About the journal

From 1964 to 1996, Books at Iowa, (ISSN 0006-7474 (Print); ISSN 2378-4830 (Online); ISSN-L 0006-7474 (Linking ISSN)), published twice a year by the Friends of the University of Iowa Libraries, described collections and acquisitions on a wide range of subjects. The 65 issues stand as a lasting source of information on the University of Iowa Libraries’ key collecting areas.

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Four Hundred Years Later: An Appreciation of Johann Weyer

African-American History and the Oral Tradition

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