Undergraduate Learning
For decades, the Newberry has served as a laboratory for undergraduate humanities research. Students delve into interdisciplinary topics in seminars and then pursue their own research projects using the Newberry’s collection.
A student studying letterpress printing analyzes posters from the Newberry collection.
Undergraduate Activities
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Indigenous Food Sovereignty
The Newberry recently acquired a small pamphlet from the mid-20th century containing traditional recipes from the Native people of the Great Plains. The pamphlet offers a glimpse into how Native communities have maintained their culinary traditions despite centuries of settler colonialism.
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Exhibitions bridge the past and present using historic items from the Newberry collection.
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