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,…
A Grand Expedition
Hugo Caplow ’20 finishes a journey begun by his grandparents
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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.…
Likenesses into Presence: Facsimiles
Facsimiles, fine reproductions of rare books, maps, and manuscripts, form an important part of Gould Library’s Special Collections and provide unique opportunities for faculty and students to experience word and…
