This week is Banned Books Week! A new exhibition titled,

“Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires:

Tales from the Rare Book Collection”

is currently on display on the lower level of Hagerty Library. The collection of books featured are from Drexel’s Special Collection and chronicles several significant events in the early history of book censorship.

An Opening Reception for the Exhibition is tomorrow,

Wednesday, September 30th from 4 to 6 p.m.

The event is open to all and includes complimentary refreshments.

Constantine Papadakis (1946-2009) served as president of Drexel University from Aug. 1, 1995, until his death on April 5, 2009.  He presided over Drexel’s growth into the realms of medicine and law, doubled undergraduate enrollment, and increased the endowment from $90 million to $650 million.

~Shaun Kirkpatrick

Constantine Papadakis

Friday will be the last day for you to see the exhibition The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel.  Come downstairs in Hagerty and check it out, a new exhibition begins on Monday!

Join us for a reception TODAY from 4 to 6 p.m in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower.  It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.

Join us tomorrow, September 23rd, for a reception for the exhibition “The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel“, curated by Shaun Kirtpartrick. This exhibit highlights some of the many images and items the Drexel Archives holds from the terms of the university’s past leaders.

The reception will be held in W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets) on the lower level of Hagerty Library.  It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.

The reception for the exhibition, “The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel,” currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets).

The reception will be on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lower level of Hagerty Library.  It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.

Please make plans to attend a Reception for the exhibition “Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires: Tales from the Rare Book Collection.” on Wednesday September 30^th from 4 to 6 p.m on the lower level of Hagerty Library.

In conjunction with ALA’s Banned Books Week September 26 – October 3^rd !  This exhibition, curated by Laurie Rizzo, displays written works that have been cause for conflict at one point in time or another. All the books in the exhibition are from Drexel’s Rare Books Collection.  Materials chronicle 1700 years of banning, banishment and burnings over ideas so controversial that church and state alike sought to prevent their spread.

Please make plans to attend a reception for the exhibition “The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel,” currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets). The reception will take place on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the lower level of Hagerty Library.  It is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.

Mark your calendars! As always there is a lot going on at the Archives.  Drexel University Archives will be hosting several events at the end of September. We hope you will be there!

The Past Personified: a Presidential History of Drexel University

Reception Wednesday September 23^rd from 4 to 6 p.m

on the lower level of Hagerty Library.

This exhibition, curated by Shaun Kirpatrick, illustrates the University’s past leaders with images and documents from the Drexel Archives’ collections. The event is open to all and includes complimentary homemade refreshments.

Pirate Party

Arrchives Open House

Friday September 25^th from 4 to 6 p.m.

on the lower level of Hagerty Library.

Ahoy Matey!

Arrrr. Welcome new privateers and returning buccaneers! No need to walk the plank and end up in Davy Jones Locker. Come pillage, loot and hunt for treasure at the Arrrchives. Weigh anchor on Friday September 25^th from 4 to 6 p.m. Argh! All hands on deck on the lower level of Hagerty Library. There be grub and grog (sorry no rum). Yo-ho-ho. We’ll fly the Jolly Roger and make sure ye all don’t get marooned.

Fair Winds Lads and Lasses!

The Cap’n

Banned Books, Banished Writers and Historic Bonfires: Tales from the Rare Book Collection.

Reception Wednesday September 30^th from 4 to 6 p.m

on the lower level of Hagerty Library.

In conjunction with ALA’s Banned Books Week September 26 – October 3^rd ! This exhibition, curated by Laurie Rizzo, displays written works that have been cause for conflict at one point in time or another. All the books in the exhibition are from Drexel’s Rare Books Collection.  Materials chronicle 1700 years of banning, banishment and burnings over ideas so controversial that church and state alike sought to prevent their spread.

Upcoming Events at the Archives

Please make plans to attend a reception for the exhibition “Many Littles Make a Much: A Selection of Miniature Books from Drexel University’s Special Collection,” currently on display in the W.W. Hagerty Library (33rd and Market Streets). The reception will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, from 4 to 5 p.m. on the lower level of Hagerty Library. It is open to all and includes complimentary miniature refreshments in the spirit of the miniature books.

A miniature book beside a quarter

The show, curated by Scott Ziegler, consists entirely of books measuring three or fewer inches in any dimension. Representing a cross-section of the world of miniature books, the items on display range from practical mini-dictionaries to a conceptually-driven sculptural mini-book.

The current exhibition Many Littles Make a Much: A Selection of Miniature Books from Drexel University’s Special Collection has been on display for a couple of weeks now, and has received a fair share of admiration.

A reception for the show is planned for July 22.  Watch this space for more details.

In addition to the physical exhibition, an online version is now available.

For more information about this exhibition, future exhibitions or to see miniature books, contact the archives.

The first in a continuing series of exhibitions to highlight Drexel University’s Special Collection is now up!

“Many Littles Make a Much: A Selection of Miniature Books from Drexel University’s Special Collection”

All the books in this show measure three or fewer inches in any dimension, and represent a cross-section of the world of miniature books. The show spans books from practical mini-dictionaries on one end, to a conceptually-driven sculptural mini-book.

In addition to drawing attention to the varied collection housed at Drexel, the show explores the tension the small structures necessitate between form and content. The authors, artists and publishers who created these books display the highest level of printing dexterity as they balance the art and craft of the miniature book.

Miniature Books on display at W.W. Hagerty Library

Detail photo of two miniature books in the exhibition at W. W. Hagerty Library