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Limited Hours, Friday, February 3
Special Collections will be open 9:00 am - 12:30 pm only on Friday, February 3, in order to accommodate an off-site staff meeting.
Posted by John Anderies at January 29, 2006 09:51 AM
Emended Hours, Tuesday, January 31
Special Collections will close early for lunch, at 12:00 noon, on Tuesday, January 31. We will reopen at 1:30 pm, our usual time.
Posted by John Anderies at January 23, 2006 09:47 AM
Lapsansky to Speak at Township Library
Professor of History and Curator of the Quaker Collection Emma Lapsansky-Werner will speak at the Haverford Township Free Library on Thursday, January 26, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Her topic will be Benjamin Franklin and his relationships with Quakers and Abolitionists. The program is made possible by a grant from the PHC One Book, One Philadelphia.
Posted by John Anderies at January 20, 2006 10:58 AM
Happy Birthday, Ben! Cake & Punch, January 17
Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706. Please join us for Cake & Punch in the lobby of Magill Library to celebrate the 300th Birthday of our favorite Founding Father! Tuesday, January 17, 3:00-5:00 pm. And while you're at it, take in our exhibition Franklin & Friends before it closes on January 31.
Posted by John Anderies at January 15, 2006 07:30 PM
New Ben Franklin Web Portal
Vivisimo, Inc., with the assistance of the State Library of Pennsylvania and Access PA, have created a Ben Franklin Portal as a public service educational resource. For the first time, the public can search and view all of Benjamin Franklin's writings that are available on the web--his autobiography, essays, correspondence, and proverbs--at a one-stop web portal that includes a hand-curated collection of the many thousands of websites and pages related solely to Franklin. Search results are clustered in folders by topics.
Posted by John Anderies at January 13, 2006 04:39 PM
WHYY-TV premieres "About Benjamin" Thursday January 12
16 regional historians, artists, curators, authors and architects discuss the life of Benjamin Franklin in "About Benjamin: A Fresh Take on our Founding Father," airing Thursday, January 12, at 9 p.m. on WHYY-TV, channel 12, and repeated January 15 at 7:30 p.m., January 18 at 10:30 p.m., and January 29 at 6:30 p.m.
Posted by John Anderies at January 12, 2006 09:34 AM
Rare Book of the Month - January 2006
Cook, James, 1728-1779, A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world : Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years, 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 / Written by James Cook, commander of the Resolution. In which is included, Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the Adventure during the separation of the ships ... Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits ... and views ... drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, London : Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1777 (2nd edition).
Cook provided the world with a complete knowledge of the Pacific Ocean and Australia by his travels from 1772 to 1780. This is the official account of his second and most important voyage when he cruised as far south as possible around the edge of the Antarctic ice and numerous Pacific islands including New Caledonia, Easter Island, the Marguesas, and Tonga. Based on observations made during this voyage he suggested the existence of Antarctic land at the South Pole, which was not proven until the next century.
James Cook was the first sea captain to understand and make the health of his crew a priority. He insisted on the cleanliness of his ship and overcame scurvy by always providing fresh fruits and vegetables. During this second voyage the ship Resolution was manned by 112 sailors and only one was lost by disease.
A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world is part of the Rare Book Collection at Haverford College and is available for review in the reading room of Special Collections.
Please contact Ann Upton with questions or comments.
Posted by Ann Upton at January 1, 2006 12:10 AM | Comments (0)