What: Exhibit: The Social History of the Sea
Where: James Ford Bell Library, fourth floor of Wilson Library
When: Through June 30, 2008
Free and open to the public.

"The Social History of the Sea" is the newest exhibit at the James Ford Bell Library. Located in the Bell's T. R. Anderson Gallery, 4th floor of Wilson Library, this exhibit explores the many facets of our interaction with the sea. We've viewed it as a moral frontier, as a space to be governed; it has formed the hub of cultural interaction and community building; we have written about it, painted it, and depended on it economically. Although most of the material on display is from the Bell collection, the exhibit also includes items from Special Collections and Rare Books, the Children's Literature Research Collections, and Wilson Library. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8:30-4:30 p.m.; arrangements for curator-led tours of the exhibit during or outside of normal hours can be made by calling 612-624-1528 or send us an e-mail at jfbell@umn.edu.