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The Mudd Library is pleased to be the only site in Wisconsin and one of only 40 hosts nationwide for the ALA/NEH traveling exhibit on Abraham Lincoln’s Road to the Emancipation Proclamation. The exhibit, which will be located on the second floor of the Mudd, is based on the collections of two fine research libraries – the Huntington Library and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History – and presents full-color reproductions of documents, newspapers, and paintings rarely seen by most of us. Lawrence’s own outstanding special collections of Lincoln and Civil War materials given to us by two alumni, Keville Larson and Robert French, will augment the exhibit. Several "gems" from our collections will be on display on the main floor of the library.
We will host three informative lectures, open to the public, by Professors Ronald White, Jerry Podair, and Faith Barrett. Professor White, a lively and compelling lecturer from the San Francisco Theological Seminary, is the author of a critically acclaimed and very popular book on Lincoln’s second inaugural address. In addition, the Lawrence University Men’s Choir will perform just prior Dr. White’s opening address.
Lawrence University Professor Jerry Podair, a scholar of U.S. race relations who teaches the very popular Civil War history course at Lawrence will explore the paradoxical nature of the Emancipation Proclamation, the result of Lincoln’s pragmatism, moral ambiguity and high ideals.
Professor Faith Barrett, currently working on two books about Civil War poetry, will read some famous and not-so-famous verse of the era and place that poetry in historical and critical context.
Our co-sponsor, the Appleton Public Library, will host a series of book discussions led by Lawrence University faculty, Monica Rico, Susan Richards, and Rex Myers. APL also plans a series of displays highlighting Lincoln materials available from their collection.
We hope you will come by the Mudd Library to view the exhibit and perhaps attend one of the lectures or book discussions.