{"id":3512,"date":"2022-09-27T15:52:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T21:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryshenanigans.wordpress.com\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2026-02-11T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:58:28","slug":"shenanigan-involving-nabokovs-galoshes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/2022\/09\/27\/shenanigan-involving-nabokovs-galoshes\/","title":{"rendered":"shenanigan involving Nabokov&#8217;s galoshes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Marcia was at Cornell University in the late 1950s, when Vladimir Nabokov was teaching there. In the video below, she relates a story involving his galoshes. Visuals by Jonathan Caws-Elwitt.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nabokov and the Galoshes\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRN4HUT4Ev4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Why does this count as a library shenanigan? Jonathan and I are glad you asked. As this Google Books screen-grab shows, Goldwin Smith Hall contained a small reference library in 1920. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1330\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide.jpg 1330w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide-1024x253.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide-768x190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/ccspecialcollections\/files\/2022\/09\/campus_guide-624x154.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1330px) 100vw, 1330px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That takes care of the &#8220;library&#8221; part. How is it a shenanigan? Oh, I don&#8217;t know. Maybe it&#8217;s a sort of accidental shenanigan? Don&#8217;t quibble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcia was at Cornell University in the late 1950s, when Vladimir Nabokov was teaching there. In the video below, she relates a story involving his galoshes. Visuals by Jonathan Caws-Elwitt. Why does this count as a library shenanigan? Jonathan and I are glad you asked. 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