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I WAS HERE: Book and Artifact Graffiti Throughout Time
August 16 – December 19, 2012
This exhibition explores the fascinating range of inscriptions, scribbles and doodles left by centuries of readers and writers, the identity of whom is now mostly lost in time.
On display are rare printed books from the 15th through 19th centuries, facsimile leaves of the famous Ellesmere Canterbury Tales (ca. 1400 A.D.), and ancient artifacts on loan from the LMU Archaeology Center, the oldest of which is over three thousand years old.;
From finely detailed sketches and scholarly comments to random pen trials and shopping lists, the people who touched these objects once upon a time have become a permanent part of their historical record. Did they know how their inscriptions and squiggles, curses and scratchings would change the character of the objects and give them unique personalities? Did the graffiti writers expect their work to last so long?;
Exhibition curated by graduate student intern Shannon Billimore, Museum Studies, Massey University, New Zealand.
The exhibit is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Mahan Archives & Special Collections Gallery, Hannon Library, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles. Free to the public.
Sustaining Scholarship: Archival Collections at the William H. Hannon Library
January 9, 2012 – March 31, 2012
Continuing our Centennial celebration, Special Collections presents the second in a series of three exhibitions honoring the 100 years of Special Collections donors and the important treasures they entrusted to Loyola Marymount University.
Through the generosity of our donors, William H. Hannon Library is home to historically valuable and significant archival collections. They range from the personal papers of major Los Angeles families like the Dockweilers to records of L.A. organizations dedicated to civic reform to sources documenting the history of the entertainment industry in Southern California. " Sustaining Scholarship," through selections from major collections, pays tribute to our benefactors and the cultural and historical value their donations hold for both the general public and the scholarly community.
The exhibit is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the Mahan Archives & Special Collections Gallery, Hannon Library, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles. Free to the public.