Join the Special Collections Library for fascinating talks this semester led by librarians, archivists, and curators. Topics this fall will range from Cuban publishers to the history of paper making. The talks take place monthly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building on the first Thursday of the month from 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm. All events are free and open to the public.
January 23, 2020: Curator’s Talk
Special Collections Library | 4:00-5:00 PM
Found in Cuba: The Ingenuity and Creativity of Ediciones Vigía
Join us in Special Collections for a talk by Paula Covington, the Librarian for Latin American, Iberian and Latino Studies, and Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, as she discusses her new exhibit Found in Cuba: The Ingenuity and Creativity of Ediciones Vigía. Learn about this enterprising publishing house’s survival through economic hardships and the amazing artists whose creativity is on display in the bounty of books acquired through the years by Special Collections.
Refreshments will be served following the curator’s talk.
