2008-2009 Events
Exhibition: “Honoring Secretary of State John Foster Dulles: The Centennial of His Princeton Graduation”
On display in the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, 65 Olden Street, Princeton
August 15 – December 31, 2008
This exhibit chronicles the career of John Foster Dulles (Princeton University Class of 1908) and his influence on United States foreign policy. As Eisenhower's Secretary of State from 1953 to 1959, Dulles was a key figure in United States cold war relations with the Soviet Union. Other significant periods of his career include his role in negotiating the Treaty of Versailles after World War I, his involvement in studies on fostering world peace during the 1940s, serving as United States representative to the United Nations, and negotiating treaties for President Truman.
September 25, 2008
Special tour of Morven’s exhibit “Picturing Princeton 1783: The Nation’s Capital”
4:00 PM
55 Stockton Street, Princeton
September 21, 2008
Book Collectors Meeting
2:30 p.m.
West Classroom, Firestone Library
October 5, 2008
Exhibition Opening Lecture by Prof. Anthony Grafton
“Greek Books and their Readers: From Antiquity to the Renaissance”
McCormick 101, 4-5 p.m.
Reception in the Main Gallery immediately following the lecture
Exhibition: “The Greek Book from Papyrus to Printing”
On display in the Main Exhibition Gallery, Firestone Library
September 8 – December 7, 2008
This exhibit traces the history of the Greek book as a physical object and a repository of Western civilization over three millennia. On display will be some of the Princeton University Library’s greatest treasures—important ancient papyri of Homer and the Bible; illuminated Gospels and devotional manuscripts from Byzantine monastic libraries; and manuscripts and printed books from Renaissance Italy and the Ottoman Empire.
October 14, 2008
Lecture by Leonard Marcus
Princeton Public Library – 4:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Cotsen Children’s Library, the Friends of the Princeton University Library, and the Princeton Public Library
Considered one of the foremost authorities on children’s literature, Leonard S. Marcus began his publishing career with a widely acclaimed biography of Goodnight Moon author Margaret Wise Brown called Awakened by the Moon (HarperPaperbacks), and last fall, Random House released Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children’s Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way. In May 2008, Houghton Mifflin published his history of children’s book publishing, Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s Literature, a project 14 years in the making. Leonard, a consummate professional, capable of discourse on a wide range of topics, also possesses a wry wit, hinted at in the picture book he created with his wife, Amy Schwartz, Oscar: The Big Adventure of a Little Sock Monkey (HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books).
October 16, 2008
Symposium – “Arts of the East-Byzantine Studies in Princeton”
To register, please contact Robin Dunham (rdunham@princeton.edu) before October 9, 2008
Co-sponsored by Princeton University Program in Hellenic Studies, Stanley J. Seeger Hellenic Fund, The Department of Arts & Archaeology, Princeton University, and the Friends of the Princeton University Library
To celebrate the exhibition “The Greek Book from Papyrus to Printing” (Main Gallery, Firestone Library, 8th September – 7th December, 2008), and the anticipated publication of Greek Manuscripts at Princeton, Sixth to Nineteenth Century: A Descriptive Catalogue, the Index of Christian Art invites you to join us for a one-day study on Byzantine Art.
October 19, 2008
Exhibition Opening Lecture by David Greenberg
McCormick 101, 3:00 pm
Reception in the Milberg Gallery immediately following the lecture
Exhibition: “Sketching Their Characters: 150 Years of Political Cartoons”
On display in the Leonard L. Milberg Gallery for the Graphic Arts, Firestone Library
July 13, 2008 – January 4, 2009
American politics—and presidential elections in particular—have been a ripe subject for critical and visual exploitation throughout the history of the United States. This exhibition will confirm through paper and ink what many voters already suspect: although the candidates may change, many issues remain the same. Questions about qualifications, the service or burden of past actions, the influence of money on the political process, backroom deals that subvert the will of the people, and, of course, aspersions on the candidates themselves have tickled and outraged generations of cartoonists.
October 19 , 2008
Book Collectors Meeting
2:30 p.m.
West Classroom, Firestone Library
Invited speaker Joe Rainone on the beginnings of science fiction in American popular culture.
November 9, 2008
Tour of the Peter B. Lewis Science Library
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
November 10, 2008
Lecture by Chris Tudda
The Truth is Our Weapon: The Rhetorical Diplomacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles
Woodrow Wilson School, Bowl 10, 4:30 p.m.
November 16 , 2008
Book Collectors Meeting
2:30 p.m.
West Classroom, Firestone Library
Member Matthew Young on his research about the Leadenhall Press.
December 2008
Book Collectors annual dinner meeting, date to be announced, no program
January 18 , 2009
Book Collectors Meeting
2:30 p.m.
West Classroom, Firestone Library
Invited speaker Karen Reeds on "Linnaeus: the Naturalist as Book-Collector."
Highlights of Past Years
The Friends of the Princeton University Library sponsor a variety of events and activities throughout the academic year, and many available exclusively for members. Friends receive event calendars twice a year, as well as invitations to exhibition openings, dinners, and other special events. A list of past Friends events is below.
Highlights of 2007-2008
SPECIAL EVENTS
· Trip to Philadelphia and Delaware to visit the Philadelphia Rare Books and Manuscripts Co., Winterthur, and the University of Delaware Library
·Book Adoption Party Fundraiser - Photographs and other information can be found at www.fpul.org/bae
·Annual Winter Dinner
EXHIBITIONS
·"El Taller de Gráfica Popular: The Workshop for Popular Graphic Art"
·"Capturing China, 1913 - 1929: Photographs, Films, and Letters of Diplomat John van Antwerp MacMurray"
·"Numismatics in the Renaissance"
·"Notre livre”: À toute épreuve: A Collaboration between Joan Miró and Paul Éluard"
LECTURES
·"Paul DuChaillu and the 'Discovery' of the Gorilla or The Science Behind 'King Kong'", given by Robert McCracken Peck
·"The Surrealist Artist's Book: Beyond the Page”, given by Elza Adamowiez
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
· "Writers, Editors, and Literary Magazines, 1947-2007: A Conversation in Honor of "The Hudson Review"
· "The Rebirth of Antiquity: Numismatics, Archaeology, and Classical Studies in the Culture of the Renaissance"
SMALL TALKS
·This year's speakers included David H. Orr '95, James Axtell, A. Scott Berg '71, Julian Zelizer, Sophie Gee
Highlights of 2006-2007
SPECIAL EVENTS
· Trip to New York for behind-the-scenes tour of the Morgan Library and the private library of Sid Lapidus
·Annual Winter Dinner: A Tribute to Lynne and Bob Fagles
·Cotsen Pajama Party
SYMPOSIUMS
·"Players and Painted Stage: the Leonard L. Milberg Collection of Irish Theater"
·"Sharpening the Subtle Knife: Cutting New Paths Through Children's Literature"
EXHIBITIONS
·"Players and Painted Stage: the Leonard L. Milberg Collection of Irish Theater"
·"Boris Godunov"
·"To The Mountains of the Moon: Mapping African Exploration, 1541-1880"
SMALL TALKS
·This year's speakers were D. Graham Burnett, Prof. John Fleming, and Phyllis Billington
Highlights of 2005-2006
SPECIAL EVENTS
· Trips to Philadelphia and Washington, DC for behind-the-scenes tours, and tours of private libraries
·A Book in the Works: The Arts in Book Production Lecture and Workshop Series
· Treasures of the Princeton University Library: On Display by the Curators Who Collect and Care for Them
·Annual Winter Dinner with Paul Muldoon and C.K. Williams
· Monthly Book Collectors meetings
EXHIBITIONS
· "The Lure of the Library: The Friends at 75"
·"Lessons in Roman Epigraphy: Princeton's Lateran Epitaphs"
·"O, What a Place for a Lake: The Centenial of the Construction of Loch Carnegie"
·"Framing the Frontier: Photographers and the American West, 1850-1920"
· "Wonderful Stories for Pictures: H.C. Andersen and His Illustrators"
CONFERENCES
· Hidden but not Forgotten: The Legacy of Hans Christian Andersen in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries"
·"Framing the Frontier: A Day of Lectures in Honor of Alfred L. Bush"
SMALL TALKS
·This year's speakers were Sean Wilentz, John Sacret Young '69, Robert P. George, Daniel T. Rogers, Emily Mann, Anthony T. Grafton, Steven Mackey, Donald C. Skemer.
Highlights of 2004-2005
Lecture: Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison opened the Friends’ 75 th Anniversary celebration on April 3d with a lecture entitled "Overdue: A Writer's Debt; a Reader's Interest," followed by a dinner at Prospect House.
Exhibition and gallery talk : "Derso & Kelen: cartoons & caricatures"
Film: "The Lost Generation," introduced by Professor Maria DiBattista (Fast-Talking Dames)
A lecture by Professor Simon Morrison about his team's recreation of Serge Prokofiev's 1925 ballet, Le Pas D’Acier, staged at the Roger S. Berlind Theater at Princeton University.
Exhibition and gallery talk: “Portraits Of The Lost Generation"
Small talks:
- Susan Naquin, "In Search of Old Peking."
- David Maraniss, “Reflections On Vietnam And Its Lessons For Iraq."
- Landon Y. Jones, Jr., "William Clark And The Shaping Of The West."
Highlights of 2003-2004
SPECIAL EVENTS
· Trips to Philadelphia and Baltimore for behind-the-scenes tours, and tours of private libraries
· Tour of literary landmarks of Princeton
· Private Tour of the Scheide Library conducted by William H. Scheide '36 and his librarian, Paul Needham
· One day Scheide Bible Exhibition
· Annual Winter Dinner Robert Caro on Lyndon Johnson (2002) and Harold Shapiro on libraries and collecting (2003), and Frank Deford on the sports industry (2004)
· Monthly Book Collectors meetings
WORKSHOPS
· "Preserving Works on Paper"
·"Collecting" and "Preserving Family Heirlooms" (with the Historical Society of Princeton)
SPECIAL LECTURES
· Anthony T. Grafton, Edward H. Tenner, and James Axtell on Woodrow Wilson
· Barbara Baden on 20th Century Children's Books
· Colin Powell and John Lewis Gaddis on George Kennan
· Nell Irvin Painter, Jean and Robert Hollander, Samuel Hynes
· Illustrated lecture on aviation with past president of the Tuskegee Airmen’s Assn.
COTSEN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY EVENTS
· Middle Earth Theater at Communiversity
· Chinese Bookbinding Workshop
· Visiting authors and storytellers
· Young Curators program and Cotsen Players theater productions
· Conference: “Under Fire: Childhood in the Shadow of War”
EXHIBITION OPENINGS AND TOURS
·“Brave New World: 20th Century Children's Books from the Cotsen Children's Library.”
·“Woodrow Wilson at Princeton: The Path to the Presidency.”
·“The Life and Times of George F. Kennan: A Centennial Exhibition.”
·“Jonathan Edwards: The Life of a Master Preacher.”
·“The Romance of Flight”
·“Of Maps and Men: In Pursuit of a Northwest Passage”
·“The Bible in English: Before and After the Hampton Court Conference, 1604”
