward to connecting with @antiquidons, @histodons, @medievodons, @bookhistodons, and others!

https://marbas.princeton.edu/

CitizenWald, (edited ) to bookstodon
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My Hitler Book: What am I supposed to do with it? - Tablet Magazine

Interesting to me

  1. As author says, these books are neither rare nor valuable. Mine came from my father, who found them in his office during the US occupation

  2. Article draws a contrast between those who thoughtlessly (or worse) collect Nazi memorabilia vs. dealers like Mark Funke, who thinks carefully about historical value & interpretation

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/community/articles/my-hitler-book


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CitizenWald,
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Another distinctive feature or the Mark Funke book catalogues, especially when dealing with politically important or sensitive material:

prefatory explanations by the book seller, and sometimes forewords by outside specialists.

I did one for the #Fascism catalogue, and a #RareBooks and #SpecialCollections #librarian did the one for #Exile

https://funkebooks.com/catalogues/

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Foreword ....The twelve years of the so-called “Third Reich” are the best-documented period in world history because the Nazis kept extensive & meticulous records, a large portion of which the Allies captured. Still, there is much that we do not know or fully understand about that era and its legacy; as in the case of any topic, all new evidence is welcome. In assembling a representative collection of Holocaust documents half a century ago, Raul Hilberg, the doyen of Holocaust scholars, explained his preference for hitherto unpublished material dealing with “small pieces of a large scene: a single occurrence, a corner of a place, a portion of a problem”....Susan Sontag famously spoke of the perverse pornographic allure of Nazi regalia and military memorabilia. Although books, manuscripts, and other textual artefacts of that regime may not have the same easy attraction for the ghoulish, and instead appeal more to the legitimate interests of the private or institutional collector, they, too, demand a carefully considered approach. ....Much depends on good will and good sense of the bookdealer. An explicit acknowledgement of the sensitivity of the subject matter is most welcome. Thorough description of the items and their provenance is a sign of the integrity and professionalism of the seller - and an essential aid to the researcher and serious collector. Prof. James Wald Hampshire College
INTRODUCTION Exile In this catalogue, “exile” refers to the cultural and life experiences of individuals expelled or forced out of their home country between 1923 and 1945 due to Hitler's rise to power. Seven to eight million people became refugees in the time leading up to and including World War II. Exile studies have never been more relevant. In 2022, there are more worldwide refugees than at any prior time in history. The UN Refugee Agency estimates that there are currently 32.5 million refugees. Further, antisemitic incidents reached an all- time high in 2021. The Anti-Defamation League recorded 2,717 incidents of antisemitic assault, harassment, and vandalism in the United States. Europe's brain-drain was America's gain. As Hitler assumed control in Germany, the best and brightest of Europe came to the United States. From philosophy (Adorno, Item 14) to art (Grosz, Item 1). From literature (Mann, ltems 19-21) to film (Items 6-13). From astrophysics (Neugebauer, ltem 25) to economics (Mises, Items 22, 23 & 38), and everything in between. We are in awe of the creativity and success of those forced to a new home. Let us allow their books, manuscripts, scores, and film scripts, be an inspiration to us all for a better tomorrow. [signed] Mark K. Funke
FOREWORD | am excited and honored to say a few words about Exile Studies and its importance today. Asthe Exile Studies Librarian at the University of Southern California Libraries, | am deeply involved in assisting researchers from around the globe with their research using our Exile Studies collections. | believe that there is hardly another field that is as interdisciplinary as Exile Studies....And there is hardly another field that, unfortunately, faces so many parallels to what happens in our world today, from the rise of extremist politics, attacks on news outlets, the persecution of independent journalists worldwide, and the steady increase of refugees—may it be for political or socio-economic reasons.....these collections are invaluable for our understanding of the past as well as the present. Students in my Freshman Seminar “Exile and Resistance - Then and Now" are always intrigued by the exiles' resilience that allowed them to start a new life in a foreign country, cut off from their homeland, family, and friends. The many ways of resistance, for example speaking out about the atrocities of the Nazis, the creative output influenced by the exiles’ lived experience, or simply survival and life itself, presents my students with an enormous inspiration to navigate our deeply challenging political and socio-economic issues today..... Michaela Ullmann Exile Studies Librarian USC Libraries / Special Collections

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