Library Orientations

September 2003

University Archives Sesquicentennial Exhibit

“Gator Life: An exploration of student culture
at the University of Florida from 1853 to the present”

Opening reception – Thursday, October 2, 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the
Smathers Library Special Collections 2^nd floor exhibit area

University Archivist Carl Van Ness and English professor Kevin McCarthy will discuss collaboration and research for their recently published book, Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future. This kickoff “UF Libraries Seminar Series” will explore the working relationship between university faculty and library staff. The event is free and open to the public.

Exhibit cases will highlight dorm life, haunts and hangouts, campus politics, and student activism through artifacts, photographs, posters, and documents and will be on display through December 2003. It can be viewed during the hours that the Special Collections Research Room is open. For hours see http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/ps/hours/ . Marston Science Library and Library West will feature companion exhibits during the month of October.

Sponsored by the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries Department of Special and Area Studies Collections.

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