[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn all that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country to […]
For this week’s Redwood History, and due to a very interesting question on our Instagram page, we decided to take a look inside the Collection of Redwood Family Papers, most of which dates from 1729 to 1796. There are personal letters, financial statements and deeds, as well as little insights into the everyday life and sense […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, we are sharing a rare book from the T.S. Mathews collection, A Patrick’s Day Hunt. This particular edition is held by only one other library in the world. The story relates the misadventures of the narrator and his neighbors, as they participate in and observe a fox hunt for […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“The appeal of the flower print is through that elusive quality which may be described as ‘charm.’ It is a compound of process techniques, draftsmanship, arrangement or design and color, mellowed and tempered by time. It speaks of an art which is simple, natural, graceful as the sunlight or the rain. It knows neither contortion […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In light of the opening of our newest exhibit, Newport Designs: The Art of Architecture, Landscape and Planning, we have decided to do an architectural timeline of the Redwood from our own collection of images. Enjoy this slideshow and marvel at the changes of the Redwood Library over the past 266 years. We hope to […]
