| Date & Time |
Program or Event |
Location |
9/4
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Beyond the Text: Original Sources and Multi-Media
Stephen Railton, Professor of American Literature, U.Va.
Join us for the first of a new brown-bag lunch and conversation series entitled ORIGINAL SOURCES.
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
9/18
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Reading Other People's Mail: Letters as Primary Sources. An ORIGINAL SOURCES event.
Jean Bauer, Graduate Student, History, U.Va.
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
|
10/2
12 - 1:30 p.m.
|
When the Original is Ephemeral: The World's Fairs in Italy Project. An ORIGINAL SOURCES event.
Cristina Della Coletta, Professor of Italian, U.Va.
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
10/14
|
Exhibit Opening
On the Origin of Species at 150: The Evolution of an Idea (through January 11, 2010)
|
Special Collections, 1st floor |
10/17
12 - 1 p.m. |
Guided Tour (U.Va. Family Weekend)
From Village to Grounds: Architecture after Jefferson at the University of Virginia
|
Main Gallery,
2nd (entry) floor
|
10/23
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Secret Sounds: Hidden Music Sources in U.Va.'s Specia l Collections
Bonnie Gordon, Associate Professor of Music
A brown-bag lunch and conversation event, part of the series, ORIGINAL SOURCES.
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
| 10/29 - 30 |
NAACP at 100
The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies sponsors a celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP. Scholars, as well as branch presidents of the NAACP, will be in attendance. Chairman Julian Bond will deliver the keynote address, and President Benjamin Jealous will make a brief presentation.
|
Auditorium, 1st floor |
11/6
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Periodical Cartoons and Questions about Natur al Knowledge
Benjamin Cohen, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, U.Va.
A brown-bag lunch and conversation event, part of the series, ORIGINAL SOURCES.
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
|
11/10
12 p.m.
|
A U.Va. Community Briefing
"From Village to Grounds: The Changing University Landscape"
Richard Guy Wilson, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History
"U.Va.'s New Grounds Plan: Sustaining Jefferson's Intent"
David Neuman, Architect for the University
After the briefing, guests will be invited to tour the related exhibitions at the U.Va. Art Museum and the U.Va. Library
Organized by U.Va.'s Community Relations Office
|
Newcomb Hall Ballroom |
11/13
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Secrets, Secrets: Finding Sources on Private Corporations
Bart Elmore, Graduate Student, History, U.Va.
A brown-bag lunch and conversation event, part of the series, ORIGINAL SOURCES.
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor
|
11/16
3 - 4:30 p.m. |
Actor Richard Dreyfuss on "The Importance of  Teaching Civics"
A collaborative event with the Miller Center Forum. Undergraduates are encouraged to attend! Pizza will be provided.
|
Auditorium, 1st Floor |
|
11/19
7 p.m.
|
 Claire Messud, 2009 Rea Visiting Writer, on Reading Fiction
Sponsored by the Dungannon Foundation, the University of Virginia's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, and the Harrison Institute
|
Auditorium, 1st floor |
11/20
12 - 1:30 p.m. |
Mapping History
Max Edelson, Associate Professor, Department of History
Co-sponsored by Documents Compass of the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities
|
Byrd Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
11/21
|
Jefferson, Palladio, Art and Architecture at the University of Virginia
An interdisciplinary symposium held in conjunction with the exhibition, "From Village to Grounds: Architecture after Jefferson at the University of Virginia" at the Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections Library.
|
Auditorium, 1st floor |
