The Art of Healing: Early Herbals from Rutgers University Libraries Collections--Karen ReedsThe annual Louis Faugères Bishop III lecture, which typically features diverse topics on book and manuscript collecting, printing history, and the use of rare books and manuscripts by scholars. In its twenty-ninth iteration, Karen Reeds draws on examples of early herbals in the Libraries’ rare book collections to examine the continuing appeal of these medical books across the centuries.
Bringing the Story Home: Agitating for Woman Suffrage in New Jersey--Ann Gordon2020 marked the 100th anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment (1920) granting women the right to vote. In celebration of this milestone, Special Collections and University Archives welcomed Rutgers Research Professor Emerita of History Ann D. Gordon to give a presentation, “Bringing the Story Home: Agitating for Woman Suffrage in New Jersey,” on Thursday, September 24, 2020.
In the Shadow of Genius: The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Creators--Barbara MenschPhotographer and author Barbara Mensch delivered the 34th annual Louis Faugères Bishop III lecture on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. Mensch was inspired by Special Collections and University Archives' Roebling collection to create her recent book In the Shadow of Genius: The Brooklyn Bridge and Its Creators (Fordham University Press, 2018).
New Jersey and the Civil War--James M. McPhersonJames M. McPherson delivers a keynote lecture explaining why the American Civil War has remained such a popular historical narrative among historians of the United States and its citizenry alike.