Assignment #2 Omeka

September 30, 2015 ~ arangoj1

Here are my items:

http://holmesiana.net/items/show/126

http://holmesiana.net/items/show/135

http://holmesiana.net/items/show/105

Collection:

http://holmesiana.net/collections/show/27

Exhibit:

http://holmesiana.net/exhibits/show/drugabuse/drugabuse

Book Traces

September 30, 2015September 30, 2015 ~ dastona1

When I first entered the library, I had certain kinds of books in mind when I entered the library that I wanted to begin my search in. As soon as we got into the library I decided to enter the first stack I saw just to get a feel for what kind of books I would have the best luck with. I opened book after book that appeared to be rebound. I figured the ones with the most use were the ones that were rebound and therefore I would have luck finding marginalia. I got lost in the books, I lost track of time. I was thinking about how so many other people have touched these books for so many different reasons. I felt like I was entering another world. I must have opened over 50 books, even after I found a promising lead with marginalia that appeared to be from the 19th century. There was so much writing in this book, I could tell the person reading it had poured through the pages, looking for meaning in each word. The book I found contained plays from the 19th Century, all written in German. The author was Thomas Moody Campbell. According to the Chicago Tribune, he taught at a Florida State University for 30 years. He passed away of a heart attack at the age of 57. The book was dedicated to his Wife, Annie Pauline Von Klemmen. All of the marginalia I found is written in German, so there isn’t much I can say about the words themselves. I found marginalia on many of the pages, but the ones with the most writing were on pages in the 70’s. The marginalia is found on so many of the pages and even if there are no words on some pages, the owner often underlined and circled things.

My Submission on Book Traces

Sherlock

September 29, 2015 ~ verstrav1

Exhibit: http://holmesiana.net/exhibits/show/portraits/portraits

Collection: http://holmesiana.net/admin/collections/show/13

Images :http://holmesiana.net/admin/items/show/82

http://holmesiana.net/admin/items/show/95

http://holmesiana.net/admin/items/show/141

Poetical Works of William Wordsworth – Book Traces

September 29, 2015 ~ russelld2

http://www.booktraces.org/book-submission-the-poetical-works-of-william-wordsworth-with-a-memoir/

While looking for books I found about eight from the mid to late 1800’s and only one with marginalia. I found The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth With A Memoir by William Wordsworth (1881). This book is the third out of a seven volume set. William Wordsworth was a major English romantic poet until his death in 1850. With the help of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, they launched the romantic age in English literature. At first glance there was not much marginalia though out the book, but with a second thorough look I found a few good pieces. The book overall has little bit of underlining and a few notes in the margins. The notes seem to be just comments by the reader. From what I read they don’t seem to be very analytical or scholarly. This leads me to believe that the book was read out of pleasure rather than for research. I also can guess that the person wasn’t a teacher or student trying to study the book, because of the lack of analysis and overall lack of notes. On p.317 the reader commented “excellent” on a passage that he had underlined. I laughed after reading this comment, because it was amusing to think that the reader was enjoying the book so much that he had to leave a comment. There was on instance where the reader seemed to analyzing the text, but it could easily have just been an observation. At the bottom of p. 139, the reader wrote the word cyclical next to an underlined sentence. The sentence he was referencing was about the multiple settings of the sun. On p. 281 there appears to be a signature across the top of the page. I am not too good at reading Spenserian script, so I could not make out what the signature actually says. I speculated that the name appeared to be “Dillon”, but I might just be hoping that’s what it’s said. I was hoping to find something more significant in my book, but am satisfied with the results I received. Even if it was only a little marginalia, it was still interesting to see what someone from over one hundred years ago was thinking.

Book Traces

September 29, 2015October 8, 2015 ~ fogelj1

While searching for a book that may contain hidden bits from the past, I knew I had to go to the dustiest corner (which I did and my nose hates me for it) and search everywhere that was not eye level, high and low. I treated it like a scavenger hunt, the prize would not be placed right before my eyes. I knew I had to pull books with broken down bindings, ones that lacked lively colors, that blended in so they could keep their secrets. My attention was instantly caught by an elegant collection, 6 volumes written by the same author, dating 1863. They looked like a treasure chest, however they proved to be hoax. However, right to the left was a tiny, little book, barely visible, pushed back a little too far on the shelf, it’s color of moss. There seemed to be nothing exravagant about “The Piper” written by Josephine Preston Peabody, in 1910. Yet, the little, ugly, book opened right up to a page marked by someone before me and seemed to be screaming “Look what I have!!” Stuck between Act IV is a piece of news paper, a perfectly cut snippet of an article titled “Traces Criminality To Parental Faults.” I searched everywhere on the Internet to find more information on this article, unfortunately nothing was found. When I imagine who left this newspaper for me to find, I see a young woman, maybe expecting a child and perhaps was taking pointers on how to prevent her son/daughter from becoming a criminal. It is a very strange selection to hold on to otherwise because it does not seem to be of local or personal content. The article talks about a research conducted discussing the the relationship between parents and their children. It can be inferred (because half of the article is missing) that children raised in a structured household are less liking of growing up and becoming criminals. I find it very interesting that an article of scientific content is found in a Play, this suggest that who ever was reading this novel was a scholar or at least interested in numerous studies/fields.

Jordon's Traces Find — Jordon’s Traces Find

Take a look at it yourself! Here or at http://booktraces.org/ (I’ll comment link as soon as my description appears on the website.)

Assignment #3: Book Traces

September 28, 2015 ~ Devon Hauser

It saddens me to say this because I was really excited for assignment, but for some strange reason, I could not find any eighteenth or nineteenth century books with marginalia in them. I spent three whole hours in the library and went up and down countless isles. I looked in probably over 40 books and I could not find anything. I found some interesting things such as THIS blue and red ink fingerprints, used tissues folded in the pages, and I found a lot of underlining, but I unfortunately could not find anything with good marginalia. I really do not know why I couldn’t find any. My friend that was in the same isle as me found a book with marginalia in it. I browsed all the books I passed by to look for the characteristics that would make them an eighteenth or nineteenth century book. I looked at the bindings, the spine of the book, the design, the type of paper, the covers and the layouts of the covers, etc. I opened all the books that looked like they were older and flipped through the pages, but all I found was underlining, highlighting, and occasional scribbles. I actually did find marginalia in one book, but the modern writing style proved it not to be from the eighteenth or nineteenth century. The one book I found interesting with the red and blue ink finger prints in it was called In the Favor of the Sensitive Man, and Other Essays. It had a couple of other underlining’s, but the person who did that never actually wrote words, so I am not positive if it was even in the eighteenth or nineteenth century. I hope to one day, in the near future, go back to the library and continue my search for eighteenth and nineteenth century marginalia.

Sidney Paget: The Illustrator

September 28, 2015 ~ keplingj1

http://holmesiana.net/items/show/116

http://holmesiana.net/items/show/92

http://holmesiana.net/items/show/83

http://holmesiana.net/collections/show/21

http://holmesiana.net/exhibits/show/sidneypagetestate/pagetmemorabilia

I posted two of Sidney Paget’s illustrations of Holmes characters from “The Man With The Twisted Lip.” In addition, I posted a picture of his own personal magnifying glass and Hunting crop. These are Holmes’ favorite items of interrogation and speculation.