Exhibits Schedule — Fall 2006
The Art of Japanese Handmade Paper
Denison Library
August–October
Fine papers for calligraphy, printmaking, and many other purposes have been made by hand in Japan using the same traditional methods for nearly 1400 years. This exhibition draws on the extensive collection of papermaking literature at Denison. It complements exhibitions on Japanese printmaking at Williamson Gallery and Clark Humanities Museum at Scripps College.
For further information, telephone Denison Library, 607-3941.
"San Francisco's Great Disaster": 100th Anniversary of the 1906 Earthquake
Honnold/Mudd Library, (Honnold Wing) 2nd Floor
August 29–December 15, 2006
On April 18, 1906, shortly after 5:00 a.m., a great earthquake struck San Francisco and the surrounding area to the northwest and southeast. Many buildings were wrecked; thousands of people were killed, more than two hundred thousand left homeless; electric power lines and gas mains were broken. Fires burned wildly for four days, out of control because of severed water mains. These shocking events caught the city of San Francisco unaware and unprepared and had lasting ramifications for families, businesses, politics, and earthquake science.
This exhibit honors the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and its representation in official reports written in the immediate aftermath, photographs of the damaged city, newspaper and magazine accounts, and other materials that depict events at the time of the quake. All items on view are from the Special Collections of Honnold/Mudd Library.
For more information on the exhibit, contact Special Collections at (909) 607-3977 (campus ext. 73977) or email spcoll@libraries.claremont.edu.
The Blaisdell Institute for Advanced Study in World Cultures and Religions 1956–1984: An exhibition in honor of Frances Bernard Drake
Honnold/Mudd Library, (Honnold Wing) 2nd Floor
August 29–October 27, 2006
In 1956, James A. Blaisdell, president emeritus of Pomona College and visionary founder of The Claremont Colleges, established the Blaisdell Institute for Advanced Study in World Cultures and Religions. Its aim was, in part, to “promote understanding and enlightened relationships among peoples of different cultures”. During its tenure in Claremont, the Institute sponsored significant seminars and conferences that brought renowned religious leaders and scholars to The Colleges, published an academic journal, hosted many international research fellows, offered a community education program and language courses, to name just a few of its programs. The Blaisdell Institute merged into the Department of Religion, now the School of Religion, Claremont Graduate University, in the early 1980s.
Frances Bernard Drake was a vital part of The Blaisdell Institute, first as administrative assistant then as Vice-Chair of the Board of The Institute. Her spirit and drive on behalf of intercultural understanding that The Institute promoted is one of her many contributions that enrich The Claremont Colleges.
For more information, contact Special Collections at (909) 607-3977, or spcoll@libraries.claremont.edu.