{"id":4246,"date":"2016-03-25T15:11:16","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T19:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2016-03-30T17:12:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T21:12:26","slug":"purdue-libraries-to-host-auto-indiana-exhibit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2016\/03\/25\/purdue-libraries-to-host-auto-indiana-exhibit\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Libraries to host &#8216;Auto Indiana&#8217; exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Purdue University Libraries will be hosting the Indiana Historical Society exhibition, <em>Auto Indiana,<\/em> from April 1, 2016 to May 1, 2016 in Hicks Undergraduate Library.\u00a0 The <em>Auto Indiana<\/em> exhibit will take visitors on a ride through Indiana\u2019s rich automotive past as they discover the Hoosier State\u2019s prolific contributions.<\/p>\n<p>From inventors and innovators like Elwood Haynes and Ralph Teetor to automakers like Studebaker and Duesenberg, Indiana has left an indelible mark on the industry for more than a century\u2014and vice versa.\u00a0 The exhibit illuminates ties between the automobiles and the development of many other economic opportunities for the \u201cCrossroads of America,\u201d such as the iron, steel and glass businesses. It also explores how the automobile became part of American Dream and popular culture, from movies to making personal memories.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the exhibit, the library is hosting the following presentations:<\/p>\n<p><em>The Sports Car: A Transnational History<\/em>, by Keenan J. Shimko, teaching assistant, department of history, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University. The presentation will be held in Hicks Undergraduate Library, Room G980D on Wednesday, April 20 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Automobile &amp; Cultural Transformation<\/em>, by David Cambron, teaching assistant, department of history, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University. . The presentation will be held in Hicks Undergraduate Library, Room G959 on Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>All presentations are free and open to the public.\u00a0 Light refreshments will be served.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Indiana Historical Society:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A private, nonprofit membership organization, IHS maintains the nation\u2019s premier research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest and presents a unique set of visitor experiences called the Indiana Experience. IHS also provides support and assistance to local museums and historical groups; publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops; produces and hosts art exhibitions, museum theater, and outside performance groups; and provides youth, adult and family programs.\u00a0 For more information, please visit their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianahistory.org\">www.indianahistory.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related web links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Purdue University Libraries \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lib.purdue.edu\">www.lib.purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indiana Historical Society \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indianahistory.org\">www.indianahistory.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong>: Ann O\u2019Donnell, Hicks Undergraduate Library, 765-496-1498, atodonne@purdue.edu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: Shannon Walker, director of strategic communication, 765-496-9610, walker81@purdue.edu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purdue University Libraries will be hosting the Indiana Historical Society exhibition, Auto Indiana, from April 1, 2016 to May 1, 2016 in Hicks Undergraduate Library.\u00a0 The Auto Indiana exhibit will take visitors on a ride through Indiana\u2019s rich automotive past as they discover the Hoosier State\u2019s prolific contributions. 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