Exhibits

One Book, One Coast: Honoring History with George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy

Events, Exhibits, News
This spring, the Library is proud to collaborate with the College of Education for the One Book, One Coast community read event. This year’s selection, They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, is a moving graphic memoir that recounts Takei’s childhood years spent in American incarceration camps during World War II. By revisiting this dark … Continue reading the article: One Book, One Coast: Honoring History with George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy →

Library Newsletter Spring 2026

Events, Exhibits, News, Special Collections and University Archives
New Dark Horse Alcove If you’re a fan of comics or pop culture, stop by our new display on the first floor. You’ll find figurines, rare ephemera, and rotating items from your favorite series. It’s located right next to Special Collections, which houses a comprehensive research archive of every Dark Horse comic, book, and statue … Continue reading the article: Library Newsletter Spring 2026 →

Summer 2023 Library Exhibit: Medieval Portland Senior Capstone

Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives
Welcome to Medieval Portland! Students in Professor Anne McClanan’s Medieval Portland Senior Capstone present the Summer 2023 Library exhibit, featuring 14th- and 15th-century manuscripts and incunabula from PSU Library Special Collections, and reproductions of manuscripts and printed books from Reed College Library Special Collections. Many of these pages are some of the earliest to be … Continue reading the article: Summer 2023 Library Exhibit: Medieval Portland Senior Capstone →

Summer 2022 Exhibit: Medieval Portland Explores the Nuremberg Chronicle

Exhibits, News, Special Collections and University Archives
The Liber chronicarum or Weltchronik of 1493, more commonly known as the Nuremberg Chronicle, is a world history that is one of the most famous early printed books or incunabula. This summer, the PSU Library exhibit presents interpretations of leaves of the Nuremberg Chronicle by students in the Spring 2022 Medieval Portland Capstone taught by … Continue reading the article: Summer 2022 Exhibit: Medieval Portland Explores the Nuremberg Chronicle →

Winter 2022 Exhibit: The Art and Social Practice Archive

Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives
Loose Body: A Survey of Ephemera from the Art and Social Practice Archive   Part of PSU Library Special Collections & University Archives, the Art and Social Practice Archive was founded in 2018 in collaboration with the PSU Art and Social Practice MFA program and is the first public archive dedicated to socially engaged art … Continue reading the article: Winter 2022 Exhibit: The Art and Social Practice Archive →

Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies at Portland State

Exhibits
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Portland State’s Black Studies Department (BST) in 2020, Special Collections and University Archives will highlight materials from the department’s papers in a first floor exhibit. The Black Studies Department developed in September 1970 after a group of Black students formed an independent student organization called the Black Student … Continue reading the article: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies at Portland State →

Athanasius Kircher and Other Curiosities from Special Collections

Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives
Welcome to Special Collections’ Spring 2019 exhibit: especially for bibliophiles! “Master of a Hundred Arts” Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) was regarded as a great intellectual during his lifetime. With insatiable curiosity, access to the expansive knowledge networks of the Jesuit order, and the power to disperse his ideas in print, Kircher produced over forty “seat-cushion-sized” tomes … Continue reading the article: Athanasius Kircher and Other Curiosities from Special Collections →

Autumn Exhibits: Special Collections and University Archives

Exhibits, News, Special Collections and University Archives
What do a rare devotional text, published writing by Portland State students, and arguments aimed at convincing Oregonian voters have in common? The simple answer is that these are all examples of unique artifacts and collections held by Portland State University Library Special Collections and University Archives! The Library’s exhibit this autumn reflects the beginnings … Continue reading the article: Autumn Exhibits: Special Collections and University Archives →

Origins of Modern Middle East Studies: Scholarly and Travel Writing Before 1900

Exhibits, News, Special Collections and University Archives
Middle East Studies in the West is informed by centuries of intellectual exchange that includes foundational works by Middle Eastern historians, language and cultural studies by European scholars, and popular travel writing by men and women who toured Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Turkey in the 19th century. The Library’s exhibit, richly annotated by PSU … Continue reading the article: Origins of Modern Middle East Studies: Scholarly and Travel Writing Before 1900 →

“Conservatism in a Revolutionary Era”

Exhibits, Special Collections and University Archives
The latest Library exhibit, opening May 31, 2017, presents a less-examined side of political debates and demonstrations during the Vietnam War era. As United States military involvement in Vietnam escalated during the late 1960s, students at colleges and universities around the world mobilized against the war. From the Sorbonne in Paris to Kent State University in Ohio, … Continue reading the article: “Conservatism in a Revolutionary Era” →
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