New Special Collections Exhibits
Lehigh Libraries Special Collections has three exhibits this
fall: In the Spirit of Giving, Fresh Out of the
Press, and Being Medieval.
Linderman’s newest exhibit,
In the Spirit of Giving, recently opened to showcase a
range of acquisitions received as gifts to Special
Collections. Thanks to the generosity of many Friends of
Lehigh, including alumni, faculty, staff, students, and a
myriad of others who have supported Special Collections in
recent years, Lehigh’s historical collections have grown in
size, breadth and uniqueness. We have chosen to highlight
those gifts received since Linderman reopened following an
extensive renovation in 2007.
Special Collections takes this opportunity to give visitors
and the Lehigh community a glimpse of many of those recent
gifts, perhaps inspiring future generations of donors.
Featured are rare books, manuscripts, local history
materials, and Lehigh memorabilia now available for
research.
On display are an important 18th century book on
probability donated by Lehigh’s Department of Mathematics; a
fine press book detailing aspects of the Adirondack
Mountains donated by an alumnus and examples of the various
means by which generations of Lehigh students demonstrated
their school spirit.
Perhaps one of the most unusual gifts received this year was
that of a “ship’s letter”, an 1807 document signed by both
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, granting its bearer,
Lewis Girdler, permission to conduct trade in ports around
the world.
The exhibit will be on display on the ground floor (both in
the Café Gallery and in Lucy’s Café), the first floor
reading room, and the Bayer Galleria through November 4th,
2011.
A new
exhibit at Fairchild-Martindale Library,
Fresh Out of the Press, features selected recent
publications by Lehigh faculty. This exhibit is located in
the main corridor of the library and will run throughout the
fall semester.
In November, Special Collections presents Being Medieval,
an exhibit on what it means to be Medieval as represented by
Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and research materials
from the last three hundred years. Visitors will have the
opportunity to re-interpret the Medieval world with a look
at scholastic and popular culture since the 18th century. On
view in Linderman Library from November 15, 2011 through
early February 2012.
--Lois
Fischer Black
Article posted October,
2011
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