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Teresa Gray

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    Special Collections Library Closed July 4-5

    The Special Collections and University Archives Library will be closed for the university holiday on July 4-5, 2019. Regular hours will resume on Monday, July 8. Read More

    Jun 28, 2019

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    143 Years of Commencement Exhibit

    April 2019 Central Library Lobby The first Vanderbilt University Commencement took place in the chapel of the Main building, now known as Kirkland Hall, on June 20, 1877.  The fledgling university granted 10 degrees in the Arts & Sciences and 52 in Medicine.  The week of Commencement… Read More

    May 9, 2019

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    Curator’s Talk 4/10: Les Fleurs du Printemps: Selections from the French Collections

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Apr 8, 2019

  • Cuneiform Tablet with the Seal of Būr Sîn

    Curator’s Talk 3/27: Bringing the Vanderbilt Divinity Library Cuneiform Tablets Collection into the Light

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Mar 25, 2019

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    Curator’s Talk 3/20: The Life of Dr. Paul F. Eve

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Mar 18, 2019

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    The Ides of March: Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” Exhibit

    March-April 2019 Central Library Lobby Julius Caesar William Shakespeare (c. 1564-1616) was an English actor, playwright and poet.  Born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare became one of the foremost dramatists of his age, producing over thirty plays and nearly 200 poems.   Shakespeare’s plays have been staged regularly… Read More

    Mar 15, 2019

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    Curator’s Talk 3/13: (Mis)understanding the New World: Conquerors, Travelers, and Explorers in Latin America

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Mar 11, 2019

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    Curator’s Talk 2/27: The Vanderbilt Photographic Archive: Visual Timeline of the University

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Feb 25, 2019

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    Curator’s Talks 2/20: An Exhibit Talk: African American Writers of the 20th Century

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Feb 18, 2019

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    Curator’s Talks 2/13: Zero Hour: The 2003 Invasion of Iraq

    Join us in the Special Collections Library from 11:10am-12:00pm  Wednesday mornings during this semester for fascinating talks led by faculty, librarians, archivists, and curators.   The talks take place weekly in the Special Collections Reading Room on the second floor of the Central & Divinity Libraries building.  This event is free and open… Read More

    Feb 11, 2019