Wilson Library Events

Strengthen your research by finding primary sources! The Libraries website now features a detailed page with definitions, search strategies, and databases leading to many primary sources reproduced in online form.

There are also many fascinating archives and manuscripts collections right here on campus.

Learn more about primary sources and explore this three part exhibit on the first floor of Wilson Library.

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What: Art and Science in Latin America During the Enlightenment

When: March 12 - June 28, 2013

Where: T.R. Anderson Gallery, Wilson Library Fourth Floor

Free and open to the public

Hours and location

During the 18th century, and the Age of the Enlightenment, the kings of Spain funded dozens of scientific expeditions in their American domains to identify and classify native plants and animals. The documentation of the royal expeditions and the local descriptions were illustrated with drawings, watercolors, and etchings. This exhibit highlights the University of Minnesota Libraries' collection of prints and illustrated books produced during that period of scientific activity in Latin America.

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What: Exploring Kierkegaard in Minnesota

When: May 9 - August 31, 2013

Where: Government Publications, Basement level, Wilson Library

Free and open to the public

Hours and location.

This exhibit covers four themes to note the 200th anniversary of Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855).

• Kierkegaard's Life and Letters
• Studying Kierkegaard (the scholars with Minnesota, and mostly U of M connections)
• Translating Kierkegaard (accomplished by Prof. David Swenson and his wife Lillian), and also recognizing one of Prof. Swenson's students, Dr. Howard Hong, who with his wife Edna, translated Kierkegaard's entire œuvre and whose book collection is the foundation of the Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf College in Northfield MN.
• Collections in MN - featuring U Archives, U Rare Books, Wilson, and digital collections, all at the U of M, plus the aforementioned Kierkegaard Library at St. Olaf, and other ways to obtain materials from local libraries.

The exhibit features Kierkegaard's 19th-century published works including books published during his lifetime, scanned copies of hand- and typewritten correspondence between Prof. Swenson and his editors and colleagues, and some memorabilia from U of M programs featuring University of Minnesota faculty and librarians.

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