The Vassar College Libraries are featuring two exhibitions coordinated by both the Archives and Special Collections Library and the Art Library this spring.
Archives and Special Collections Library
On View in the main Thompson Library and online!
"Defined by its its distinctive yellow binding and chromoxylographed cover image, the yellowback emerged in mid-Victorian Britain to provide cheap reading material for a growing middleclass audience. Its success depended on an expanding rail network, a developing consumer culture, a growing population of readers, and a robust publishing industry boosted by the application of steam power to printing and paper manufacturing." ~ "The Most Inspired Publishing Invention of the Era": The Victorian Yellowback by Professor Susan Zlotnick
Lecture and opening reception on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
Covers and spine of 1867 edition of Anthony Trollope’s novel Castle Richmond.
Art Library
On View in the Art Library with an exhibition catalog available in the Digital Library
This exhibition will be on view in the Art Library January 22-March 28, 2025. A reception will be held February 5, 2025 from 4-6PM (refreshments served).
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