UT Libraries seeks submissions to the Fall Student Art in the Library exhibition. Entrants must be registered graduate or undergraduate students. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, April 8. Selected artwork will be installed in May and remain on view through November 2008 in first floor reference room, Hodges Library. For more info, contact Jennifer … Continued
UT Libraries Hosts Documentary Series and Exhibit to celebrate Highlander’s 75th anniversary The University of Tennessee Libraries is hosting a documentary series and exhibit to teach the university and local communities about the Highlander Research and Education Center, as it celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. All programs in the Documentaries in the Libraries series … Continued
“Scribes, Scholars and Students,” a new Special Collections exhibit, opens on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007, at 3:00 pm in the Special Collections lobby located on the second floor of the historic James D. Hoskins Library. Light refreshments will be served. As part of the university’s Medieval and Renaissance Semester, the “Scribes, Scholars, and Students” exhibit … Continued
The Life of the Mind reading selection In the Wake of the Plague: the Black Death and the World it Made is the center of the University Libraries fall 2007 Culture Corner exhibit The University Libraries joins the university’s celebration of the Medieval semester with the In the Wake of the Plague Culture Corner exhibit. … Continued
Government Documents Highlight Recreation and Preservation The current installment of the Government Documents series “Documents to the People: 100 Years of Keeping You in the Know” consists of two displays covering recreation and historic preservation in the United States. The Get Out and Play display, located in the Hodges Library galleria, gives information about the … Continued
Government Documents Trace Exploration From Lewis and Clark to NASA The latest theme of the UT Libraries government documents exhibit series is about the history of exploration in the United States. Covering everything from the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1805-1806 and the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1903 to recent NASA undertakings, it promises … Continued
The Summer 2007 Culture Corner features a wide variety of literature covering topics related to persons with disabilities. The selections included are intended to broaden the reader’s knowledge of one of the largest minorities in the world, who have often been overlooked and even shunned. The literature includes such broad themes as life as a … Continued
Quilts are more than just bed coverings–they tell stories, document the past, and express a range of emotions, from love to sorrow. In honor of Women’s History Month, the UT Libraries presents an exhibit and film series focused on quilts and the women who made them. Exhibit March 1-April 2: Merikay Waldvogel’s quilts will be … Continued
The Spring 2007 Culture Corner features selected resources relating to the Cherokee, with particular focus placed on the Eastern Band. The selected resources offer an introduction to the history, literature, and customs of the Cherokee. Topics include Juvenile Literature, Folklore, and Family, Marriage & Education. Title lists for the branch libraries and an electronic resources … Continued
The Spring 2007 Student Art in the Library Juried Exhibition is on view in the Hodges Library first floor reference room until May. The exhibit features 14 original works of art by UT students. The contest was open to all undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The Student Art … Continued