{"id":3532,"date":"2014-09-05T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T14:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=3532"},"modified":"2014-09-05T10:45:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T14:45:00","slug":"hicks-undergraduate-library-hosts-dust-bowl-historical-exhibit-through-oct-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2014\/09\/05\/hicks-undergraduate-library-hosts-dust-bowl-historical-exhibit-through-oct-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Hicks Undergraduate Library Hosts \u2018Dust Bowl\u2019 Historical Exhibit through Oct. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hicks Undergraduate Library is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a new exhibition this fall from the American Library Association titled, \u201cDust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry.\u201d Through October 10th<\/sup>, the exhibition and related programs will be available for all library visitors to learn about the Dust Bowl, one of the worst man-made ecological disasters in American history.<\/p>\n

The exhibition recalls a tragic time in our history and explores its environmental and cultural consequences. Visitors will explore several thought-provoking questions: What caused fertile farms to turn to dust? How did people survive? What lessons can we learn? Audiences will explore this time period as the exhibition delves into the history and geography behind the Dust Bowl.\u00a0 It also delves into the human element through the words of the survivors themselves, showing what it was like to live through such a difficult time.<\/p>\n

The exhibition was organized by the American Library Association Public Programs Office, the Oklahoma State University Library, and the Mount Holyoke College Library. It was made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the Human Endeavor.<\/p>\n

Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry<\/em> will be accompanied by a series of free library programs, including lectures and film screenings:<\/p>\n

September 9, 2014 – 7:00pm*<\/p>\n

Hicks Undergraduate Library – Room G980D<\/p>\n

The Dust Bowl: Causes and Consequences<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenter: Dr. R. Douglas Hurt – History Department Head<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

September 16, 2014 – 7:00pm*<\/p>\n

Prelude to the Dust Bowl: Drought and Depression in the 1890s<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenter: Dr. Susan Curtis – Professor of History<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

September 24, 2014 – 7:00pm*<\/p>\n

The Politics of the Dust Bowl: Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenter: Dr. Harry Targ – Professor of Political Science<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

September 25, 2014 – 7:00pm<\/p>\n

Dust Bowl Women<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenter: Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg – Chair – Iowa State University Department of History<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

October 1, 2014 – 7:00pm*<\/p>\n

Sanora Babb: Whose Names are Unknown<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenter: Dr. Bill Mullen – Professor of English & American Studies<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

October 8, 2014 – 7:00pm<\/p>\n

The Plow that Broke the Plains – The Dust Bowl Documentary<\/em><\/p>\n

Presenter: Dr. Otto Doering – Professor of Agriculture Economics<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Each presentation will be held in Hicks Undergraduate Library, Room G980D.\u00a0 They are free and open to the public.\u00a0 Light refreshments will be served.\u00a0\u00a0If you have any questions about the display or presentations, please contact Ann O\u2019Donnell (atodonne@purdue.edu<\/a>, 765-496-1498) or Emily Heitman (eheitman@purdue.edu<\/a>, 765-494-6732).<\/p>\n

You can also visit our website: https:\/\/www.lib.purdue.edu\/dustbowl<\/a><\/p>\n

* Sections of the Ken Burns documentary, The Dust Bowl<\/em>, will be aired during these presentations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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