Events: February 2005 Archives

An exhibit from the Special Collections department, Main Floor and Mezzanine exhibit cases, February 11, 2005 - April 1, 2005, during regular library hours. Includes work of local artists such as N.C. Wyeth and Howard Pyle, examples of steel plate and wood block engravings, and illustrations for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Salvador Dali. For more information about the exhibit, contact the Special Collections department at 215-204-8230.

In celebration of Black History Month and Women's History month during February and March, a photograph exhibit in Paley Library highlights the lives and accomplishments of black women in Philadelphia from 1930s to the 1970s. The photographs are from a number of collections housed in Temple Libraries' Urban Archives Department, including the McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection. Thousands of photos from this collection are searchable and accessible via Digital Diamond. The exhibit will continue until March 31, 2005, and is located on the main and ground floors of Paley Library. For more information about the exhibit or the McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Collection, contact Brenda Galloway-Wright at 215-204-8257 or via email.