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Publisher: Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning 
 An electronic exhibition catalog of African artifacts, including masks, statues and heddle pulleys (parts of looms), mostly from West Africa. The exhibit was mounted by the Bayly Art Museum of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Includes introductory essays on the African aesthetic, lengthy captions for each sculpture, and a bibliography. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/artsandmedia/artmuseum/africanart/ Topics: Art by Region, Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities, Philosophy Last updated Feb 14, 2009 The Modern English Collection
A collection of thousands of full-text works of English and American "fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, letters, newspapers, manuscripts and illustrations from 1500 to the present." Searchable, and browsable by author, and subject (African Americans, Native Americans, women, Civil War, Thomas Jefferson, young readers). From the University of Virginia Library, Electronic Text Center. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/modeng/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Poetry, United States History Last updated May 20, 2007 Universes in Collision: Men and Women in Nineteenth Century Japanese Prints
Images and annotations of nineteenth century Japanese prints by Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, and Katsukawa Shunsen, exploring "the relationship between men and women." Online companion to 1997 exhibit from the Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/artsandmedia/artmuseum/ Topics: Art by Region Last updated Mar 27, 2009 The Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change
Information about the social movements of the 1960s in the United States, with emphasis on the literature of the period. Features articles and images on the Beats, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Timothy Leary, the Black Mountain Poets, hippies, Woodstock, illicit drugs, protests, and much more. Includes images of handbills, posters, and other memorabilia from the 1960s. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/ Topics: Activism, Drugs & Medications by Type, Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Dec 6, 2008 The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Literature and Artwork on Prayer, Ritual, and Meditation From the Religious Traditions of Tibet, India, and Nepal
"Texts" and "Artwork" form the core of this site. "Texts" contains examples of sutras, tantras, and literature devoted to death and dying; explanations and translations of the Books of the Dead; biographies of afterlife experiences; and commentary. "Artwork" contains examples of scroll paintings, statuary, ceremonial art, and commentary. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/dead/ Topics: Art by Region, Faiths Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection
This collection is an "extensive compilation of correspondence, notes, reports, printed materials, photographs, negatives, and artifacts" (spanning the mid-19th through mid-20th centuries) related to the conquest of yellow fever. Includes essays about major themes and personalities, a guide to the collection, and links to related sites. Searchable and browsable by date, individual, or subject. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/healthsci/reed/ Topics: Correspondence, Health, Infectious Diseases, Medical Treatments & Devices, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 4, 2005 Lift Every Voice: Music in American Life
An exploration of the history of the ballads, hymns, spirituals, patriotic odes, minstrel and musical works, and protest songs of the United States. "Virginiana" features audio clips of songs from each musical style explored. The exhibition’s title is taken from a hymn composed by African-American brothers James Weldon and J. Rosamond Johnson in the 1800s that has come to be an anthem for Black Americans. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/music/ Topics: Activism, Black Resources, Music, Musical Genres, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Nov 11, 2004 Books Go to War: The Armed Services Editions in World War Two
"This is the virtual catalog of an exhibition held ... at the University of Virginia" of Armed Services Editions (ASEs), small and inexpensive paperback books printed by various publishers to be distributed to the U.S. armed services during World War II. The site includes an illustrated history of the ASE project, the impact of ASEs on paperback book publishing, and comments about collecting ASEs. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/ase/ Topics: Literature & Books, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, World War II Last updated Nov 25, 2008 The Jackson Davis Collection of African American Educational Photographs
A collection of nearly 6,000 photographs taken from 1915-1930 of "African American schools, teachers and students throughout the Southeastern United States." Davis "intended to demonstrate the wretched conditions of African American schools in the south and to show how they could be improved." Also includes hundreds of scenes taken in several African countries. Searchable by keyword, date, or geographic location. From the Special Collections Department of the University of Virginia. http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/jdavis/ Topics: Black Resources, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Nov 20, 2004 American President: An Online Reference Resource
Collection of material about U.S. presidents, including "essays about each President and their lives before, during, and after their presidential terms. It additionally provides information about the First Lady and cabinet officials of each administration." From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Wrong Side of the River: London's Disreputable South Bank in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
This essay describes the Southwark area of London during the Elizabethan period. Southwark was called "the most disreputable quarter of London" and was the location of Shakespeare's Globe Theater as well as other playhouses. From the journal Essays in History, published by the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia. http://etext.virginia.edu/journals/EH/EH36/browner1.html Topics: History By Place Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Miller Center of Public Affairs
Website for this public policy center that focuses on "issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency." Features details about the center's programs, online collections related to the U.S. presidency, bibliographies for U.S. presidents, research resources, and related material. From the University of Virginia. http://millercenter.org/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 4, 2009 University of Virginia Health System: Division of Perceptual Studies
Website for this academic department "dedicated to the use of scientific methodology in [the] investigation of a wide range of paranormal phenomena," such as apparitions, near-death experiences, and out-of-body experiences. Includes definitions of some types of paranormal phenomena, advice to parents of children who claim to remember past lives, concerns about hypnotic regression to previous lives, a discussion about careers in parapsychology, and related material. From the University of Virginia Health System. http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/personalitystudies/ Topics: Religion Last updated Apr 10, 2007 Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
"This exhibition [about censorship] hopes not so much to judge censors and censorship but instead to provoke questions." Some of the topics and case studies covered in the exhibit include reference and religious works, Margaret Sanger and birth control, John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath," the objectivity of science, Internet censorship, and censored films and television. From the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/censored/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues Last updated Nov 25, 2008 |
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