Library Receives Tony Coelho Papers
The William H. Hannon Library has received a significant collection of papers from the Honorable Anthony L. Coelho in order to support the recently established Coelho Center for Disability Law, … Read more
Collections
New E-Resource: Women and Social Movements
The Women and Social Movements series provide researchers with primary source access to the writings of women activists whose social movements have shaped much of the events and attitudes that define modern … Read more
New E-Resource: Border and Migration Studies Online
Border and Migration Studies Online provides historical background on more than thirty key worldwide border areas. This collection combines videos, primary sources, reports, and photos representing both personal and institutional … Read more
Select Course Texts Now Available as Unlimited User Library E-books
Finding assigned textbooks in the LMU Library is often a hit-and-miss proposition. We can’t collect all of them, and even if we do have them (either in the stacks or … Read more
A Look at Environmental Justice in the United States
Even the pope is concerned. Climate change, coupled with poor disaster recovery efforts, oil spills, water contamination, and air pollution have affected millions of people worldwide. In its simplest form, … Read more
Exploring the GFA System in the Basement
The majority of the physical books owned by the William H. Hannon Library are kept two floors below ground level, deep in the heart of the bluff. LMU students and … Read more
Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” was most likely inspired by two articles published in the Philadelphia newspaper Saturday News. Published in May 1838, the first … Read more
Indigenous Peoples Day in Los Angeles County
On October 9th, Los Angeles recognized its first Indigenous Peoples Day. This date is usually designated as Columbus Day, a holiday dedicated to a man historically credited with the “discovery” … Read more
A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma
This week, we are exploring another “mystery” from our Fall 2107 Archives and Special Collections exhibition, Tales of Mystery and Imagination: a riddle! This one comes from a 1880 issue … Read more
The Man with the Hat: Or, the Mystery of Adriaen Brouwer
The work of Adriaen Brouwer was virtually never signed and as a result a number of works attributed to the artist are sometimes uncertain or contested. For instance, The Smoker … Read more
A Mystery in the Archives: William Wordsworth’s Hair
Did you know that we own a pendant with a lock of William Wordsworth’s hair? Research into the origins of this pendant led us to an unexpected connection to another … Read more