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ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE DRED SCOTT DECISION A Rolde lecture in Rapaporte Treasure Hall As part of Library and Technology Services' annual Lillian L. Rolde Memorial Lecture series, The Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department is pleased to present a talk by Brandeis's own John Burt, Professor of English and American Literature and Director of Graduate Studies. The Rolde lecture series is made possible by the Lillian L. Rolde Memorial Lecture Endowment Fund, named after the late Mrs. Lillian Rolde, a one-time active member of the Brandeis National Committee and lifelong lover of books. Accompanying the lecture in the Treasure Hall will be an exhibit of Special Collections material incorporating Abraham Lincoln's iconic visage. The exhibit considers a period on the cusp of mass distribution of images, before proliferation foreclosed the more imaginative interpretations. Come see the variations on this president's face, from the frankly amateurish to the dashing and heroic. Please join us for this thought-provoking program. Refreshments will be served. |
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FROM WALTHAM WILDS TO URBAN UNIVERSITY: THE STORY OF BRANDEIS THROUGH MAPS AND AERIALS An exhibit at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Documenting changes to Brandeis's physical campus is a key element in understanding the school's history. Whether it is an overhead view of the Ullman Amphitheater, Spingold under construction, or the clearing of the apple orchard for the Gerstenzang science complex, these striking aerial images chart major transformations to the Brandeis University campus during its sixty-year existence. |
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DIRECT CONTACT: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ART EXHIBITION AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY An LTS Show and Tell event at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Since Brandeis University’s founding, the acquisition and exhibition of artwork—and attitudes toward art—have mirrored the innovative outlook and energy of the institution. This program offers insight into the development and legacy of visual arts at Brandeis, with a focus on the university’s long-term commitment to exhibiting artwork in an accessible, educational, and socially beneficial manner. Curated by Pennie Taylor, graduate student in Cultural Production. |
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VOICE OF THE VICTIMS: AN INTEGRATED HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST 46th Annual Simon Rawidowicz Memorial Lecture, with a view of selected materials from the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Saul Friedländer, the Pulitzer-prize winning historian and Holocaust scholar, is this year's Rawidowicz lecturer. He will speak about the need for a more integrated approach to the study of the Holocaust, one that included the voices of its victims. The talk will be accompanied by an exhibit of materials from the Archives & Special Collections Department, including items from the Helmut Hirsch Collection, the Jewish Resistance Collection, and the Theresienstadt Concentration Camp Documents Collection. |
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RADICAL! MATERIALS DRAWN FROM THE HALL-HOAG An LTS Show and Tell event at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Come take a look at newspapers, pamphlets, fliers, and broadsides from some of the most divisive right- and left-wing organizations from the postwar period. Collected by Gordon Hall and Grace Hoag, this invaluable collection includes subjects such as the Black Panther Party, the American Nazi Party, the Weathermen, Three Mile Island, McCarthyism, and the Equal Rights Amendment. |
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND THE CIVIL WAR: A COMMEMORATIVE EXHIBITION An exhibit at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department This exhibit includes a wide array of photographs, documents, artifacts, and ephemera documenting Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, including letters written by Lincoln and a sash worn by a horse in Lincoln's funeral parade. The collection is on loan from Brian D. Caplan '82. |
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A SPECIAL COLLECTIONS A presentation and concert of the Walter F. and Alice Gorham Collection of Early Music Imprints, 1501-1650 The Brandeis Early Music Ensemble will perform works from the Walter F. and Alice Gorham Collection of Early Music Imprints in a presentation at the Rapaporte Treasure Hall in the Goldfarb Library at noon on Friday, January 16th, 2009, where audience members will have the opportunity to see some of these books in person and read from facsimiles of the original notation. For more information on the Gorham collection, see Special Collections Spotlight at brandeisspecialcollections.blogspot.com. |
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PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS: An LTS Show and Tell event at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Come see photographs, documents, letters, and ephemera from presidents and presidential hopefuls, including a miniature book of Abraham Lincoln's speeches, a document signed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, a letter written in Lincoln's hand, and a video of an interview between Eleanor Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. |
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SIXTY YEARS AND COUNTING: A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF THE BRANDEIS NATIONAL COMMITTEE & THE BRANDEIS LIBRARIES An exhibit at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department This exhibit celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of two interlocking institutions at Brandeis University. The Brandeis National Committee--still the largest friends of a library group in the country--and the Brandeis Libraries were founded in 1948, the same year that Brandeis was established. |
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LEAVES OF GRASS, THE FIRST HUNDRED YEARS: An LTS Show and Tell event at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Come see Brandeis's rare collection of early editions of Leaves of Grass, the major work in verse of America's "Good Gray Poet," Walt Whitman! Other fascinating items documenting Whitman's publication and reception over the hundred years following this book's first publication will be on display as well. |
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BOOKS YOU WON'T SEE IN THE STACKS: An LTS Show and Tell event at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department You can't judge a book by its cover: come see an assortment of books and other publications in unusual formats. You might never look at a bookshelf the same way again! |
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BRANDEIS IN LIGHTS: LEGENDS OF STAGE, SCREEN, & SONG This exhibit highlights notable aspects of Brandeis's early music and theater programs; it also showcases the personal collections of important figures in theater, film, and musical composition. Come for a glimpse of the artistic impresarios associated with Brandeis ... and for a close look at Oscar. |
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BANNED, BURNED, AND BLACKLISTED An LTS Show and Tell event at the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Come see books that have provoked controversy since 1564. Join us to celebrate your freedom to read banned literature. What you find will surprise you! |
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LOUIS D. BRANDEIS: CELEBRATING A LIFE This exhibit is part of the Justice Brandeis Jubilee, the University's year-long celebration commemorating the 150th birthday of Louis D. Brandeis. It goes beyond the stately portrait of Brandeis as lawyer and Supreme Court justice to focus on his personal and family life, and on the profound admiration he garnered throughout his career and after. |
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THE CRIMEAN WAR IN THE FRENCH & BRITISH SATIRICAL PRESS This exhibit thematically explores how the satirical press of France and Britain represented the Crimean War, which involved the world superpowers of Russia, Turkey, France, and Great Britain and is considered to be the first media war. Stop by and learn about this fascinating chapter in world history through the lens of humorous outrage at the bungled diplomacy, explosive personalities, and incompetent administration that characterized this war. |
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BUILDING BRANDEIS: STYLE & FUNCTION OF A UNIVERSITY This exhibit examines two early master planning projects that greatly influenced the physical character and development of Brandeis University. It highlights the work of two prominent architects (Saarinen and Abramovitz) and addresses their impact at Brandeis and beyond. The exhibit also explores the campus's physical transformation over time, and the origins of its distinctive architectural "style." |
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