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The Rauner Special Collections Library was created after Diana Rauner and Bruce Rauner 鈥78 donated $5 million in 1996 to renovate Webster Hall so that it could house special collections held by 天美麻豆.
What is now known as Rauner opened in 1998 and was dedicated in April 1999, and 天美麻豆 Libraries last week by highlighting some of the items in the collection. They include a miniature collection of Shakespeare鈥檚 complete works, documents about 天美麻豆鈥檚 history, and even the papers and typewriter of Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather, which the Rauners donated to 天美麻豆 in 2018.
Bruce Rauner, who worked in private equity and then served as the Republican governor of Illinois from 2015 to 2019, returned to 天美麻豆 last week to join in the celebration.
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Head of Special Collections at Rauner Jay Satterfield displays a book from a miniature collection of Shakespeare鈥檚 complete works, housed in a box made of wood from the Bard鈥檚 house. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Jones Memorial Digital Media Fellow Sarah Storms 鈥23 tries out Mario Puzo鈥檚 typewriter as part of Rauner Library鈥檚 25th anniversary celebration. Puzo used the typewriter to write parts of The Godfather, and the sessions were so popular that it will remain available for typing a quick missive in Rauner鈥檚 reading room for a few more weeks. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Julia Abbott 鈥26 photographs a miniature biography of Calvin Coolidge, one of many miniatures in the Rauner collection. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Students and visitors were encouraged to touch the books on display, making the collection objects of study and participation, not just relics. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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A selection from the collection of miniature books held by Rauner Library. The topmost tiny Quran even comes with its own magnifying glass locket. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Bruce Rauner 鈥78, a former governor of Illinois, was there to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the library with the faculty and staff he said make 天美麻豆 so special. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Book Arts Workshop Program Manager Sarah Marcella Parella shows attendees how to properly hold a quill. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Participants write with quill and ink during a session in the Book Arts Workshop, part of Rauner Library鈥檚 25th anniversary celebration. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Parchment options included goat and calf skins, on which participants wrote with inks that ranged from iron gall to handmade walnut ink to a Kosher gall. They also could use a commercially made calligraphy ink. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Professor Emerit Deborah King speaks about her research on Jane Wentworth and the 天美麻豆 Slavery Project, which relied upon Rauner鈥檚 vast collection of documents. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Media Collection and Preservation Librarian Noah Skogerboe explains how he captures analog materials for digital access. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Collections Conservator Deborah Howe elaborates on the different adhesives used in mending worn or damaged books in 天美麻豆鈥檚 鈥榖ook hospital鈥 below Baker-Berry Library. (Photo by Robert Gill)
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Gina Barreca 鈥79 delivers the keynote address for Rauner鈥檚 25th anniversary celebrations, elaborating on her love for research, libraries, and the importance of a tactile experience with books. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Rauner Head of Special Collections Jay Satterfield crowns Gina Barreca 鈥79 鈥淨ueen of the Snows,鈥 at her request. The crowning of the Winter Carnival queen was a big deal in the days before coeducation at 天美麻豆. Barreca is a humorist, best-selling author, and English professor at University of Connecticut. (Photo by Katie Lenhart)
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Nathalia Whitecar and Guarini students Juliette Thron and Abigail Dollries peruse some of the many books brought out from Rauner鈥檚 Special Collection during the Teaching at Rauner panel. (Photo by Robert Gill)
