By Karen Campbell Any scholar of history or literature must appreciate the wealth of information now available to us through digital humanities and digital exhibits, particularly images… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Middle English Text Series”
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#SourceSaturday: Yale Center for British Art
https://britishart.yale.edu/ The Center for British Art was established with the gift of Paul Mellon (1907–1999), who took his serious and life-long passion for horse riding and racehorse breeding into… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Yale Center for British Art”
#SourceSaturday: The Lasker Collection at the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA)
The Huntington Library in San Marino, CA possesses a rich collection of equine manuscripts, rare books, and horse-racing documentation from the 15th to the 20th century. The… Read more “#SourceSaturday: The Lasker Collection at the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA)”
#sourcesaturday: Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum and Archive (Colorado Springs, CO)
Caption: George Catlin, Wild Horses at Play, 1834-1837, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., 1985.66.499 The Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum… Read more “#sourcesaturday: Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum and Archive (Colorado Springs, CO)”
#SourceSaturday: National Agricultural Library
USDA National Agricultural Library hold resources that might be of interest to equine historians with a broader interest in US history and agricultural history. They offer a… Read more “#SourceSaturday: National Agricultural Library”
#SourceSaturday: Narragansett Race Track archive (1934-1978) acquired by the Rhode Island Historical Society
The Rhode Island Historical Society (RIHS) has recently acquired the most significant, extant archive of nearly 30,000 negatives of photographs taken at (and by) the Narragansett… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Narragansett Race Track archive (1934-1978) acquired by the Rhode Island Historical Society”
#SourceSaturday: Fellowships Available the Kentucky Historical Society
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) contains multiple collections of interest to equine history researchers, and offers short-term research fellowships for scholars. As Frankfort is conveniently located in… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Fellowships Available the Kentucky Historical Society”
#SourceSaturday: Research Fellowships Available at Michigan State Special Collections
Back in April, we posted about the fantastic Veterinary Medicine Historical Collection held at at Michigan State’s Special Collections. Great news: MSU Special Collections is now offering… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Research Fellowships Available at Michigan State Special Collections”
#SourceSaturday: Sporting Dictionaries
“Words mean things,” but those things change overtime. For specialist uses, such as sporting endeavors, those changing meanings may not be well reflected in larger dictionaries… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Sporting Dictionaries”
#SourceSaturday: Dr. Fager’s Mile
50 years ago yesterday, Dr. Fager set a new world record for the dirt mile: 1:32 1/5. America’s Best Racing calls his record “unbreakable,” and certainly it… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Dr. Fager’s Mile”