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Auraria Library Poetry Reading

Technical Services Division 04.10.2018

Come celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading at Auraria Library! The reading will feature students and faculty from Metropolitan State University of Denver, Community College of Denver, and University of Colorado Denver including Brian Barker, Dr. Alicita Rodriguez, Charlotte Annie, Robert Kloss, Grace Wagner, Bret McCauley, and Steven Vigil-Roach. 

Monday April 16th, 1-3 at the Library's Discovery Wall 

Light refreshments will be…

National Poetry Month logo

Unearthed: Milton's Paradise Lost Illustrated by Gustave Doré

Special Collections and Digital Initiatives 04.04.2018

We recently digitized Milton's Paradise Lost with Illustrations by Gustave Doré. This 1898 edition of John Milton's epic 17th century poem is one of several in our collection illustrated by legendary French artist, painter, printmaker, and engraver, Gustave Doré. Doré illustrated hundreds of works of literature, including …

Plate from Paradise Lost

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Exhibit Showcase

Special Collections and Digital Initiatives 03.08.2018

What: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
Where: Lawrence Street Way Exhibit Cases
Why: Celebrating Women’s History Month
When: March 1 – March 31 2018

Jane Addams - the famous 19th century social activist and reformer - represented the United States at the International Congress of Women held at The Hague in April 1915.  It was organized by German and Dutch feminists and pacifists to…

Women in a Group Photo

Unearthed: Directory of Ninth Street Historic Park

Special Collections and Digital Initiatives 03.07.2018

Special Collections and Digital Initiatives recently unearthed a somewhat forgotten relic from the survey of Auraria's very own Ninth Street Historic Park. Prior to the demolition of the Auraria neighborhood, Ninth Street was the center of a densely-populated portion of Auraria, a small tract of which was preserved and is still in use today. The Directory of Ninth Street Historic Park, 1924-1973 was written by David J.…

Ninth Street Park

New Digital Collection: MSU Denver Honors Theses

Special Collections and Digital Initiatives 03.01.2018

Metropolitan State University of Denver Honors Thesis Collection collects and preserves Honors Program theses, capstones, and other terminal works generated by said program's graduate. This nascent collection will grow each year as the MSU Denver Honors Program prepares and submits accepted honors theses each semester.

From the MSU Denver Honors Program site:

"The Metropolitan State…

MSU Denver Honors Thesis Collection

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