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Exhibit features Ambrotypes
When and Where: On display in the B. and H. Henisch Photo-History Collection Exhibition Room, 201 A Pattee Library, through December 30.
More Information: The exhibit features a 19th-century process called ambrotype, properly described as a viable form of photography for about twenty years. (more)
Exhibit highlights faculty's favorite books
When and Where: On display in the Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library, through December 30.
More Information: An exhibit to celebrate recently promoted or tenured Penn State faculty. (more)
Union Made: Labor's Material Culture
When and Where: On display in The Eberly Family Special Collections Library through January 5, 2009.
More Information: An exhibit that features selections of labor union iconography and material culture from the archival holdings of the Historical Collections and Labor Archives. (more)
The Lion's Roar: Penn State Spirit
When and Where: On display in the main exhibit hall of Pattee Library through December 30, 2008
More Information: This exhibit features historical photographs of Penn State's revered mascot, the Nittany Lion (more)
In Sickness and In Health: The History of University Health Services
When and Where: On display in the HUB-Robeson Galleries' exhibit cases through September 19, 2008, and Robb Hall, Hintz Alumni Center.
More Information: This exhibit, which charts the course of University Health Services (UHS) through the decades, showcases the people, places and medical instruments of days past. (more)
Faster, Higher and Stronger: The Modern Olympic Games
When and Where: June 4 through August 29, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library.
More Information: This exhibit features the extensive personal Olympic collection of Penn State Alumnus Harold Wilson '51, and includes rare and valuable items dating back to the 1912 Stockholm Games. (more)
above: Kurt Oppelt, who taught in Penn State's Physical Education Department in the 1970s, and Elisabeth "Sissy" Schwarz, who won the figure skating pair gold medal at the 1956 Olympics.
My Beloved Cartoonists: Original Cartoon Art from Fred Waring's America
When and Where: May 5 to August 8, 2008, main exhibit hall, Pattee Library.
More Information: Cartoons, comic strips and illustrations from the Waring collection, part of the Special Collections Library, Penn State's University Libraries. The exhibit includes a selection from the collection of more than 500 items housed in Fred Waring's America, 313 Pattee Library, west. (more)
The National Pan-Hellenic Council: The Divine Nine
When and Where: March 17 to April 30, 2008, main exhibit hall, Pattee Library.
More Information: Features historical and contemporary images of Penn State’s representation within the fraternities and sororities of The National Pan-Hellenic Council. (more)
Anyone Would Have Done That: The Rescue of the 13 Jews from Ergoldsbach, Germany
When and Where: March 17–August 22, 2008, Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library
More Information: The exhibit documents a dramatic rescue of 13 Jews on one of the death marches from the Buchenwald concentration camp in the northeast of Germany to nowhere, at the end of World War II. Thousands perished on the march; but some 200 prisoners reached the small town of Ergoldsbach in Bavaria at the end of April 1945. Thirteen of these individuals managed to escape. (more)
Hemingway Writing Home: Letters to His Family 1917-1957
When and Where: Through May 30, 2008, Special Collections Library exhibits hall.
More Information: The exhibit presents family photographs and a selection of heretofore unseen letters, amassed by his sister Madelaine “Sunny” Hemingway Mainland and passed on to her son, Ernest Hemingway Mainland. This collection of Ernest Hemingway correspondence is the last sizeable and significant known collection of th
e famed novelist’s letters still in private hands. Acquired by Penn State University Libraries from Hemingway's nephew Mainland, the set includes more than 100 unpublished letters, telegrams, and notes from Hemingway to his family between 1917 and 1957. The exhibit was mounted by guest curators Sandra Spanier, Penn State professor of English and general editor of the Hemingway Letters Project; Verna Kale, Ph.D. candidate in English; and Sandra Stelts, curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts at the University Libraries. Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was arguably the most famous American writer in history. The correspondence contains fresh accounts of experiences that he later transformed into fiction, and provides new insights into the course of his relationships with his parents, siblings, wives, and sons.
For more information about the correspondence or the exhibit, contact the Eberly Family Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library, 814-865-1793. The Special Collections Library Exhibition Hall is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and through May 2 remains open until 6:30 p.m. on Fridays. (more)
Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month
When and Where: Through March 3, 2008, in the Pattee Library exhibit area.
More Information: “Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month,” is an annual exhibit featuring posters designed by Penn State students. This year's theme is "One Day is Today." (more)
Profiles in Civil Rights Activism
When and Where: January 14 to March 3, in the Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library
More Information: The exhibit features the Jack Rabin Collection on Alabama Civil Rights and Southern Activists that documents the historic 1965 March from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. (more)
Pinning Down 100 Years of Wrestling at Penn State
When and Where: Through April 25, 2008, Robb Hall, Hintz Alumni Center
More Information: The exhibit chronicles the history of the wrestling program through team, individuals and action photos, highlighting several All-Americans. (more)
Exhibit Highlights Associated Press Coverage of War, Peace, and More
When and Where: November 5–December 28, Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library.
More Information: Viewers will gain a front-row seat for history being made at an exhibition titled "Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace and Everything Else." (more)
Libraries Exhibit Highlights Faculty's Favorite Books
When and Where: September 17–October 29, Diversity Studies Room, 109 Pattee Library.
More Information: Books selected and personal statements about the significance of the books are featured in an exhibit, “Honoring Recently Promoted and Tenured Penn State Faculty.” (more)
Exhibit Honors Famed Penn State Alumni
When and Where: Through December, Robb Hall, Hintz Alumni Center.
More Information: "Every College Has a Legend: Alumni Fellows Recipients (1973-2006)" honors all past recipients of the Alumni Fellow Award. (more)
A Paterno Retrospective
When and Where: September 1–December 28, Pattee Library main exhibit hall, first floor.
More Information: "A Paterno Retrospective" includes highlights of Coach Paterno's career and offers an opportunity to collect keepsake bookmarks. (more)
The World of Autism
When and Where: July 16 to September 2, Library Services for Persons with Disabilities, 23 Pattee Library, west; and in the display area, ground floor, Pattee Library, west.
More Information: "The World of Autism" features artwork by children and adults with autism, and a display of informational materials about autism. (more)
Imaginary Cities
When and Where: July 2 to August 31, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library
More Information: The materials on display include a selection of the holdings of the Arthur O. Lewis Utopia Collection, reputed to be one of the best collections of its kind in the world. (more)
Nittany Summer: Penn State Athletes Sizzle
When and Where: June 5 to September 5, 2007, Robb Hall, Hintz Alumni Center
More Information: Summer athletics in Happy Valley come to life with a combination of colorful and historic images from the collections of the Penn State University Archives. (more)
Rails to Penn State
When and Where: June 4 to August 24, 2007, Pattee Library Main Exhibit Area.
More Information: This exhibition charts the growth and significance of the Bellefonte Central Railroad from the turn of the twentieth century until its demise in the 1980s. (more)
Roman Vishniac: Remembering the Days of Old
When and Where: June 1 to August 31, 2007, Diversity Reading Room, 109 Pattee Library
More Information: Photo exhibition documenting the lives of Jews in Eastern Europe in the early 1900s. (more)
Celebrating Our Roots: 100 Years of Home Economics at Penn State
When and Where: April 25 to June 25, 2007, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library.
More Information: Explores the history of home economics at Penn State through photographs and other items from the collections of the University Archives. (more)
Phi Beta Kappa: The History of the American Scholar
When and Where: March 7 to May 11, Pattee Library main exhibit area
More Information: an exhibit of images and resources from the Penn State University Archives and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. (more)
At Home On Tour
When and Where: March 22 to May 11, 2007, Malloy Diversity Reading Room, 109 Pattee Library
More Information: explores the theme of domestic space and considers societal problems through artistic intervention in rooms in a home. It looks at what it means to be at home for women, men, and children; historic changes in the home; marital conflicts and compromises; childhood fears; aging; eating disorders; sibling rivalry; abuse; rape; prejudice of race, religion and gender; meditation in the home, and gender issues. (more)
Graphic Novels: Comics as Art, History, and Literature
When and Where: through March 2, 2007, Malloy Diversity Reading Room, 109 Pattee Library.
More Information: A selection of books and materials from Penn State University Libraries' collection. Growing numbers of contemporary comic books are being written for a general adult readership, depicting not just the traditionally escapist themes, but issues such as the clash of cultures in American history (Jack Jackson's Comanche Moon and Los Tejanos), the burdens of guilt and suffering within families (Art Spiegelman's Maus) and the trials and triumphs of the daily workaday world (Harvey Pekar's American Splendor). The diversity, quality, and uniqueness of this expressive form remain strong and the readership seems more curious and receptive in the twenty-first century. (more)
A panel discussion, "Graphic Novelists: A Conversation" will take place in conjunction with the exhibit February 22, featuring Harvey Pekar and Phoebe Gloeckner.
"His Hope Our Responsibility"—Libraries Display Posters from Martin Luther King, Jr., Competition
When and Where: through March 2, 2007, Pattee Library, main exhibit area.
More Information: “Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month,” an exhibit featuring posters designed by Penn State students, is on display in the Pattee LibraryMartin Luther King poster exhibit area January 12 through March 2, 2007. This year’s theme is 'His Hope Our Responsibility.' (more)
Teaching America to Draw: Instructional Manuals and Ephemera, 1794-1925
When and Where: through February 2, 2007, Special Collections Library, 104 Paterno Library. Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Holiday hours vary, please call 814-865-1793.
More Information: an exhibition drawn from the collections of the Special Collections Library, principally from the collection of Albert A. Anderson, Jr., and Evelynn M. Ellis.
'The Dawn of Magic' by Laurie dill-Kocher
When and Where: on permanent display, circulation area of Pattee Library
More Information: www.libraries.psu.edu/news/releases/fall2002/dKocherDisplay_902.html