At noon on Oct 28, in the Lownes Room, John Hay Library Curators will discuss the significance of this translation of Poe’s The Raven and of related items in the John Hay collections which illustrate the influence of Poe on French symbolist poets.  The Raven, translated into French by Stéphane Mallarmé, with lithographs by Manet, is an extraordinary example of an artist’s book.  Published in 1875, Le Corbeau is one of the earliest of that genre, and influenced the style of later illustrated editions of the poem.

The revised Web edition of the History and Guide to Special Collections is now available.   In this guide, the author, Sam Streit, presents highlights of the John Hay Library collections from the University’s inception to the present.  This Web publication which is beautifully illustrated will also be available in print later on this fall to coincide with the November 10, 1910 inauguration date of the building.