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Friday, April 15. 1994
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Alexandra Mason, Kenneth Spencer Research Library librarian, explains how artist Gould made a lithograph. Spencer is celebrating its 25th birthday this week with a display of books and manuscripts.
Spencer library celebrates 25th anniversary in style
By Susan White
Kansan staff writer
Robert Vosper had not been to the Kenneth Spencer Research Library for a long time — but he returned yesterday from California for a special visit.
Vosper, an employee of the library from 1952 to 1960, lives in California, so he comes back only on special occasions. An exhibit to celebrate the library's 25th anniversary was one of those occasions. Vosper is lending support to his friends at the library during the exhibit's preparation.
Enclosed glass cases in the exhibit hold years of historical writings and drawings —waiting to be explored by curious eyes.
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Alexandra Mason, a librarian at Spencer, said the exhibit, of which she is in charge, would display several of the 350,000 historical artifacts at the library. The exhibit includes original manuscripts, maps and drawings from the Special Collections department, the Kansas Collection and Umiserved in a special environment. Conditions at the library had to be set right for the fragile material it housed.
"We have the first two editions of pocketbook manuscripts written in the early 1500s," she said. "We also have a map from 1666 that is also a manuscript. It is on an animal skin and mounted on wood pieces that are hinged in the back."
Bill Crowe, dean of libraries, said the library's staff, with the help of others outside the library, set up the exhibit to teach and promote a better understanding of history.
"The exhibit is called Finders and Keepers because thousands of people over the decades thought enough about preserving our history for the future to donate items," he said. "We also are celebrating people of the past and present."
Crowe said the celebration also was intended to honor Helen Forsenman Spencer, who donated the money for the library. The library was built in 1968 in memory of her late husband, Kenneth. Helen Spencer wanted a building in which historical manuscripts and books could be preserved in a special environment. Conditions at the library had to be set right for the fragile material it housed.
"The library is kept at a certain temperature all the time because fluctuations in temperature could make the paper deteriorate more rapidly," Crowe said. "Lights are also filtered to prevent ultraviolet rays from damaging the books."
Crowe said he also thought that students knew little about the library and that he hoped the celebration would encourage them to check it out.
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"It does not, just have old and unusual books to look at," he said. "They all serve a special academic purpose. People can come here for research, teaching and enjoyment. We are hoping to reach the students through this exhibition."
The celebration begins at 3 p.m. today with the grand opening of the exhibit. Tours of the library will be provided all day.
The exhibit, which is free, will be open until July.
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES ALUMNI WEEK Schedule of Events
Monday, April 18
7:00-8:00 p.m.
LECTURE: Reflections from KU to DC.Mr. Gary Blumenthal, Executive Director President's Committee on Mental Retardation-2092 Dole Center
Tuesday, April 19
7:00 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 20
8:00 p.m.
LECTURE: Early Signs of Language in Children and Cross-Fostered Chimpanzees. Dr.R. Allen Gardner, Director, and Dr. Beatrix T. Gardner, Fellow, Advanced Study Institute on Ethological Roots of Culture, NATO Office of Science Affairs, and Professors of Psychology at the University of Nevada -Reno Alderson Auditorium Kansas Union
MOVIE:Gorillas in the Mist,starring Sigourney Weaver- Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union-Free Admission
Thursday, April 21
7:00-8:00 p.m.
LECTURE: Why Do all Societal Issues Seem To Become Court Cases Which Go on Interminably? or Comments on Our Littious Society, Littious Delaws, and the Value of Liberal Arts to a Judge. The Honorable Judge James K.Logan, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, Denver - 330 Strong Hall
Friday, April 22
4:00p.m.
LECTURE: Learning by Word of Mouth: The Acquisition of Word Meaning by Children. Dr. Virginia C. Mueller Gathercole, Professor of Linguistics and English, Florida International University - Spencer Museum of Art Auditorium
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