Exhibits
The Libraries have multiple exhibition opportunities to support curricular and co-curricular learning from pop-up exhibits to comprehensive gallery installations. For more information, please consult our proposal guidelines and timeline recommendations. Or, feel free to contact Terry Snyder.
Current Exhibits
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"Who Created the New and Copied the Old:" Printed Books of the Fifteenth Century
October 7, 2019—February 16, 2020
Rebecca and Rick White Gallery, Lutnick LibraryCurated by Alex Stern '20, “Who Created the New and Copied the Old”: Printed Books of the Fifteenth Century examines the many roles of printed books in the first fifty years following the advent of print, moving throughout medieval Europe through the lens of religion and scholarship to explore the relationship between printed text and its owner.
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"The Life and Objects of Rufus Jones" curated by Lily Sweeney '23
November 6, 2019—December 31, 2019
Lutnick 213Rufus Jones is well known for his impact on Quaker theology and his work as part of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), as well as his impact on Haverford College. This exhibit brings items from his papers, housed in Quaker & Special Collections, to his study.
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"Greek Vases from the Allen Collection" Installation based on work by Jenna McKinley '15
November 28, 2019—May 17, 2020
Lobby DisplayThese vases, the gift of Ernest & George Allen, graduates of Haverford College, are on display in support of "Culture and Crisis in the Golden Age of Athens." Text for the exhibit was written by Jenna McKinley '15 when she curated an exhibit of these materials.
Digital Exhibits
Hugh D. Vail: "Volunteer Weatherman"
Curated by Grace Thiele '17
This exhibit provides a biography of Hugh D. Vail, a professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Haverford College in the 1800s and is comprised of letters, an obituary, a Quaker meeting's genealogy, and a diary entry.
The Letters and Journals of Thomas Scattergood
Curated by Jordan Nieusma '14
This exhibit is made up of important and representative passages from the journals, letters, and memoirs of Thomas Scattergood (1748-1814).
Quakers and Slavery
Curated by John Anderies and Christopher Densmore
A joint digital project of Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library, this online projected coincided with an international conference on Quakers and slavery. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) was the first corporate body in Britain and North America to fully condemn slavery as both ethically and religiously wrong in all circumstances. It is in Quaker records that we have some of the earliest manifestations of anti-slavery sentiment, dating from the 1600s. After the 1750s, Quakers actively engaged in attempting to sway public opinion in Britain and America against the slave trade and slavery in general. At the same time, Quakers became actively involved in the economic, educational and political well being of the formerly enslaved.
Shakespeare in His Time and for All Time
Curated by Jon Sweitzer-Lamme '14 and co-curated by Thomas Littrell '15
This exhibit celebrates the 450th birthday of William Shakespeare through an exploration of the Shakespeare-related holdings of Haverford College's Special Collections.