CONTENTdm Featured Collections: October 2008

Art of the Poster 1880-1918

Lawrence University

This collection of over one hundred and sixty digital images of historic posters dates from 1890 to 1918.  Many of the artists who designed posters during this period were already well known in other media, such as painting and architecture. Their creative success helped to bridge the gap between “high art” and popular visual culture. Today, these posters are regarded as being among the most distinctive examples of fin-de-siecle styles such as Art Nouveau and the Vienna Secession.

From Crossroads to Capital: The Founding and Early History of Raleigh, NC

State Library of North Carolina; North Carolina State Archives

"From Crossroads to Capital" welcomes visitors to experience the founding of Raleigh in 1792 and its first 50 years through the voices responsible for Raleigh's beginnings and into its formative years. Browse through digital copies of original documents, maps, books, and images, and check out the additional resources on this site to explore the evolution of Raleigh from its beginning near the Wake Cross Roads into its early formative years.

Yale Daily News Historical Archive

Yale University

This collection provides access to digitized versions of selected printed issues of the Yale Daily News, the student newspaper of Yale University. The full text of these issues is indexed and searchable. The Yale Daily News, founded on January 28, 1878, is the oldest college daily newspaper published in the United States.

Magee Photograph Collection

University of Lethbridge Library

The Magee Photograph Collection contains a selection of nearly 1,000 digitized photographic negatives depicting life on the Blackfeet Nation and in Glacier National Park during the early twentieth century. All materials in the collection were originally produced by photographers Thomas B. Magee (1862-1930) and Henry L. Magee (1896-1966) of Browning, Montana.