Anna Weir is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a familiar face on one … Continue reading Staff Stories: An Interview with Ann Baker
As we honor our 75th anniversary this year, we recall and celebrate some of the most influential people in the Press’s history. Bruce Nicoll (1913–1983) The press’s second director, Bruce Nicoll, was a native of Wyoming who came to the University … Continue reading Remembering Bruce Nicoll
As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part Four
BOOKS Theodore E. White by R. Lee Lyman Praise from Anthropology Review Database: “Every scholar deserves his credit, and Lyman has gone a long way to restoring White’s… Maybe it is a modest claim to fame, but we can all hope … Continue reading News and Reviews
Anna Stokely is one of the more recent additions to the press: Publicist, book hoarder, and needlework enthusiast. For the Press’ 75th anniversary—and out of her own curiosity—she is interviewing her more experienced co-workers to put a more familiar face … Continue reading Staff Stories: An interview with Rob Taylor
An end of an era brings many things to light. People shed tears, metaphorically or literally. Remembrances are uttered. Songs are penned. Quotes sought. Many things occur, all as a way of marking the passing of something beloved. Perhaps weirdly … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: Saying Goodbye to Your ISBN Prefix
Erin Willis is the Curator of the Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors, a special collection of Lincoln City Libraries. She received her Masters Degree in Library and Information Science, with an emphasis on Archives and Special Collections, … Continue reading Lincoln City Libraries: Read Nebraska
As the largest and most diversified press between Chicago and California, the University of Nebraska Press is best known for publishing works in Native studies, history, sports, anthropology, geography, American studies, and creative works. In celebration of the press’s seventy-fifth anniversary, the staff has selected … Continue reading 75 Significant Books, Part Three
As we honor our 75th anniversary this year, we recall and celebrate some of the most influential people in the Press’s history. Virginia Faulkner (1913-1980) The daughter of one of Lincoln’s most prominent citizens—Dr. Albert O. Faulkner, a leading businessman who … Continue reading Remembering Virginia Faulkner
Not many businesses make it to seventy-five years old. Times change, products go in and out style, competitors rise and devour, businesses stagnate, and industries conflate. Making it to this age is way more impressive for a business than it … Continue reading Doc Martyn’s Soul: In Good Company
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