Katie Hannah has been appointed the next director of the University of Tennessee Press. She will assume the position April 1. Hannah brings more than 20 years of publishing industry experience to the role. As UT Press director, she will be responsible for developing and executing strategic, programmatic, and financial plans that ensure the continued … Continued
This was a banner year for UT Libraries. We kicked off 2023 with a rise in rankings, hosted several prominent exhibits, increased the number of students served, and opened a new makerspace. Our faculty and staff enhanced the university’s research, teaching, and service mission through contributions to a new core curriculum for honors programs, and … Continued
The University of Tennessee will host fall commencement ceremonies on Friday, December 15. UT Libraries takes the opportunity to recognize our student assistants who are graduating and to celebrate their hard work and accomplishments. Elle Moghadam: Moghadam is graduating with a Master of Science in Landscape Architecture. As a student library assistant, she worked at … Continued
During her senior year at Lane College in 1923, Lessie Belle Spann created a 45-page scrapbook. UT Libraries digitized this hundred-year-old journal from its manuscript collections, and the Lane College Scrapbook is now viewable online as a digital collection. Lane College, established in 1882, was among the earliest Black-founded and run colleges in the United … Continued
Jeff Johnson, past president of the board of UT Libraries’ John C. Hodges Society, has curated an exhibition of rare books at the prestigious Grolier Club. Founded in 1884, the Grolier Club in New York City is America’s oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. Johnson, a lifelong book collector, … Continued
UT Libraries has acquired photos, letters, and postcards from the widow of Jim Long, the Knoxville man on whom writer Cormac McCarthy based one of the memorable characters of his novel Suttree. The collection includes Long’s inscribed first edition of Suttree; a photo of Long and McCarthy as youngsters at St. Mary’s Parochial School; a … Continued
What is the Library Storage Annex (LSA)? The Library Storage Annex is a facility that will provide for the storage of important physical library materials that need to be retained and preserved but that are not used often enough to require storage in Hodges or one of our branch libraries. Many universities host versions of … Continued
Dean of Libraries Steve Smith recently shared his hopes and vision for the new Library Storage Annex—a modern climate-controlled facility that will house special collections materials; the University of Tennessee Archives; the Modern Political Archives; important but little-used items from the general collections; and other library materials that require long-term preservation. Smith anticipates that ground … Continued
A national exhibition examining the nation’s past responses to mental health and current approaches to care will be on display at UT Libraries this fall. The National Library of Medicine’s Care and Custody: Past Responses to Mental Health exhibit will be in the Jack E. Reese Galleria on the first floor of Hodges Library from … Continued
The UT Libraries held its 34th annual Libraries Spirit Awards ceremony on May 24. As Dean of Libraries Steve Smith told the gathering, the yearly breakfast is an opportunity to “recognize and express our appreciation to just a few of the Libraries’ exceptional staff members and student workers.” A committee of library staff members selects … Continued