Under the Covers: Exploring Book History with Science
Channel: Special Collections & Archives, UIowa Libraries
Date: 03/11/2022

Iowa Bibliophiles is a group for book lovers and enthusiasts of all kinds. Join us each month as we bring in a guest speaker to talk about some aspect of book collecting, book history, book making, and more. 
 
On October 12, 2022 Giselle Simon, Eric Ensley, Susan Walsh, and Eric Hoffman from the Iowa Initiative for Scientific Imaging and Conservation of Cultural Artifacts (IISICCA),a collaborative research team from all across the University of Iowa, gave a talk on their work to uncover the mysteries behind some of the objects stored in Special Collections & Archives.

An unparalleled interdisciplinary group, their goal is to collaborate on exploring cultural artifacts with non-destructive digital imaging, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies. Find out more about how the humanities and sciences are working together to peel back the layers of book history and discover more about the objects that have helped shape our cultures today.

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The University of Iowa Acknowledgement of Land and Sovereignty:
The University of Iowa is located on the homelands of the Ojibwe/Anishinaabe (Chippewa), Báxoǰe (Iowa), Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), Omāēqnomenēwak (Menominee), Myaamiaki (Miami), Nutachi (Missouri), Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha), Wahzhazhe (Osage), Jiwere (Otoe), Odawaa (Ottawa), Póⁿka (Ponca), Bodéwadmi/Neshnabé (Potawatomi), Meskwaki/Nemahahaki/Sakiwaki (Sac and Fox), Dakota/Lakota/Nakoda (Sioux), Sahnish/Nuxbaaga/Nuweta (Three Affiliated Tribes) and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nations. The following tribal nations, Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Iowa), Póⁿka (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska), Meskwaki (Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa), and Ho-Chunk (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) Nations continue to thrive in the State of Iowa and we continue to acknowledge them. As an academic institution, it is our responsibility to acknowledge the sovereignty and the traditional territories of these tribal nations, and the treaties that were used to remove these tribal nations, and the histories of dispossession that have allowed for the growth of this institution since 1847. Consistent with the University's commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, understanding the historical and current experiences of Native peoples will help inform the work we do; collectively as a university to engage in building relationships through academic scholarship, collaborative partnerships, community service, enrollment and retention efforts acknowledging our past, our present and future Native Nations.

To learn more about the four tribal nations still thriving in the State of Iowa, please check out these sites: 

Meskwaki (Sac and Fox of the Mississippi in Iowa):  
https://iowaculture.gov/history/educa... 
https://www.meskwaki.org/​ 

Umoⁿhoⁿ  (Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Iowa): 
https://nebraskaeducationonlocation.o... 

 Póⁿka (Ponca Tribe of Nebraska):
 https://www.poncatribe-ne.org/​ 

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska) Nations:
 https://ho-chunknation.com/