Our new president, Michael Roth, will be inaugurated on November 2. The inauguration is being combined with Homecoming/Family Weekend, and there will be a lot to do and see on campus. Special Collections & Archives is having an open house on Saturday, November 3 from noon to 4pm. Stop in and visit the beautiful Davison Rare Book Room and peruse a selection of archival materials.
In the morning on November 3, staff members Suzy Taraba and Valerie Gillispie will be presenting a WESeminar called “A History of Wesleyan Presidents.” Find out who they were, what they believed, and what they did for fun! The presentation will be followed by a light-hearted “quiz,” and all participants will get a special treat!
On October 24, noted book artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. visited Wesleyan University for a Friends of the Wesleyan Library event. He gave a talk titled, “Put the Message in the hands of the people and move on: a TIRADE by Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.” Kennedy’s provocative, powerful, and humorous lecture touched on his career as a book artist and the political messages in his works.
Special Collections & Archives has an extensive collection of Kennedy’s books, posters, and postcards, and offered an “open house” with these items before and after the lecture.
Deborah Muirhead examines materials at the open house.
(Photo by Janet L. Pritchard)
Dozens of visitors browsed the collection and spoke with Kennedy. Special Collections & Archives also received additional donations from the author during the evening.
