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Archives Month Activities at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center

The Work of Illustrator Normand Chartier

The Dodd Research Center will present an exhibit of work by Normand Chartier. A Brooklyn, CT native, Normand's work as a watercolorist and illustrator of 68 children's books spans over 37 years. His collectionof original art, manuscripts, sketches and books are part of the Northeast Children's Literature Collection in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. The exhibit runs from October 11-December 17, 2010.

 

October 11-December 17, 2010
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center Plaza
University of Connecticut, Storrs

 

Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series

Honoring the archival collection of naturalist Edwin Way Teale, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center will host lecturer Peter B. Reich, Regents Professor and Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota. The talk is titled "From Simple Traits To Complex Systems: What Do The Humble Plant Leaf And "Advanced" Human Societies Tell Us About The Future Of Planet Earth?

 

Thursday, October 21, 2010
4:00pm
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut, Storrs 

 

Celebrating the Little Magazine

Join us for a day-long celebration of the people, poetry, and spirit of the mimeo revolution! Fostered by widespread rebellion against the for-profit model of mainstream publishing and access to cheap methods of printing like mimeograph, letterpress, and photocopy machines, the mimeograph revolution brought about an explosion of DIY, independent literary magazines and poetry in print. Although many of the mimeo magazines and small presses were short-lived, poetry superstars emerged from the mimeographed pages, among them, the poet and little mag publisher, Ed Sanders. The program includes a Gallery Talk titled "Little Magazines in the Archives", a re-issue of the 1968 book "Krulik Ksiega or Book of Rabbits" by Cleveland poet Tom Kryss, a poetry reading by poet and publisher Ed Sanders, and the viewing of the film "If I Scratch, if I Write: D.A. Levy and the Mimeograph Revolution."


Tuesday, October 26, 2010
3:00-6:00pm
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
University of Connecticut, Storrs