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A Grand Expedition

Hugo Caplow ’20 finishes a journey begun by his grandparents

grand expedition

Mystery, Mischief, and Magical Thinking at Carleton College

Curated by artist Holly Streekstra, Mystery, Mischief and Magical Thinking at Carleton presents a fanciful portrait of the College. From its miraculous beginnings, Carls have shown themselves to be curious,…

Mystery

Micrographia: Images through the microscope from Gould Library

The books on display here, all from the collections of Gould Library, reveal the beauty and order of hidden worlds. In these volumes, microscopic images are deployed for a variety…

black and white drawing of an insect Schem XXXV - Micrographia

That Marvelous Legend: The Canals of Mars

In the late 19th century, several astronomers, including the respected Italian scientist Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, reported seeing dark, straight streaks across the surface of the planet. These “canali” or canals,…

illustration of Mars, 1890

Sampling the Census: Snapshots of the American Population, 1880-2010

Making an accurate count of our nation’s population was never a simple project. From the first census, the nation debated who to count, what questions to ask, and how to…

census map of the united states colored red and blue

Unexpected Discoveries

Since the mid-19th century, artists and photographers have been commissioned to produce illustrations and photographs for the US Government. These images – ranging from detailed studies of insects, microscopic details…

illustration of striped rodent in the grass

Louis Agassiz’ Contributions to the Natural History of the United States

One of Agassiz’s ambitions was to publish a natural history of the fauna of North America. Agassiz began work on the Contributions to the Natural History of the United States…

Ptychemys Rugosa

Laurence McKinley Gould

Carleton College’s fourth president and the namesake of the college library, Larry Gould was also a geologist, professor, and polar explorer. This online exhibit by Carleton College archivist Eric Hillemann…

Black and White photo of Laurence McKinley Gould seated at a desk with books

Observing, Thinking, Breathing: The Nancy Gast Riss ’77 Carleton Cabinet of Wonders

This intimate and imaginative artwork explores the liberal arts through natural history specimens, miniature images and documents, and unique artists’ books. Jody Williams ’78, book artist and printmaker based in…

postcard with construction paper, a stamp and text that reads

Wall Charts from the Carleton Collection

For more than a century wall charts were one of the most widely used and effective visual aids in the science classroom. The earliest wall charts, published in the 1820s,…

A wall chart in use in a Carleton science classroom.

Treasured Gifts

The present exhibition highlights some of the gifts which the Gould Library has added to its collection over the past 70 years. View Treasured Gifts: Books Donated to the Laurence…

open book with images

Fine Printing: Limited Editions from Special Collections

An Exhibition of Limited Editions in the Laurence McKinley Gould Library on the Occasion of the Inauguration of Robert A. Oden Jr. as the Tenth President of Carleton College, 2002.…

book with characters

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