Category: Exhibits
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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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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…
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William Dickey ’51 – Everyday Poet
March 15 – July 31, 2013 Library flat cases William Dickey is another excellent poet to come out of Reed College. Graduating the same year as Gary Snyder and Phil Whalen who became the Beat Poets, Dickey had a very different voice, focusing on love and change and experience, both serious and humorous. Widely published…
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Christmas Mass: Victorian Illuminated Manuscript
Reed recently acquired an illuminated Christmas Mass, calligraphed and illustrated by Marie Granville and perhaps others, dated 1854. This lovely manuscript has been digitized and is now part of the Digital Collection. This work is illuminated with many initials in colors and burnished gold, with full borders on every page in a variety of styles…
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Gov Docs: Old School Treasures
November 10, 2012 — January 31, 2013 2012 marks another Reed centennial as a government documents depository.The library was designated a senatorial depository under President Foster and first librarian Maida Rossiter in 1912; it has received about 38% of governmental publications since then. A selection showing the breadth and variety of those publications is on…
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Beatus vir, a late Medieval Illuminated Manuscript
One of Reed’s three illuminated manuscripts, the Beatus vir, created around 1510 in France, has now been digitized and may be perused online at https://cdm.reed.edu/cdm4/beatusvir/ as one of Reed’s newer digital collections. The Beatus vir is a psalter and prayerbook containing 40 painted miniatures, ten of them full-page. Particularly appealing are the many images showing…
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Secret Books!
August 28 – November 7, 2012 Many surprises lurk in the Reed library collections: books that have unexpected contents, hidden accessories or decoration, or are just downright unreadable. The long history of cyphers and steganography (concealed writing) attests to the appeal, and sometimes the necessity, of hiding meaning in communications and texts. A broader look…
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Calligraphy at Reed
May 22 – August 2012 This exhibit sheds some light on the history of calligraphy at Reed and the impact of Lloyd Reynolds’ teaching, showing a selection of his letterforms, correspondence, and student work. The calligraphy that Reynolds taught at Reed from the late 1930s through 1969 remains a strong presence in college life. Robert…
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New exhibit: 100 YEARS AGO
Through August 2011 In the long display cases, located just past the circulation desk An exhibition of objects, photographs, and documents that chronicle Reed’s beginnings. Many of our earliest traditions, such as Campus Day (pictured) and the Tug-of-War, are illustrated.