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Videos and Recorded Programs

Multi-Storied Library: Positively One of a Kind - The Creation and Care of Daguerreotypes

Jul. 26, 2023

Join Huntington Library staff for an introduction to the creation and care of daguerreotypes, an early photographic process that’s increasingly popular today as an artistic medium.

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Event

Multi-Storied Library: Lasting Impressions – Hand Printing in Practice

Wed., Jan. 31, 2024

The Huntington holds one of the largest collections of William Morris’ Kelmscott Press books in the world. Join Library staff for a deep dive into Morris’ artistic philosophy and handmade approach to printing during a time when the industry was moving toward mass production.

A framed black and white photo of a woman and young girl.
Event

Multi-Storied Library: Positively One of a Kind - The Creation and Care of Daguerreotypes

Wed., July 26, 2023

Join Huntington Library staff for an introduction to the creation and care of daguerreotypes, an early photographic process that’s increasingly popular today as an artistic medium.

A detail view of a book with illuminated margins.
Videos and Recorded Programs

Multi-Storied Library: Lasting Impressions – Hand Printing in Practice

Mar. 22, 2024

The Huntington holds one of the largest collections of William Morris’ Kelmscott Press books in the world. Join Library staff for a deep dive into Morris’ artistic philosophy and handmade approach to printing during a time when the industry was moving toward mass production.

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Videos and Recorded Programs

Capturing Bestiarium: The Art and Science of Digitization

Apr. 7, 2021

Join our digital library team for an overview of the process of digitizing documents to make them available to researchers in the Huntington Digital Library.

Videos and Recorded Programs

Cataloging in the Time of COVID

Jan. 13, 2021

Cataloging in the Time of COVID: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How The Huntington's American History Materials Are Made Accessible by Archival Processing

Videos and Recorded Programs

Collections up Close: The Digital Collection as a Tool for Close Examination

Dec. 10, 2020

This program explores how educators, librarians, curators, artists, writers, and students can harness the power of digital archives and storytelling at a time when many of us are missing the hands-on experience of using library

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The Huntington Library is one of the world’s great independent research libraries, with some 12 million items spanning the 11th to the 21st century.

Shapiro Center Programs

The Shapiro Center sponsors a variety of programs that bring together scholars, cultural observers, creatives, and the public to explore critical issues in American history and culture—especially those that can be

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Reflecting on Daguerreotypes

Oct. 31, 2023

There are more than 70 daguerreotypes in The Huntington’s collection, each with stories as unique as the daguerreotype process itself. These miniature portals into 19th-century life preserve vital histories and allow viewers to engage in their own contact with the past.

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Recorded Programs: Jan. 13–Feb. 24, 2021

Mar. 3, 2021

Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of programs