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SPOTLIGHT ON NORTHWESTERN THEATRE: Highlights from University Archives
February 26 - April 24, 2008
With a campus known for its creativity and its close proximity to Chicago, it is not surprising to find that Northwestern has a rich history of theatrical productions. The exhibit “Spotlight on Northwestern Theatre” reveals highlights of that history as documented by University Archives and other library holdings. Photographs, programs, scores and more make for a historical highlight of Northwestern University theatre productions from 1930 – 2008. While most of the exhibit focuses on productions created by the Theatre Department, there are highlights from Waa-Mu and the Dolphin Show. A bibliography related to the theatre titles accompanies the exhibit. |
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Say the Word . . . : Manuscripts by Lennon and McCartney from the Music Library's John Cage Notations Collection
March 23 - April 24, 2008
The Northwestern University Music Library presents a mini exhibit of the Beatles manuscripts, which includes high-resolution facsimile reproductions of seven manuscript lyric sheets held by the Music Library. The exhibit is located on the ground level of the Main Library, across from the Information Commons. For more information on the Beatles materials held by the Music Library, see the article on the Northwestern University NewsCenter website at: <http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2008/01/beatles.html>, and an article by the Chicago Tribune at: <http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-beatles_webmar22,1,6160732.story>
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M. J. and Zora: Melville J. Herskovits and Zora Neale Hurston
February - March, 2008
This mini-exhibit is displayed just past the entrance stairs on the Library’s main corridor. It exemplifies the correspondence between Melville Herskovits and Zora Hurston. Items are from the Herskovitz Collection in Northwestern University Archives, and the exhibit also salutes the campus production of SPUNK, which runs February 15 - 24, 2008. Additional information about the performance is available from the following:
Department of Performance Studies: Performance Events
Theatre and Interpretation Center: School of Communication |
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 Traffic in Shame: "White Slavery" in Early 20th Century Chicago
The term White Slavery was coined in the early 19th century and refers to women sold into permanent sexual slavery and servitude. In many documented cases, impoverished young women were lured to the U.S. by the promise of employment to big cities like Chicago or New York through traffickers in the U.S., only to be sold into forced prostitution. From 1900 - 1920, it was the subject of newspaper and magazine articles, pamphlets, books, feature films, public demonstrations, and federal, state and local legislation. After several years of debate, the U.S. Congress passed the White Slave Traffic Act of 1910, known as the Mann Act. The exhibit draws from federal and international documents, Chicago & Illinois government publications, the United-Seabury Library, and materials from NU's Library and department of Special Collections.
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 Music Library Holdings Exhibited Around the World
In addition to making its holdings of manuscripts and other rare materials available to students, faculty and visiting researchers, the Northwestern University Music Library lends items to museums for special exhibitions. Displayed are select items that have been presented in the United Statees, Austria, Germany, France, England, Italy and Switzerland. Catalogs are also included in the exhibit.
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Exhibits Committee
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
exhibits@northwestern.edu |
