Category: Archives
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Books and their Covers: Bookbindings in the Reed Collections
August 18, 2015 through November, 2015 Library’s flat and wall cases The art of bookbindings mirror in miniature the changes in style and design in the world around us. From the 16th century to the present, books in this exhibit have been selected from the Reed collections to show the breadth of these designs, from…
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Reed in the Global Sixties
May 1 – June 15, 2015 Library flat and wall cases This exhibit highlights how the political and social phenomena experienced across the U.S. unfolded on campus. The students of History 309, taught by Shane Dillingham this semester, explored youth culture and social movements throughout Latin America during the long ’60s, contextualized into a global…
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Emilio Pucci: Fashion Impressario Reed MA ’37
January 15 – April 15, 2015 Flat Library Cases The world-renowned fashion designer, Emilio Pucci, had a special relationship with Reed College, having attended Reed in 1936/37. President Dexter Keezer traded tuition, room, and board for Pucci’s time and expertise as a ski instructor, giving Reed the first ski team and, incidentally, giving the world…
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Encyclopedias: The Art of Organizing Knowledge
September 30–December 31, 2014 Flat Library Cases Encyclopedias and dictionaries trace their history back to the ancient Greeks at the least. Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia is accepted as the first true encyclopedia—in 37 volumes, and dictionaries date to the same period. Reed is fortunate in owning a remarkable collection of representative compilations, from Pliny…
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New in Reed Digital Collections!
The library is happy to announce two new additions to Reed Digital Collections. Nicholas Wheeler Physics Lectures Nicholas Wheeler taught Physics at Reed from 1963 to 2010. Although his writings were never published, 27 volumes of his lecture notes on all the topics he taught were written out in his clear calligraphic script and bound…
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Birds in Books
May 22 – August, 2014 Flat Library Cases The variety and beauty of birds represented in books is amazing. From the well-thumbed bird guide to Thomas Bewick’s The History of British Birds, these feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates are illustrated in every conceivable way. Selections from the library’s special collections will be on display…
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Small Presses: Celebrating the Joy of Reading and the Beauty of the Book March 11 – June, 2014
Presenting a selection of small press editions from Reed’s special collections, this exhibit shows works from the late 19th century England, with the seminal work of William Morris, through the small press movement in early 20th century America, the Pacific Northwest, and contemporary artist’s books. Located in the Library flat cases just past the circulation…
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Charles Rhyne: Scholarly Art Historian & Conservationist January 17–March 7, 2014
The Reed Library received the papers of Charles Rhyne, Professor Emeritus, from his wife, Barbara, after his death on April 14, 2013. The exhibit displays selected materials representing the breadth of his research and dedication to teaching, art conservation, high quality digital imagery and the use of the web, the paintings of John Constable, art…
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Russia and Reed
November 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014 Library flat cases and wall case From the first class in Russian grammar in 1939 to the Russian Language House to students’ Russian travels, Reed has long been interested in things Russian. On display is a selection of Russian materials from the library’s special collections: maps, photographs, rare…
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A. E. Doyle at Reed
August 23 – November 2013 Library Flat Cases A. E. Doyle (1877-1928), perhaps the most important Portland architect, designed the iconic first buildings at Reed–Eliot Hall and the Old Dorm Block. Anna Mann, Prexy, the Student Union, and the Woodstock Houses followed soon after. Appointed to the Reed Board of Regents in 1919, he was…