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A.M. Todd and the Case of the Rare Books
No full text8 p.A mystery-themed exhibit titled "A.M. Todd and the Case of the Rare Books" was held during Winter Quarter 2019. It investigated A.M. Todd's motive for collecting rare books and donating them to Kalamazoo College
Incunabula: An Exploration of Books from the Infancy of Printing
No full text8 p.An exhibit of incunabula, books printed before 1501,in the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room during the Spring term of 2021
Chamber of Secrets: Forgotten Titles of the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room
No full text12 p.The exhibit "Chamber of Secrets: Forgotten Titles of the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room" was held during Fall Quarter 2018. It highlighted "ancient tomes written on parchment, books on the magical art of alchemy, some of the first books created on a printing press, books so small they’re impossible to read, documents signed by famous historical figures of our past, and more.
Books and Beasts: A Collection of Fantastic Creatures
No full text5 p.The winter 2020 A.M. Todd Rare Book Room exhibit highlighted books with animals - both real and mythical. Items on display included a bestiary, Aesop's Fables, Audobon's "Quadrupeds of North America," and more. Curated by Mallory Heslinger; program design by Kathryn Lightcap
Anonymous was a Woman: Illuminating the Works of Women Writers
Full text link5 p.Many women throughout history, particularly during the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries chose to remain anonymous in their work, or to write under a pen name that disguised their identity. Writing was not always seen as a suitable profession for a woman, and to ensure their work sold, women often chose masculine names, remained anonymous, or used only their initials. Rare books on display in the Anonymous was a Woman exhibit include works by Louisa May Alcott, Maya Angelou, Rita Dove, George Eliot, Toni Morrison, Christina Rossetti, Carmen Valle, and others
When Horse and Hero Fell: A History of Warfare Through Literature
No full text4 p.The program for the spring 2019 exhibit "When Horse and Hero Fell: A History of Warfare Through Literature" held at the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room. It showcases how "Stories of war had shifted from a glorious king’s god-ordained victory to the individual man’s fight for survival in wars that consumed much of the world. These books on display tell the stories not of just warfare, but of how those wars fashioned the world we live in today.
Off the Beaten Path: Historical Travel Literature
No full text5 p.An exhibit of travel literature encompassing travel and missionary memoirs as well as accounts of colonial exploration and exploitation. Rare books on display included works by Richard Evelyn Byrd, James Cook, David Livingstone, Marco Polo, Caroline Singer and others
Kalamazoo College & the Philospher's Stone
No full text1 program; 1 posterDuring the fall of 2019, the A.M. Todd Rare Book Room exhibited "Kalamazoo College and the Philosopher’s Stone The Early Science of Alchemists, Astronomers, and Apothecaries" curated by Mallory Heslinger. Postter design by Kathryn Lightcap
Tall Book, Small Book, Round Book, Bound Book: Books of All Shapes and Sizes
No full text5 p.This exhibit celebrates books of unusual sizes and shapes as well as artist's books with unique bindings. Displayed in the exhibit are miniature books, a 2.5 ft. long antiphonary, round books, and unbound books
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