What: Exhibit: P.G. Wodehouse: Master of Magazine Fiction
When: Through Friday, July 31, 2009
Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery, 4th floor Wilson Library
Free and open to the public.

Jeeves, the iconic butler, first bowed to the world from the pages of the Saturday Evening Post. The Earl of Emsworth, Ukridge, and P.G. Wodehouse's other great characters were regulars in illustrated magazines between 1915 and 1940. In honor of The Wodehouse Society holding its biennial convention in St. Paul, this exhibit features short stories and serialized novels from the University of MInnesota Libraries' extensive holdings.

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What: Exhibit: A Man's Reach: A Transforming Life
When: Through Saturday, August 15, 2009
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library
Free and open to the public.

Commemorating the June 17th centennial of Governor Elmer L. Andersen’s birth, this exhibit explores his broad interests, his philosophies regarding government and business practices, and his impact on the University, the state, and the nation.

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What: Exhibit: Forty Years After Stonewall: The Gay Movement in America
When: Through July 11, 2009
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Atrium Gallery
Free and open to the public.

On the early morning of June 28, 1969, a riot broke out at Greenwich Village’s Stonewall Inn, the patrons fighting back after years of harassment and police raids on Gay establishments. Images from the Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies celebrate the launching of the modern Gay rights movement in the United States.

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What: Public Talk
When: Friday, July 17, 2009 10:00 a.m.
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library, room 120
Free and open to the public.

Colorado author and Kerlan Collection donor Claudia Mills will speak Elmer L. Andersen Library. Manuscripts for many of her books at the Kerlan include Being Teddy Roosevelt, Gus and Grandpa Go Fishing, and Makeover by Marcia. Red Balloon Bookshop will sell her books for autograph following the talk.

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What: Exhibit: Memories of Memorial Stadium
When: Monday, July 20 - Saturday, September 26, 2009
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Atrium Gallery
Free and open to the public.

The University of Minnesota Archives honors the history of Memorial Stadium--the football games, the commencement ceremonies and special events, the scientific research and experiments, the Marching Band performances--as the community prepares to celebrate the opening of the "new" brick house--TCF Bank Stadium. This exhibit offers a sneak preview of an interactive digital archive set to launch in fall 2009.

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