From the Research Files

A selection of scholarship from the collections.

Quarantine Reading: Learn to Read Secretary Hand
August 25, 2020

“Secretary hand” is the name for the dominant form of handwriting used by writers of the English language from the late 15th through the mid-17th century. This...
Let's Play!
April 23, 2020
The parks and stadiums might be quiet for the time being, but we can have a look back at outdoor and indoor games, as seen through Beinecke's collections.
New Scholarship: Amanda Vernon on George MacDonald
September 3, 2019
New Scholarship: Amanda Vernon's (In)Formed by Theology: A Study of George MacDonald’s Literary Criticism
Many to Remember by Rachel Kaufman
April 25, 2019
Many to Remember, a collection of archival poetry by Rachel Kaufman
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.
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
March 7, 2019
Our next female American poet is Margaret Walker, an educator, writer, and scholar.
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
February 27, 2019
An exploration of twentieth-century female American poets, tied to one another through the movements of the archive.
Female American Poets: Archival Connections
February 27, 2019
The third in our series, Female American Poets: Archival Connections, this post focuses on the life and language of Elizabeth Bishop.
NEW RESEARCH from Beinecke Library: Carolyn Burke's "Foursome"
February 19, 2019
NEW RESEARCH from Beinecke Library collection: Carolyn Burke's Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury
Missionaries, measles, and manuscripts: revisiting the Whitman tragedy (Journal of the Medical Library Association)
January 1, 2019