January 12, 2004
Contact:
Jennifer Meriam, Director
(954) 262-5355
Mara Kiffin, Coordinator
(954) 262-5350
Elizabeth Ninomiya, Writer
(954) 262-5309
Myra Gross, Library Communications
(954) 915-9399
'Forever Free' Traveling Exhibit
To Appear At Nsu Alvin Sherman Library
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—The Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and
Information Technology Center at Nova Southeastern University (NSU)
hosts the traveling panel exhibit Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s
Journey to Emancipation from January 23 through March 5, 2004.
The traveling panel exhibit takes a fresh look at President Lincoln’s
efforts toward the abolition of slavery during the Civil War. It was
organized by The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., and the Gilder
Lehrman Institute of American History, N.Y., in cooperation with the
American Library Association.
The exhibit consists of reproductions of rare historical documents
from The Huntington's collections and those of the Lehrman Institute,
and draws on the latest scholarship in the field. The Huntington's John
Rhodehamel, Norris Foundation Curator of American Historical Manuscripts,
organized the exhibit; the National Endowment for the Humanities provided
major funding.
“The exhibit’s major purpose is to stimulate discussion
about slavery in the United States, its abolition, and its relation
to African American civil rights after the Civil War,” said Donald
E. Riggs, NSU Vice President for Information Services and University
Librarian.
The library anticipates a large attendance by individuals and groups,
including students and teachers from elementary, middle, high schools,
and colleges; families; and community organizations.
In addition to historical documents, the Forever Free exhibit contains
reproductions of period photographs, engravings, lithographs, and political
cartoons of the era. Sections focus on young Lincoln’s America,
the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of black soldiers in the Civil
War, and the final months of the Civil War and Lincoln’s life.
The Sherman Library has also arranged for a second display: Looking
at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era. This traveling
panel exhibit was developed by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American
History and curated by Susan F. Saidenberg, Director of Exhibitions,
with Abigail Burns, Program Coordinator. The exhibition was made possible
through funding from the Gilder Lehrman Institute. The exhibition materials
are drawn in large part from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, on deposit
at the Morgan Library. The Institute acknowledges the Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C., for making the prints available.
Funding and support for these exhibits and public programming came
from the Sun-Sentinel; the Sherman Library’s Circle of Friends;
the Florida Humanities Council; the Florida Center for the Book; Nova
Southeastern University Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences History
Department; Jay I. Kislak Foundation; and Levenger.
The Sherman Library will present free scholarly programs for the university,
library patrons, and the community. For more information, call Alvin
Sherman Library Reference, (954) 262-4613 or click on the Web link: http://www.nova.edu/library/events/lincoln/lincolnexhibit.htm.
The Alvin Sherman Library is a joint-use facility with the Broward
County Board of County Commissioners. It offers access to one of the
best research and academic collections in South Florida as well as all
the privileges of the Broward County public library system. The library,
open seven days a week, and late into the evenings most days too, is
located at: 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd., on SW 30th Street, between
University Drive and College Avenue. The Library Parking Garage is on
the right. Public parking costs $1.00 per hour. You may add time at
a meter located in the library near the Connections Café entrance.
For upcoming programs and other information, call (954) 262-5477.
