About the Treasures at Bryn Mawr

The countdown is on for 2010 — for the 125th anniversary of Bryn Mawr. There are lots of plans afoot. We hope you’ll be part of them.

 

Here’s some of what the Friends of the Library are planning:

• An oral history with interviews of major figures in the College’s recent history,
• A large-scale exhibition of the Treasures of Bryn Mawr College,
• A pictorial history of the College with essays by members of the class of 2010,
• A major international conference on the past, present, and future of women’s education, and
• A scholarly publication to document the results of this conference.

We are well underway, with significant support from the Board of the Friends of the Library, who have donated both their time and funds to the support of all of these activities. We are on our way towards bringing a post-doctoral fellow on board to coordinate all of these various activities, from conducting interviews for the oral history project to helping to organize the exhibition and helping with arranging the international conference for the fall of 2010.

We need your help with:

• Ideas
• Funding for conservation of books and works of art (Go to the Sponsor a Treasure page.)
• Publication of the pictorial history of the College
• Overall financial support for all the various activities that we are planning.

Above all: Join or renew your membership in the Friends, enjoy the various talks and exhibits in the next two years and be a part of the coming celebration! {Link to online sign-up for membership?}

To make a suggestion or talk about financial support, call or email Eric Pumroy, Director of Library Collections and Seymour Adelman Head of Special Collections, 610-526-5272.