The Lilly Library from A to Z

Darlene J. Sadlier

Description

What do locks of Edgar Allan Poe's hair, Sylvia Plath's attractive handmade paper dolls, John Ford's Oscars, and Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 cigars have in common? They are just a few of the fascinating objects found in the world-famous Lilly Library, located on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington. In this beautifully illustrated A-to-Z volume, Darlene J. Sadlier journeys through the library's wide-ranging collections to highlight dozens of intriguing items and the archives of which they are a part. Read about life and death masks of John Keats, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Dreiser; Walt Whitman's last pencil; and vintage board games, mechanical puzzles, and even comic books. Among the more peculiar items are a pair of elk teeth and an eerily realistic wall-mount bust of Boris Karloff. Sadlier writes engagingly about the Lilly Library's major historical collections, which include Civil War diaries and a panopticon of the war called the Myriopticon; War of 1812 payment receipts to spies; and the World War II letters and V-mail of journalist Ernie Pyle. This copiously illustrated, entertaining, and educational book will inspire you to take your own journey and discover for yourself the wonders of the Lilly Library.

Introduction

A. Armband

Audubon

Automobile Catalogs

B. Ben-Hur Album and Broadside

Book Bindings

Boxer Codex

Busts

C. Campaign buttons and pin

Chez Panisse Menus

Cigars, Cigarettes

D. Dolls

Dress

E. Electropoise

Engravings

F. Footwear

Fore-Edge Paintings

Forgeries

G. Games

H. Hair

I. Inca Portraits

Indians and Other Peruvians on Pith

Inkwells

J. Jigsaw and Non-Interlocking Educational Puzzles

The Jungle Theater Posters

Justice Cup and Other Puzzle Vessels

K. Keys, Knives, and Other Mechanical Puzzles

L. Lantern Slides

Livres d'Artiste

M. Makeup Case of Rita Hayworth

Maps

Masks (Life and Death)

Medals

Miniatures

Money

Myriopticon

N. Nobel Prize Medal and Other Objects

O. Oscars

P. Passports

Pencil and Pen

Pipes

Posters

Printing Press and Calder & Boyars Printing Blocks

Q. Queen Elizabeth I Great Seal

Quick Draw McGraw Comics

R. Receipts

Recordings

S. Scrapbooks

Scrolls

Stereoscopic Skin Clinic

Storyboards

T. Teeth

Tintypes

Tombstones

U. United World Federalists Promotional Stickers, Kit, Films, and Recordings

V. V-mail

Vegetation

Victorian Greeting Cards

W. Watercolors

Window shades

Woodblocks

WunderCabinet

X. The letter "X"

X-rays

Xylographs

Y. The Yellow Book (also known as Yellow Book)

Z. Zener Cards

Zinc and Other Metal Printing Plates

Sujets

• Universidad de Indiana
• Reference
• Catalog
• Object
• Antique
• Archive
• Indiana University (Bloomington)
• Artifact
• Bloomington
• Museum
• Collection
• Université d'Indiana
• IU
• Collectables
• Bloomington (Indiana)
• ART

Informations

• Publié par: Indiana University Press
• Date de parution: 09 août 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 2
• EAN13: 9780253042699
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 5 Mo

Extrait

the
Lilly Library
from A to Z
the
Lilly Library
from A to Z

INTRIGUING OBJECTS IN A WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION
DARLENE J. SADLIER
This book is a publication of
WELL HOUSE BOOKS
an imprint of
Indiana University Press
Office of Scholarly Publishing
Herman B Wells Library 350
1320 East 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA
iupress.indiana.edu
2019 by Darlene J. Sadlier
All photographs by Jody Mitchell.
All rights reserved
No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
Manufactured in China
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington), author. | Sadlier, Darlene J. (Darlene Joy), author.
Title: The Lilly Library from A to Z : intriguing objects in a world-class collection / Darlene J. Sadlier.
Description: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2019. | Series: Well House books | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019008228 (print) | LCCN 2019010961 (ebook) | ISBN 9780253042682 (ebook) | ISBN 9780253042668 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Library materials-Indiana-Bloomington-Catalogs. | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)-Catalogs.
Classification: LCC Z664.L55 (ebook) | LCC Z664.L55 L55 2019 (print) | DDC 025.2/109772255-dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019008228
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: On Wandering and Wonder
A
Armband
Audubon
Automobile Catalogs
B
Ben-Hur Album and Broadside
Bookbindings
Boxer Codex
Busts
C
Campaign Buttons and Pin
Chez Panisse Menus
Cigars, Cigarettes
D
Dolls
Dress
E
Electropoise
Engravings
F
Footwear
Fore-Edge Paintings
Forgeries
G
Games
H
Hair
I
Inca Portraits
Indians and Other Peruvians on Pith
Inkwells
J
Jigsaw and Noninterlocking Educational Puzzles
The Jungle Theater Posters
Justice Cup and Other Puzzle Vessels
K
Keys, Knives, and Other Mechanical Puzzles
L
Lantern Slides
Livres d Artistes
M
Makeup Case of Rita Hayworth
Maps
Masks (Life and Death)
Medals
Miniatures
Money
Myriopticon
N
Nobel Prize Medal and Other Objects
O
Oscars
P
Passports
Pencil and Pen
Pipes
Posters
Printing Press and Calder Boyars Printing Blocks
Q
Queen Elizabeth I Great Seal
Quick Draw McGraw Comics
R
Receipts
Records
S
Scrapbooks
Scrolls
Stereoscopic Skin Clinic
Storyboards
T
Teeth
Tintypes
Tombstones
U
United World Federalists Promotional Stickers, Kit, Films, and Recordings
V
V-Mail
Vegetation
Victorian Greeting Cards
W
Watercolors
Window Shades
Woodblocks
WunderCabinet
X
X-Rays
Xylographs
Y
The Yellow Book
Z
Zener Cards
Zinc and Other Metal Printing Plates
List of 3-D Images
Notes
Acknowledgments
I owe thanks to many people at the Lilly Library who were helpful in suggesting and locating various objects for this book. The advice of conservator James Canary was essential for my writing about bookbindings, and his comments on that entry were especially helpful. Craig Simpson, former manuscripts archivist and now director of Special Collections and Archives at San Jos State University, called my attention to numerous items in the library s film collections, among them Lee Marvin s brogues from Point Blank that are in the John Boorman collection. Public services head Rebecca Baumann was gracious in sharing her own list of objects and suggesting other items for the volume. Public services librarian Isabel Planton brought me many objects to study, and curator of puzzles Andrew Rhoda provided useful information about key and knife trick puzzles. Reference and technical assistant Sarah Mitchell was an amazing and stalwart email correspondent, who replied to my countless questions about objects and archives. Digitization manager Zachary Downy and public services assistant Jody Mitchell were enthusiastic collaborators from the start. I am deeply grateful for Zach s supervision of the images that appear in this book and for Jody s creative staging and camera work.
Three individuals who deserve special thanks are retired from the Lilly Library: librarians Rebecca ( Becky ) Cape and David Frasier and former library director Breon Mitchell. Becky referred me to many unusual objects in the collections, made additions to my early A-to-Z list, and gave valuable comments on an initial draft of the manuscript. Dave prepared a large stack of handwritten note cards with suggestions of objects to include, and we had a pleasant time going over them in his favorite restaurant. Breon made several important recommendations for the book; we had many conversations in the library s reading room about his ongoing bilingual dictionaries project, and I appreciate his unwavering support.
Anyone who does research at the Lilly Library knows the importance of the young men and women who staff the reading room and bring us the materials requested. For over a year, I had the benefit of their dedicated service, as well as the pleasure of joining them in their curiosity at objects they brought to my table. Some are training to be librarians, while others are working on graduate degrees in the humanities. They are a talented group and were a delight to work with over the many months.
During my research I had conversations with Lilly Library director Joel Silver and associate director Erika Dowell. Joel reviewed my printing press commentary, and Erika provided essential permissions information. I wish to thank professor of English Christoph Irmscher for his close reading of the Audubon entry. Wen-ling Liu, librarian for East Asian and Tibetan studies at Indiana s Herman B Wells Library, provided translations of works in Chinese, for which I am deeply grateful. Rachel Stoeltje and Andy Uhrich of the Moving Image Archive enabled my viewing of several archival films. Digital humanities manager Tassie Gniady was a wonderful collaborator, and I am forever indebted to her and Katie Chapman for their time, energy, and creativity in producing the online 3-D supplement to this book.
I first shared the idea of this project with assistant provost for strategic campus advancement Helene O Leary, who at the time was assistant dean of libraries. She was instantly excited by the topic and thought it was perfect for a series to celebrate Indiana University s bicentennial in 2020. She encouraged me to talk to Indiana University Press director Gary Dunham, who supported my project from the start. I appreciate the professional care that he and Peggy Solic (acquisitions editor of Well House Books) gave to the manuscript as it journeyed into print. Rachel Rosolina (production manager/editor) and Carol McGillivray (Amnet editorial project manager) provided indispensable support during the copyediting process. Special thanks also to Kelly Kish, deputy chief of staff and the university s bicentennial director, for including the book as part of Indiana University Press s Well House imprint. Words cannot express my deep appreciation for senior artist and book designer Pamela Rude s stunningly beautiful artwork for the book, which accounts for so much of its interest.
My husband, James Naremore, Chancellors Professor Emeritus, read the entries as I wrote them, and the objects and my research were a regular part of our dinner conversations for more than two years. His insightful comments and editorial suggestions as well as his constant encouragement and loving support were invaluable to the writing of the book. The volume is dedicated to him.
the
Lilly Library
from A to Z
Introduction
On Wandering and Wonder
F ounded in 1960, the Lilly Library on the campus of Indiana University Bloomington is a world-class rare books and manuscripts library. In addition to paper materials, it also houses a variety of unusual objects related to its individual research collections, including such things as dolls, life and death masks, jewelry, locks of famous hair, an authentic set of Spock ears, painted window shades, a Civil War-inspired panorama called the Myriopticon, and a scrapbook of Midwest wanted posters. These and many other fascinating objects are less well known to visitors than such holdings as the Gutenberg Bible, John Ford s Oscars, and the Shakespeare First Folio, but they all provoke interest; some are unique, some are charmingly odd, and others, even when apparently commonplace, exude a special aura because of the collections where they are found.
While books and manuscripts are the principle objects exhibited by the library, upon entering the main lobby visitors encounter an impressive full-size wooden printing press. The adjacent Slocum Room features numerous mechanical puzzles from different parts of the world, which the public is encouraged t