Knowing Nature: Handbooks, Field Guides, and Apps

Curated by Duke professor Andrew Griebeler and students in his “Art and the History of Botany” course, this exhibit explores the rise of nature guides designed to be carried into the field.

Duke University Press: A Field-Defining Publisher Turns 100!

This exhibit offers a window into how Duke University Press became an intellectual beacon for the global community of scholars and how it emerged as one of the ten largest and most influential university presses in the world.

WARphotography AMERICANimage

What is a photograph of war? From an anonymous soldier’s album depicting the mundane day-to-day existence stationed in Vietnam, to early Civil War photographs, the images in this exhibit trace the evolving relationship between the photographic image and war.

Palatable Poisons: The Dark History of Patent Medicine

Explore the history of patent medicine and how its dark history forged a path for the creation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ultimately leading to the the safe over-the-counter and prescription medicines we have today.

“All the World is Human”

This exhibit examines the intellectual and moral transformation of Bartolomé de las Casas (1484–1566), the historical contexts that shaped his thought, and the continuing resonance of his work in contemporary conversations and practice of human rights and global justice.

Previous Library Exhibits

Check out some of our past library exhibits online.