Rare and Distinctive Collections

Instructors from across campus have incorporated the Earth Sciences & Map Library’s art and map exhibit, Topophilia, into their coursework and faculty from all disciplines are invited to use it to support their teaching.

The University Libraries community gardening project One Seed has shared thousands of red sunflower seeds with members of the university community and beyond—a flower which stems from CU Boulder history.

Three undergraduate fellows in the University Libraries’ have curated exhibits using materials from Rare and Distinctive Collections.

Stop by Norlin Library’s East Entrance on April 18 and April 22 to pick up your free red sunflower seed packets and learn about the flower’s unique history. Seeds will also be available for pick up at each of the campus libraries’ service desks.

CU’s American Music Research Center and University Libraries’ Rare and Distinctive Collections recently acquired materials from Otis Taylor, an internationally renowned and Boulder-based blues banjo player.

The fifth installment of the Embodied Judaism exhibit series, "Know Your Nosh: Food, Jewishness & Identity" explores the significance of food and agriculture for Jewish religious, cultural, national and political identities.

To Program for Writing and Rhetoric (WRTG) Teaching Associate Professor Rebecca Dickson, maps are an avenue for making a good argument. WRTG regularly partners with the Earth Sciences & Map Library to explore how maps can facilitate new ways of learning for first-year students.

The CU Digital Library lets you check out old issues of the campus student-run newspaper.

This event—taking place September 21, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Norlin Library—will celebrate the recent donation of Matthew Fox’s papers to the University Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections.

This campus-wide event features 15 free and engaging arts and culture events including art exhibitions, musical performances, art-making, prize giveaways and more.