The Golden Lotus

This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Irene Feng Introduction and Background “A pair of golden lotus, a jar of tears.” This was a widely known expression developed after the existence of […]

Rationing Nuptials

Blog post by Mattie Nguyen This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Weddings have long been days of tradition, ceremony, ritual, and rite of passage. Many mark their wedding day as one of the most […]

Silk Screened LGBTQ+ voices

Blog post by Morgan McCartan ’22 This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. You can feel the passion and pride of those who wore and designed these t-shirts. Within the Human Sexuality Collection in Cornell […]

The Plauen Factory Lace Sample Book

This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Cleah Dyer The artifact I found most intriguing during our tours to different libraries and historical / rare collections on campus were the Plauen Lace […]

The Women’s Vote

Blog post by Serena Wang ’25 This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Upon first glance, the outfit in Figures 1 and 2 may seem insignificant, like any other 1950s shirtwaist dress and parasol. However, […]

World of Visionaire: Back to the Future

This online blog post features materials protected by the Fair Use guidelines of Section 107 of the US Copyright Act. All rights reserved to the copyright owners. Blog post by Soraya Abukhadra VISIONAIRE. The word alone speaks the power of imagination, the importance of creativity and the beauty of art. Established in 1991, the publication […]