A Song of National Thanksgiving On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national day of Thanksgiving to be celebrated on the final Thursday ... November 26, 2008
Bound for the bottom of the sea One of the books in this summer’s exhibition in the Lilly Library Main Gallery, Blue at the Mizzen: Patrick O’Brian ... October 20, 2008
Concert of Campaign Songs, Thursday, October 9th Listeners to National Public Radio may have heard an item on the history of campaign songs during Weekend Edition Sunday ... October 7, 2008
New anatomy exhibition opening Friday, September 19, 5:00 p.m. Anatomia Animata : Anatomy and Medicine in William Harvey’s Century September 19 to December 20, 2008 Opening reception, September 19, ... September 17, 2008
New online exhibition: Daniel Defoe The Lilly Library posted its first online exhibition in 1997, and we have added new ones to the web site ... September 15, 2008
John Bidwell lecture on Monday The Friends of the Lilly Library are sponsoring the following lecture this Monday: “The Declaration of Independence: Fantasies and Facsimiles,” ... September 12, 2008
Unique illustrations in Maupassant volume Within the pages of this first edition of Guy de Maupassant’s first novel, Une Vie (Paris: Victor Havard, 1883), the ... September 8, 2008
The Division Viol In 1985, to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the death of King Charles II, the Lilly Library mounted an exhibition ... September 2, 2008
Welcome! Scarcely a day passes at the Lilly Library without something of unusual interest coming our way. Our newly-inaugurated blog is ... September 2, 2008