We are pleased to announce our summer exhibition outside Special Collections & University Archives titled “American Indian Dancing: Ethnic Stereotypes, Community Resources, Living Traditions”. What follows is the Curator’s Statement from Olson Fellow Gyorgy Toth who will shortly be finishing his two years with us as an indespensible part of the team as well as finishingContinue reading “American Indian Dancing Exhibition”
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Life of Napoleon Extra-Illustrated and Vincent Fitzgerald & Co. Acquisitions
Our collections continue to grow through the generosity of our donors, who have made it possible for impressive new resources to become available to our community. Recently acquired is an extra-illustrated copy of The Life of Napoleon Bonapart by William Sloane, which joins an extra-illustrated set of the same biography that has been part of ourContinue reading “Life of Napoleon Extra-Illustrated and Vincent Fitzgerald & Co. Acquisitions”
Mad for Mad Men Exhibit
Are you a fan of the show Mad Men, 1960s fashion, or the cut-throat world of advertising? Check out our new exhibit on Pinterest featuring items from Special Collections & University Archives and the Pomerantz Business Library! http://pinterest.com/uispeccoll/mad-for-mad-men-exhibit/ Source: flickr.com via Special on Pinterest Source: flickr.com via Kimberly on Pinterest Source: flickr.com via SpecialContinue reading “Mad for Mad Men Exhibit”
New Perspectives as Museum Studies Students Process Archives
Four students pursuing certificates in Museum Studies recently completed internships with The University Archives in the Spring 2012 Semester. Krystal Rusk processed the records of WSUI/KSUI Broadcasting Services, Elizabeth Blind processed the Macbried Field Campus record, Kirsten Glover processed the record of the UI Early Childhood Education Center and Jessica Wittry processed the Murray (Fiske) Family Papers. Students inContinue reading “New Perspectives as Museum Studies Students Process Archives”
New Aquisitions from The University Archives
The University Archives recently received an unusual object from donor Emil Rinderspacher, a UI alumnus: A human head-shaped plastic form, created by students in the UI School of Art and Art History as part of an anti-war protest over 40 years ago. Students created hundreds of these “heads,” which were placed on trees on theContinue reading “New Aquisitions from The University Archives”
“The Defaulter,” or, the Loan Crisis on the American Stage
Did you know that U.S. society lived through major economic crises before the Great Depression? How did American popular theater depict these financial crises? A reference question sent our graduate fellow Gyorgy “George” Toth looking in our John Springer Printed Ephemera Collection, which has some amazing playbills, programs, and advertisements of popular theater from the turn of theContinue reading ““The Defaulter,” or, the Loan Crisis on the American Stage”