[SOA] 9/29 at Univ. of Dayton: Lecture by Nicholas Basbanes and rare book exhibit opening

[Carleton, Janet]

From: Katy Kelly [mailto:kkelly2 at udayton.edu]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 3:32 PM
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Subject: [ALAO] 9/29 at Univ. of Dayton: Lecture by Nicholas Basbanes and rare book exhibit opening


You are invited:



Imprints and Impressions: Milestones in Human Progress<https://www.udayton.edu/libraries/rarebooks/index.php>

Highlights from the Rose Rare Book Collection

8 p.m. Sept. 29 – Nov. 9, 2014

Roesch Library first floor gallery

University of Dayton



On loan from a local private collector, this faculty-selected exhibit will feature rare and near-priceless first editions, manuscripts, galley proofs, papyri and illustrations spanning the scholarly spectrum from philosophy to physics. You will see seminal works from scholars in arts, sciences, history, education, literature and music. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity you do not want to miss.



Acclaimed bibliophile Nicholas Basbanes, whose most recent book made the short list for the 2014 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, will open the exhibition with a keynote address entitled

"Common Bond: Thoughts on a World Awash in Paper, and the Fellowship of Books"

7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 29

Kennedy Union ballroom

University of Dayton

Co-sponsored by the University of Dayton Speaker Series



For more information and to see the exhibit preview website: go.udayton.edu/rarebooks<http://go.udayton.edu/rarebooks>

Also, be sure to share your #shelfie! http://ngx.me/vsypyy


Katy Kelly
Communications and Outreach Librarian/Assistant Professor
University of Dayton | 105D Roesch Library | 937-229-4274 | kkelly2 at udayton.edu<mailto:kkelly2 at udayton.edu>
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