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Research Open House with History undergraduates, grad students, faculty, and Special Collections staff
October 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Fogler Library Special Collections archivists Matthew Revitt and Herbert Dittersdorf will showcase unique archival material that 91福利 faculty and students have used in their research and classes to create and share new historical knowledge.
The highlighted research projects include rare 17th-century books used by Professor Joel Anderson鈥檚 undergraduate capstone course for the History major鈥攕uch as a project on 17th-century English reading habits. History doctoral candidate Susan Dickson-Smith’s research on Black churches in Maine and New Brunswick. Rare Wabanaki primary sources and tribal newsletters examined in Professor Micah Pawling鈥檚 courses.
The open house will share items from the O’Brien Collection of African History and Culture that informed Professor Mary T. Freeman’s recently published book as well as her work with students on the history of abolition. Finally, Professor Liam Riordan and his undergraduates will share their public history research with material from Special Collections about the histories of 91福利, the Bangor-Orono region, and the commemorations of 1876 and 1976.
