Sponsored by The Grolier Club Free and Open to the Public Dec 12, 6:00pm Eastern time Register for Zoom link here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-lecture-mara-frazier-on-capturing-dance-on-paper-tickets-719361358187?aff=ebdsoporgprofile Translating the evanescent art of dance into textual form presents a unique dilemma—how to capture a time-based, corporeal art form into writing? Throughout history, dance documentarians have devised […]
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Sponsored by The Manuscript Society Manuscript Mondays: John Law, Mississippi Bubble and Settling of New Orleans Monday, August 7, 2023 – 8:00 PM Eastern – Live Free Webinar Presenter: Howard Margot Moderator: Brian Kathenes The Historic New Orleans Collection has built an extensive collection of materials related to John Law […]
Sponsored by The Caxton Club and Chicago Collections Consortium When/Where: 1/19/2023 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST via Zoom. January Daytime Program Join Librarian and Archivist Erin Bell as she shares an overview of Gerber Hart Library and Archives. Founded in 1981, Gerber/Hart’s collections focus on the culture and history […]
Sponsored by The Book Club of California A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Los Angeles time | A live online via Zoom and in-person event Join us in-person or online via Zoom to view seldom seen photographs from the Book Club archives and help […]
Sponsored by the Book Club of California in association with Rare Books LA-Palm Springs Begun in 2019, the LGBTQ+ History & Archives of the Desert is dedicated to collecting, preserving and making accessible the LGBTQ+ History of the Greater Palm Springs Area. This presentation provides a brief overview of how […]
Sponsored by The Grolier Club Dr. Melanie Chambliss and Laurel Davis will speak on “Black Archives as Sites and Symbols of Black Liberation” About this event Two scholars will explore recent discoveries about how Black community libraries, activists and bibliophiles have preserved and advocated for deeper understanding of Black history. […]