Volumes & Issues

Category: libraries

  • Fashioning Horror: Pt. 1 Women in White

    Halloween is coming! Horror films have given us some of the most iconic images of evil that ever wore clothes. Since fashion and film (and character) have been a recurring theme on this blog, I thought it would be fun to take a quick look through some iconic horror costumes. Women in White: ghosts, madwomen,…

  • Magazine of the Week

    Hi, everyone! It’s time for the MoW:     Our library holds only 12 years of this glossy magazine. Avenue bills itself as “Manhattan’s oldest society magazine”. It was launched in 1976, as a way of celebrating the rich socialites and savvy business people (“the blend of affluence and influence”) in and around New York…

  • Name game for new threads?

    Hi, everyone, Welcome back to Volumes & Issues. I’m working on a couple of big themes for this fall 2018/spring 2019 school year. These have grown from series I’ve written in the past, like Needles In the Stacks and Word-Worthy Women. I could especially use your help to name these new features.     The…