Beinecke Top Tens

Beinecke Top Tens gather (approximately) ten related items to give an at-a-glance look at some of the Library’s interesting, important, strange, compelling, beautiful holdings.

Beinecke Top Tens: The Waste Land
October 25, 2022

In honor of the centennial of T.S. Eliot’s landmark poem, The Waste Land, here are ten Waste Land highlights from the Beinecke’s collections. 1...
Go Fish!
January 8, 2021
Recently, we looked at games to play inside and outside. Today, let's go on an angling excursion.
From the Archives: Art by Incarcerated Individuals
November 20, 2020

IN THE DIGITAL LIBRARY | ALSO IN BEINECKE CONNECTIONS | RELATED MATERIALS | BIBLIOGRAPHY & FURTHER READING This guide spotlights works written by...
Work in Progress: Notes, Drafts, Revision, Publication
July 15, 2020
Literary archives allow us to see how the creative process unfolds as writers make new work; we can also see many steps along the path from rough notes to published book.
Comics Extravaganza!
April 7, 2020
For several years, I had the pleasure of writing articles on book and print culture for Design Observer I'm taking the opportunity to flesh out some of those articles into teaching moments.
Contemporary Asian American Poets: A Top Ten List
April 1, 2020
A brief introduction to ten wonderful contemporary poets in the Yale Collection of American Literature.
The Art and Craft of Pochoir
March 30, 2020
For several years, I had the pleasure of writing articles on book and print culture for Design Observer I'm taking the opportunity to flesh out some of those articles into teaching moments.
Beinecke Top Ten: Flappers and Fashion
October 28, 2019
An at-a-glance look at some of the Library’s Jazz Age holdings, having to do with the "Flapper" aesthetic.
The Book Art of Harlem Renaissance Artist Aaron Douglas: A Bibliography
April 29, 2019
The first complete bibliography of illustrations and jacket art of Aaron Douglas, who created the visual vocabulary of the Harlem Renaissance
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
April 16, 2019
The next poet in our series, Female American Poets: Archival Connections, is Maya Angelou. A poet, autobiographer, activist, and director, Angelou explores sound, memory, and sexuality in her poetry and prose. Her work investigates and colors the history of Black oppression, activism, and power in America.