Friends of the Lehigh Libraries

Fall 2009 Events & Exhibitions

All events and exhibitions are free and open to the public. Details are listed below. For more information, call Lehigh University's Library and Technology Services, 610-758-3039.


EVENTS FALL 2009

12 Noon, Thursday, September 10th
Extra! Extra! The Brown and White Digital Archive
Ilhan Citak, Special Collections Librarian
Linderman Library, Room 200
Library and Technology Services launches its 12th and largest digital site: a fully searchable digital edition of The Brown and White from 1894 to 2000. This will serve not only as a valuable resource for the Lehigh community but also as a useful research site to explore aspects of the history of higher education, the development of the local community, and much more.

4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 29th
Lehigh's TRAC Writing Fellows: A Faculty/Student Partnership
Gregory Skutches, TRAC Director and Coordinator for Writing Across the Curriculum
Co-Sponsored with Lehigh Faculty Develpment
Linderman Library, Room 200
Moderated by Dr. Skutches, a panel of faculty and undergraduates who have participated in TRAC (teaching, research, and communications) will discuss the 2008-09 pilot and the program’s trajectory for 2009-10.

4:00 PM, Wednesday, October 21st
Stained Glass at Lehigh University
Lance Kasparian, Architectural Historian
Co-Sponsored with the Visiting Lecturers Series
Linderman Library, Room 200
Mr. Kasparian is an expert on the work of the 19th century craftsman William McPherson, creator of the original Packer Chapel windows and possibly the Linderman skylight. Aided in his research on the McPherson by the portfolio held in Special Collections, he will assess these cultural resources.

12 Noon, Wednesday, November 4th
The Limited Editions Club: A Pairing of Art and Literature
Charles Agvent, Rare Book and Autograph Dealer
Linderman Library, Room 200
The leading authority on the Limited Editions Club (LEC), Agvent will explore the history of the LEC and its contributions to the art of book design and illustration. This talk will enrich the experience of viewing the current exhibition in Linderman Library described below.

12 Noon, Monday, November 16th
Making a Medical Practice: The Business of Medicine in Early America
Melissa Grafe, 2009-11 Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Fellow
Linderman Library, Room 200
Lehigh’s third Fellow participating in the CLIR Academic Libraries for Humanists Program will explore early American medical practice based on her extensive research on Dr. John Archer, his sons, and apprentices in Maryland. Dr. Grafe will also share her plans for involvement with LTS programs.

EXHIBITIONS FALL 2009

The Limited Editions Club: A Pairing of Art and Literature
August 12 - December 19, 2009
Linderman Library, Ground and First Floors
Painters Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, whose works are primarily displayed in art museums, also illustrated fine books. Featuring works of art on paper by these and other artists, this exhibition will include classics from antiquity, children’s favorites, and fine literature produced by The Limited Editions Club, the private press founded by visionary George Macy in 1929. The Lehigh University Libraries acquired this important collection thanks to the generosity of alumnus David Green ’22 and his wife Jeannette, early subscribers to the press.

John James Audubon's Birds of America, Vol. I
Currently on Display
Linderman Library, First Floor

John James Audubon's Birds of America, Vol. IV
On-going
Zoellner Arts Center, Lower Art Gallery
An unusual 19th century work that is part of Lehigh's rare book collection, this work demonstrates how Audubon's hybrid of science and art, ornithology and printmaking, makes him one of the world's most celebrated scientific naturalists.