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Current and Recent Exhibits
The L. Tom Perry Special Collections sponsors a number of exhibits throughout the year featuring materials from our collections.
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The Life and Legacy of the King James Bible: Celebrating 400 Years
Much has been written in the scholarly and popular press about the creation of the King James Bible, its origins in earlier translations, the personalities who shaped its text, and the manner of its printing. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Bible’s printing, the L. Tom Perry Special Collections have produced an exhibition of books that influenced the King James Bible and some of the many books that have been influenced by it.
Located on level 1 of the Harold B Lee Library in room 1130, this exhibition features an original copy of the King James Bible as its centerpiece.
The public is invited and admission is free. The exhibition will run from August 2011 through spring of 2012.
An online version of the exhibition is available here.
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An Elementary Education: Children’s Readers
Date: August 5, 2011 – September 30, 2011
Location: HBLL Special Collections Reference Area
Description: An Elementary Education: Children’s Readers is a small exhibit that features children’s textbooks dating from the mid 1800’s to the mid 1900’s. They illustrate how previous generations of students learned about language, mathematics, and the world around them. -
Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind
This exhibit focuses on poets and novelists in various stages of their careers and their creative processes. All are or were part of a community of writers, and other authors inspired them during the course of their careers. The displayed manuscripts, letters, drawings, and artifacts come from Perry Special Collections. They provide a glimpse into favorite authors perhaps not considered before. The exhibition shares the spark of creativity and individual personality which shaped a select group of authors ranging from Victorian times until today. This exhibit is located in the Special Collections Reference area on level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library and will be on display fromAugust 15, 2010 – June 15, 2011. The exhibit may be viewed during the hours that Special Collections is open. Additionally, an online exhibition is available with more items and more commentary than the actual exhibition could accommodate.
Title: “Literary Worlds: Illumination of the Mind”
Date: August 15, 2010 – June 15, 2011
Location: Special Collections Exhibit area
Curator: Kristi Young and Valerie M. Buck
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Leading Ladies of Herstory
Dates: March 3, 2011 - April 1, 2011
Place: HBLL Special Collections Reference Area
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Special Collections displays some of the most famous and well-loved women writers from our collections of British and American literature. Highlights include works by Jane Austen, Emily Dickinson, and the Brontë sisters. This exhibit was curated by Special Collections interns Annie Grow, Ben Holt, and Nanci Johnson.
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Florence Nightingale: Life and Legacy
This exhibit celebrates the life and contributions of Florence Nightingale. Known as the “lady with a lamp,” Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing, as well as contributing to the fields of public health, statistics, and nursing education. The exhibit features manuscripts and books written by and about Nightingale from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, and is located on the main floor of the Harold B. Lee Library. The Lee Library and the College of Nursing are joint sponsors of this exhibition.
Additionally, an online exhibition is available with more items and more commentary than the actual exhibition could accommodate.
Title: “Florence Nightingale: Life and Legacy”
Date: January, 2010 – January, 2011
Location: Third Floor Exhibit area
Curator: Russ Taylor and Betsy Hopkins
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Seven Centuries of Fables
This small exhibit showcases some of the volumes in Special Collections, as well as the history of printed works on fables. This exhibit is located in the Special Collections Reference area on level 1 in the Harold B. Lee Library and will be on display fromOctober 15, 2010 – November 15, 2010. The exhibit may be viewed during the hours that Special Collections is open.
Title: “Seven Centuries of Fables: Printed Books from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections”
Date: October 15, 2010 – November 15, 2010
Location: Special Collections reference area
Curator: Maggie Kopp
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Two Hundred Years of Tennyson
- Date: Aug 11, 2009 to Sept. 30, 2009
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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International Year of Astronomy
- Date: March 1, 2009 to March 31, 2009
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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On the Edge: European Decorated Books
Fore-edge painting of a London street scene
- Date: September 30 – October 31, 2008
- Place: 1120 HBLL, Special Collections Reference Room
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Exhibit of Rare Welsh Mormon Publications
Photograph of John Davis
- Date: September 1 – October 1, 2008
- Place: 1130 HBLL, near Special Collections Classroom
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Mining the Mother Lode
Accessing Resources on Mormon Women- Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
- Date: March 26, 2008
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections Classroom, 1130 HBLL
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Images of the Nativity from Illuminated Manuscripts
Illuminated Manuscripts Exhibit
Exhibit hours are 8 am to 9 pm
Monday to Saturday
Except for University Holidays- Time: 8:00 AM
- Date: Dec 1, 2007 to Jan 10, 2008
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, 1130 HBLL
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Remembering World War II: Pearl Harbor and Beyond
World War II Exhibit
Exhibit hours are 8 am to 9 pm
Monday to Saturday
Except for University Holidays- Time: 8:00 AM
- Date: Aug 23, 2006 to May 30, 2007
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, 1130 HBLL
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Remembering Joseph Smith, Jr., 1805-2005
Joseph Smith, Jr., and Organization of the LDS Church
Exhibit hours are 8 am to 9 pm
Monday to Saturday
Except for University Holidays- Time: 8:00 AM
- Date: Dec 10, 2005 to May 12, 2006
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, 1130 HBLL
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Wheels, Windmills, and Webs
Don Quixote’s Library and the History of Reading- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Sep 8, 2005 to Dec 1, 2005
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, 1130 HBLL
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Exploring the West: The Legacy of Lewis and Clark
- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Feb 3, 2005 to Jun 1, 2005
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Looking Inward, Looking Outward
Japanese Representations of Self and Other
An Exhibition of Rare Japanese Materials from the L. Tom Perry Special Collections- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Jun 1, 2004 to Jan 18, 2005
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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To Tell The Tale: Preserving the Lives of Mormon Women
Harold B. Lee Library- Time: 12:00 AM
- Date: Jan 21, 2004 to Jun 4, 2004
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Master Harpists of the 20th Century
- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Jun 24, 2003 to Dec 20, 2003
- Place: Harold B. Lee Library
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Christopher T. Terry Art Exhibit
- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Nov 4, 2003 to Dec 12, 2003
- Place: Harold B. Lee Library
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Folklore: Illuminating Then and Now
- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Feb 20, 2003 to May 31, 2003
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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A Woman and Her Words
The Personal Writings of Emmeline B. Wells- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Apr 4, 2003 to May 5, 2003
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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The World of Muhammad
- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Dec 1, 2002 to Jan 1, 2003
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Keeping Score: The Exhibit
- Time: 7:00 AM
- Date: Oct 1, 2002 to Oct 31, 2002
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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Into the Western Country
- Time: 8:00 AM
- Date: Monday, December 2, 1996
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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In Aedibus Aldi
- Time: 8:00 AM
- Date: Saturday, December 2, 1995
- Place: L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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